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What's for Dinner, Part II and Thank God for Health Insurance

I found out this week that my prescription drug benefit will cover Zoe & Silas' infant formula each month until they switch to whole milk at 1 year! Here's what we got for $25!


This amount of formula will cover 100% of Zoe's feeding for a month once I wean them from breast milk, and we have the same thing for Silas. This financial benefit will allow me to stop pumping as I gear up to go back to work on February 1st.

On a related note, boy are we thrilled that we have health insurance. I got the $175,000 bill for Zoe's NICU stay yesterday! Our co-payment is thankfully only $150!

I am only posting this picture now, because Zoe is healthy and happy. This was taken 5 hours after they were born, when they brought me to see her on the NICU... I am very thankful for the medical care she received at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and so happy we have great health insurance!

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  1. JenDecember 23, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    175,000 - holy cow! Glad all is working out. Can't wait to see you guys. We have little Christmas gifts for the kids - we'll need to get together soon. Perhaps when Vanessa and Greg return?

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