Thank goodness for extended warranties. We bought one for about $1200 or so when we bought our car. It has lots of electronic gadgets so we figured it might be worth it. We have had several of the window motors replaced, the heated seat in the driver’s side (would never have been fixed without the warranty, it was $600) and two days ago my car overheated. Turns out two of the radiator fans needed replaced and the pressure had caused a crack in the reservoir so that had to be replaced. Guess how much that was?? $856!! We only had to pay our $50 deductible and then a $38 service fee that the warranty wouldn’t cover. I can’t believe what a rip off that was. We have to take it to a fancy smancy dealership certified service department so the warranty will cover it. It still needs two belts replaced and the spark plugs but Scott can do that or we will take it to somewhere cheaper since it is not covered under the warranty.
I am SO confused about what to do with Emma’s crib/bed situation. She does great at night, has never tried to climb out of her crib but she DOES NOT sleep well during naps there. She sleeps in our bed for naps. I wonder if she would do better if she had her own comfy toddler bed. But then I think of having to chase her down at night when she crawls out of bed. But then what will we do for the new baby’s crib? I don’t know. A mother of 4 told me to keep Emma in her crib until Lexi is 3 months and then move her to a bigger bed while Lexi sleeps in a bassinet in our room. But then that stinks because I won’t have a crib all pretty and ready in the nursery. I know it’s kind of pointless when they are first born to have a crib, but I have to have a decorated nursery!
Your friend’s advice is pretty much what I’ve decided to do. I have already bought the toddler bed, but I’ll keep Olivia in the crib for the first three months after Duncan arrives. I may see if Olivia is willing to do NAPS on the weekends in the toddler bed, just to get her used to the idea. But Duncan will stay with us in our room in the bassinet. Once he’s outgrown that, we’ll move Olivia to the toddler bed full time and duncan to the crib.
As her getting up in the middle of the night, we plan on putting a brighter nightlight in their room and putting up a baby gate in their doorway so that Olivia can’t wander out of her room should she wake up.
But she RARELY wakes up except for when she’s done sleeping for good, and most times we know exactly what time that will be so we can be prepared to go get her.
You’re calling the new baby Lexi? Short for something or is that going to be her given name? My daughter’s name is Alexis – but the whole time I was pregnant with her (actually until she was about four years old) we called her Lexi.