The crying baby will get easier day by day. Everyone said this to us and although it was difficult to believe, it actually did get easier.

+1 to Phantoj. For the bike, you've been on BF long enough for all of us to know how passionate you are about the sport. I'll assume your wife understands this as well. With that, communicate to her that you will take a most conservative approach to obtaining the components you need to build another rig. Does your wife have a hobby or passion that is dear to her? Yours is no more or less important right? If it's the $$ issue, that's far too personal for me to engage.

M