Baby Julian's First Car!

FYI Julian is the name we're going with for our baby :D
We haven't decided on a middle name though, although we want it to be something with an "R". 

Our new Grand Marquis! Isn't it marvelous? 

Renato and I got a new car last Tuesday! It all fell together perfectly. We had to get a new car for Julian, because our old one did not have backseats. So, with only two weeks left before my due date, Renato posted Monday afternoon on Craigslist to sell the CRX (the car we had). It is seriously a popular car because he got a text message almost instantly, and had dozens more throughout the night. But one in particular really caught our eye.  Renato had mentioned we were selling because we needed a family car. And someone offered a trade for just that!

We went to see the car that night. It was dark so we didn't get a great look, but we were able to drive it and it didn't have any obvious problems. It was a fast decision, but it's a week later and we do not regret it. We made the trade Tuesday afternoon. The guy seemed a little sketchy at first, but he offered to buy some more stuff for the car to make sure it was ready for us and turned out to be a nice guy. So the CRX is with him now. It's his hobby to fix up cars and resell or trade them. Hopefully he can fix it up like we always wanted to :(

Our first baby, the CRX. We'll miss you!

There was a couple problems starting the Grand Marquis after we got it home. We bought a new battery for it after seeing a mechanic, but in two more days that one was dead too. Saturday we tested it at Autozone and it turned out we needed a new voltage regulator. The guy we traded with had let the car run with the battery disconnected, and we found out that can cause a lot of damage. So don't let anyone ever do that! There are better ways to check the alternator. (like a meter made specifically for checking the alternator, duh!!! Just go to Autozone, they check a bunch of stuff for completely free)

So the rest of the weekend and today was spent fixing, cleaning and getting the car street legal.

Almost 39 weeks pregnant and I can still work on a car :)

At the emissions testing center. It passed! 

This car is huge and the complete opposite of what the CRX was. It is a big adjustment (and frankly pretty scary!) to drive this yacht. But we've grown to really love it this past week <3 If we keep it long enough though, we might just paint it yellow in memory of our first car, the CRX (and add giant chrome rims, of course. It's just that kind of car)

Dedicated to all the "First Cars" out there, 

Lily