Push Presents

My wife wound up staying four nights in the hospital after delivering our precious little girl by c-section. Since we opted not to pay $525 out-of-pocket per night for a private room, I wasn't able to stay over. This meant a daily commute to Manhattan from our home in Westchester. The other day, as I was driving in to the hospital I noticed a BMW in front of me with vanity plates that read 1ST PUSH. Clearly the mother of this ride had a hubby who spared no expense when choosing her push present.

Now for those of you who don't already know, a push present is a lavish gift that is expected by the expecting mother. It is her reward for 9 months of pregnancy and the labor of delivering your child. They may or may not tell you about this gift in advance but you'd better believe that if nothing extravagant arrives after the newborn, you will hear about the push present after the fact. She may not come out and say it in so many words, but you will hear about it.

In my case, I have a very open and communication-friendly relationship with my bride so I was lucky in that I was told about the "push present" long before even the romp in the bedroom 40 weeks ago.

The decision of what to buy my wife came easy too... she told me. My wife wanted a diamond solitaire necklace. And you know what? I am happy to buy it for her. I choose to tell her about her surpise in advance because I arranged for her to design her own necklace by picking out the stone, choosing the setting, and selecting the chain. I wanted her to be completely happy with the choice.

So, it is not a BMW but it is not cigar ring either. We haven't been able to finalize the deal yet but will take a drive down to the city as soon as she feels up to it.