Washer Nightmare

So before I get into the whole washer deal I thought I would post pictures I took yesterday of Elijah in one of his Winnie-the-Pooh outfits that he is growing out of. His little toes come out the bottom of the gown! He is also a little Houdini and gets his hands out of the mitts. I tried taking a picture without the binkie but he would not have it.
So on to the washer nightmare. I was excited that someone was coming FINALLY to fix my washer. I didn't care that I had to get up early for the "sometime between 8 and 12" appointment. Well, the damage is extensive. We had bought a nice LG front loading washer when we got our house (only 3 1/2 yrs ago!). It was the best and rated well...we thought spending a little more money would give us less headache in the end. We shall see. The mechanic said that our back bearings were shot and it's a MAJOR repair....5 hrs of labor plus parts. We're looking at approx $700-800! Whoa! Apparently the parts involved are not covered by warranty. The mechanic recommended calling LG and seeing if we could get a new washer or parts or something! Even if they cover parts it will be $500 to fix plus we already paid $100 to get them to come out today! If for some reason they offered to pay labor it would be a couple months for the guy to come out and fix b/c apparently the company only gives them $150 for labor so basically they only do 1 warranty job a month b/c it's not beneficial to them. I can see there point. Going from a $500 job to a $150 job is a big deal. Unfortunately one doesn't really like not having a washer with a new baby. Jake's Mom has let us do laundry at their house which is really helpful, but not as easy as having your own washer. What a pain in the neck! I guess I just have to realize that all things work together for good and there has to be some reason that we are going through this annoying and expensive trial.