Ava can now be born...

We did something very exciting today! It was very spur-of-the-moment for us but here's the story. A few days ago, we decided to try one last time to put the car seats in a certain configuration in the Ford Focus that we were sure would work. We had resolved ourselves to the fact that one of us would ride in the back with Ava, and Elle and her carseat would be in the front passenger seat. We did a "dry run" since D Day is fast approaching....with very bad results. Elle's car seat would be very close to the dashboard and airbag. We can't turn the airbag off in the Focus so that worried us. Plus, Ava's seat had to be in the middle just to fit in the back seat. That left absolutely no and I mean not even a little room for the adult that would ride back their with her. Seriously, one arm would be in the car seat and the other would be up on the window. As for legroom, my knees were up against the back of the front seat and I could not move them even a little. It just became very apparent to us that whatever we had to do, we were going to have to get another vehicle, even if it ended up being a very old one. We had to have more room between the back and front seats. So, this morning after Shawn did some research on the internet last night, we headed to McKinney and the biggest Honda dealership in Texas. We had our eyes set on an older model Honda Element....the exact vehicle Chad and Lesley (shawn's bro and wife) just bought a few weeks ago! We found an silver '03 with 52,282 miles on it in great condition! After much haggling over the price we were able to get payments that are $51 more than what we were paying per month on the Focus. So, we are thinking if we are very careful with the budget, we are good to go! The best part is that there is more room between the front and back seat of our new car than I've ever seen in any car before! Both car seats fit wonderfully in the back with LOTS of floor space. Here are my personal favorite things about this car: It has a visor extender, cruise control (i've never had that before!), Keyless entry, power windows and locks, and the entire inside is pretty much waterproof :) I am having trouble putting pictures of our new little pride and joy on here but I'll try tomorrow