As Daniel and I go through this journey of having a baby; we are learning how much work goes into this change. The preparations that need to be made seem endless and expensive. When we realize that I will have a unpaid maternity leave the realization of the toll it will be is even more terrifying. Thankfully, I can slowly see our hard work paying off and God's hand taking over. It makes me feel hopeful every time I can see His hand.
We are facing many struggles. The biggest one of them all has been the reality of how much having a child costs with the Doctor and Hospital. Amazingly we start having to pay for my OBGYN and Delivery this next month! I never saw that coming! I never even heard of having to "prepay" a birth. We also are having a hard time finding a good rent home; one that is in our price range and in a safe neighborhood. Especially after the tornado, all the local rent homes have gone up over $300 a month. Another struggle that we will have to fix before next summer is Daniels car. He has a nice car but the back seat has NO a/c and in Texas with a baby that is a no go. So by next summer we need to have a new vehicle.
We are facing many struggles. The biggest one of them all has been the reality of how much having a child costs with the Doctor and Hospital. Amazingly we start having to pay for my OBGYN and Delivery this next month! I never saw that coming! I never even heard of having to "prepay" a birth. We also are having a hard time finding a good rent home; one that is in our price range and in a safe neighborhood. Especially after the tornado, all the local rent homes have gone up over $300 a month. Another struggle that we will have to fix before next summer is Daniels car. He has a nice car but the back seat has NO a/c and in Texas with a baby that is a no go. So by next summer we need to have a new vehicle.
On the bright side of things we have been getting some very good blessings! I have gotten a baby wearing device and bottles for free. I am earning points at the pregnancy resource center for more baby items. All ultrasounds and a breast pump will be covered by my insurance. My business is growing every day which will be a HUGE help during my maternity leave. Most of the items we need for our house I am slowly getting on sale. I am also starting to work on lots of DIY projects for the baby and for our future home. I need Daniels help ALOT with painting, welding, and woodworking. Thankfully he enjoys it!
What do we still need?
-A good rent home
-Everything baby! Diapers, wipes, crib, clothes, playpen, and everything else...
-The ability for me to have good income even on maternity leave.
-Less hormonal mood swings
-More energy for me
-A good church home with an amazing nursery and young marrieds class
Overall we are so excited for our future and just waiting on God to show us how all this will be made possible. In the meantime we will continue to work hard and lean on him. At the end of the day, the fact still remains that all in all; all we need is Jesus.
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