Mom Car

This weekend we decided it was time to test drive a couple cars and upgrade my small 4 door sedan to a larger vehicle in preparation of Logan's arrival. I loved my TSX, but one of my good friends had one too and found out before her little bundle of joy arrived, that the front passenger seat had to be pulled up all the way for her infant carseat to fit in the back. After hearing that, we knew once we were expecting, a mom car was in my future!

Mike got home a bit early on Friday and we started at the first dealership. We looked at the Infiniti JX and really liked it….the test drive was good, but I think I was hesitant on driving a car that felt so much bigger than my sedan. Mike was way more sold on it right away. I really wanted to look at the new Acura MDX. I've always driven either a Honda or Acura and feel partial to that family of cars. We left Infiniti and went straight to Acura to test drive the new MDX that the commercials have really been talking up. As soon as we saw it, we were disappointed. The interior didn't come close to comparing to the Infiniti, but the drive was really nice. I felt slightly more comfortable driving it, I think because I'm more used to how the Acura/Hondas handle on the road. Our sales guy was a little strange and it wasn't until we were ready to leave, without purchasing, that he started trying to sell the car. We told him we'd sleep on it and let him know in the morning. By this time, it was 10 till 9 and we hadn't eaten yet. We ate at Chuy's on the way home and discussed the two vehicles. It was quite clear the Infiniti was the much better deal for everything it offered…this was much more clear to Mike…..my indecisive pregnancy brain was getting in the way. The next day, we called our Infiniti guy, asked for a little more on my trade in, and waited for the call to see if it was a done deal. IT WAS! He told us to be there around 2 and the car would be ready to go! We were really excited to be getting a great car that is the perfect size for our growing family.

Because Friday and Saturday were pretty exhausting, Sunday was very relaxing, after a busy morning. We did yard work, I cleaned the garage a bit, and then we had lunch. The rest of the day was spent watching DVR and I finished reading a book my good friend Melanie gave me for my birthday. I HIGHLY recommend this book to all soon-to-be mamas and all moms! I could relate to some of the author's experiences while pregnant and could imagine some once our baby arrives. I cried, I laughed…..I cried some more…thank you pregnancy hormones, and part of me wants Mike to read it! 

On a side note, without going into detail, I want to just say that the past few weeks have been a difficult time for some of my family. With that being said, I LOVE my family and know how lucky we all are to have each other, especially during the hard times in life. Faith in GOD can get us through these things and we have to know that it's in his hands.

Have a blessed week!

pups & kisses,

  Tiffany