29 weeks along. There are few things in this life that are so scrutinizingly counted in weeks and pregnancy is one of them. Which is why when most people ask, I tell them my wife is just over 6 months pregnant so they don't have to start doing math on their fingers. There are all sorts of things you do in preparation for a child. For us, that mostly consists of siphoning off all the baby stuff from my older siblings who have come to the end of reproducing. It also means trying to figure out where were are going to put the little munchkin come April. 7 months ago today we signed a lease and moved in to our second apartment here in Chicago, located in the quaint neighborhood of Lincoln Park. That apartment has one bedroom. 1. As in less than 2. We conveniently realized this was going to be a problem 1 month after we moved in when the pee stick came back with two unmistakable lines.
So, here we are, trying to find a new place with 2 bedrooms. This, however, isn't easy nor cheap. It's very stressful and time consuming. Tonight we pulled up a listing for an available apartment in our current building. That listing inspired this post. And here is why. Take a look at the photo I've included. Notice the light fixture in the photo? Now go ahead and look at the description. That's right, "Modern light fixtures." Because we all know there's nothing more desirable in an apartment than "modern light fixtures," especially the ones that are simply a metal rod and a light bulb. But I guess when you are listing an apartment for $1650 that DOES NOT HAVE an elevator, air conditioning, in unit washer/dryer, parking, or adult sized bedrooms, then you're forced to promote its "modern light fixtures." We've got 5 months until our lease is up. Here's to hoping we can survive the "modern light fixture" listings and actually find ourselves a place that is "baby approved."
p.s. The funny thing about the light fixture in the photo is that it's exactly what our kitchen light looks like. Of course, that's because I recently replaced the bulb and couldn't figure out how to get the tacky and completely non-modern glass globe to hang back on.
1 comment:
Pete and I are dying that you pay $1650 a month! Craziness! How sheltered are we as utahns, not living in the city! I love reading your posts and perspective. I can just hear your voice talking about the ridiculousness of it all! Too funny! I can wait for that babe to come along. Good luck apartment hunting.
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