honey_barrel

Matt - YOU are the one who would have to enter the US within the six months time frame. If you cannot delay your interview to fit the timing of the arrival of your bub, then all you have to do is go to the US, use your visa, and then come back! As long as you are not out of the US for more than six months - you will be fine. Maybe you have a good family friend (of your wife's) you could stay with, or perhaps your US in-laws. It is just another option.
Sukie in NY

Finally issued!

Thanks Greenbaum!
NEWS! It's DONE!
She called the embassy yesterday, and they told her it would happen soon, but if she was in a hurry, she could come to the embassy, and wait. Out the door like a flash, she was there, and camped out until they provided her what she needed, went to CFO and dealt with them. Signed, sealed, delivered, and ready to leave in a couple of hours to come to America.
Guys and gals. Words simply cannot describe the sincere gratitude that I must express for all the help, love, and guidance provided on these pages. For most of us, we'll only ever take this journey once, so we have no idea what to do, what to expect, or even when something will happen. The kindness, and support, and generosity with time here is quite a humbling experience for me looking back.
I feel that we accomplished a lot, but I realize that in order to reach the stars, I stood on the shoulders of giants. From the early checklists, and example forms, to the words of encouragement, commiseration, and ultimately camaraderie. I appreciate everything you guys and gals did for me, and I'll never forget you!

you have to submit whatever the @#$@#@$ the embassy tells you to submit.
what are you thinking? to ask here, at VJ, if you HAVE to submit something that the US Embassy IV Unit TOLD your parents that YOU have to submit?
I'm confused, really.
Who ya gonna believe ???
US Embassy IV/Manila
or
someone at VisaJourney.com ?
[my guess for 'why' - you and your husband had filed joint tax returns]

Okay...I see you are worried because you met online and married each other after only one trip. The reality is that this is not unusual any more. As long as you have good evidence of a bonafide relationship and do a good job of preparing you paper work, you will have no problems. Lots and lots of people get visas with many more red flags than that.
The biggest sticking point I see on here is that people do not make enough money to big over a spouse. People post on and on about problems with low income, finding joint-sponsors, and the additional paperwork required for having a joint sponsor. As another poster said, be sure you maintain a steady and acceptable income flow.
As for the discussion as to whether K-1/CR-1 is better, everyone who has been on this site for more than a month knows the pros and cons of the two options, and people will choose the one that is best for their individual situation. It was unproductive to this discussion to bring up the K-1 because the OP was already married.

Ok, I've done some more reading and it seems like what we should do is for my husband to file I-864 for a household of 2 (or 3, including our child, me and him?) and my mother-in-law filing her own I-864 for a household of 4 (her, her husband, their child and me). What if her income does not meet the requirement for 4? Her husband works but we would not like to include his income in the application, if possible. help! thanks!