Damn & Blast

So after getting in touch with both insurance companies and my HR rep it turns out that I can go to Good Sam for the birth but that it would be financially stupid and thus not really what I want/should do.
The thorn is back in my craw where it shall stay for another 102 days (but who's counting).
The good thing in all of this is that Good Sam has put their maternity ward on lock down due to the H1N1 paranoia and no one is allowed on the entire floor unless you work at the hospital, are having a baby, or are the partner of a woman having a baby. And we all know that my parents are not about to be kept out of the waiting room and nursery when our wee one comes (this is also true for the various aunties and uncles that will be desperate for a visit). Since St. Vincent's does not have this same rule it may actually be better in the long run (cant you all just imagine our motley crew of friends and family demanding entrance like angry villagers?).