I respectfully submit that in a few years, Claire will be out of babyhood, and those precious days of bonding will be long gone....
..My son in law is still paying off his student loans, and he and my daughter have a mortgage....not a huge mortgage, mind you, because they bought small and not new....
Daughter wouldn't trade being home with her sweet baby for all the tea in China.
Money is tight, recreation is limited, perks are few for them....
..but this baby is well nurtured and content, and delights them endlessly.