The Swine

No matter how much you try to ignore H1N1, it still manages to tear you down. Normally mind over matter can help you get over some head colds, but apparently somewhere in the process of the mutation of this particular flu bug, the mind over matter has been shot down, and is now laughed at.
On a side note, it's necessary to attempt this feat when you have a sick husband and a sick child. Sick men are like wounded bears, and 18 month old's don't understand why you can't fix them. So, you are forced to take care of them when you would rather have never woken up.
Oh yes, and I feel I should also note that when you're pregnant your arsenal of medications is very limited, and none of them help. I'm taking Tamiflu (which MAKES me puke) and Tylenol Cold (which I have run out of as of an hour ago). So, the issue is giving a friend a list of things to pick up at the store, or just going out and braving the freezing weather on your own. Maybe if I walk around with one of those masks on people will steer clear. I have no patience left to deal with the people of Walmart (check it out www.peopleofwalmart.com) I feel like I may have already passed that link along, but, just in case, you get it again.
Another thing I hate, between being pregnant and sick I cannot remember anything. Last night I skipped Tori's dose of Tamiflu because I couldn't remember if I had given it to her or not. I woke up this morning realizing that I had not given it to her lat night, and immediately felt terrible.
Anyway, moral of the story is, wash your hands and use hand sanitizer like a mad man. I thought I was being good, but apparently not good enough. So, be better.

Double Strollers

So, since I will soon need to cart 2 children around under 3 (AHHH!!!) I decided a double stroller would be a must have purchase. After doing some research, I decided the side by side strollers, although nice because it's not super long (you save yourself from being THAT person that hits everyone in the Achilles) is much too wide to take shopping. I like being able to fit down isles and what not. Plus, on sidewalks, I'd hate to run everyone off just so I can get to where I need to go. So, ultimately, I have decided to get the narrower version where they sit single file. After doing even more research, I found that I have to get a Graco if I want my current infant car seat to fit into it (makes it easy when the kid is still asleep, but you need to get out of the car). I have 2 options, the DuoGlider or the Quattro Tour duo. I currently own the Quattro Tour single stroller, and I LOVE IT. So, that's what I'm leaning towards, but it's an extra $50-$100 more than the other for various reasons. Like more storage, and a more compact design so it can fit in sedans, or not take up the entire back of an SUV. So... anyway, who knew picking out a double stroller would be so difficult?
On top of all the choices you have for a regular shopping stroller, you also have the jobbing stroller which is light-weight. I debated on getting one of these, but they are all side by side and their front wheel sticks out pretty far... I guess I will go to Babies R' Us and test drive some in the coming months. Try to get John's opinion before he leaves for Afghanistan.

Slacker

Yes, I know... I haven't even thought about my blog in weeks. Which is good and bad. I've been super busy, and whatever time I have free, I'm typically napping. And no, I'm not lazy. As some of you may know, I'm pregnant again with our second child. I am 11 weeks along, as of yesterday, and hopefully at my next ultrasound later this month (the 28th) we'll know if it's a boy or a girl. Fingers crossed John passed along his male sperm. I don't know if I could convince him to risk 3 girls. And I think he'd hate me forever if I tricked him by "taking" my birth control. Haha. Although, it happened the first time! I suppose it wouldn't be such a huge surprise if my fertility told the birth control "sorry, I win." But, with that being said. I forgot how terrible the first trimester of pregnancy is. And I'm remembering how terrible the third trimester is... so, if this is our last child, I will be one happy lady. Getting the baby making over and done with early! That way by the time we're 45 we'll HOPEFULLY have an empty nest and be able to retire from the military, and enjoy being just the two of us again. We didn't get much time before Tori showed up, so I'm looking forward to it. Now I just have to make my children super smart so I don't have to pay for college. Haha. Or convince the grandparents to pay for it... we don't really have even $15/month to be putting away. Unfortunately between mortgage, groceries, and bills we're pretty much living from paycheck to paycheck. Not my idea of a good time, but, that's how it's going to be for a few years.
Anyway, we're really looking forward to Halloween. As I'm sure you noticed in the pictures above, Tori is going to be Piglet, and last night I spent an hour at the sewing machine and made Ozzie a costume as Tigger. Although it could work as a tiger too, it's basically orange fabric with black stripes.
I'm trying to convince John we need to buy decorations, but he refuses to do so until we settle down... looks like we'll finally have decorations for the holidays when we're in our 50s. It's hard to settle down in the military. But, thank goodness the dollar store has decorations. That way if we have to throw them away when we move, it's really not too big of a loss. I know we're definitely having people over here for Thanskgiving and Halloween, and I think we're going over to a friends house for Christmas dinner. Otherwise, we'll have people over here too.
So... lots going on over here in Utah. The trees are beautiful, and the mountains have some dusting of snow. It hasn't rained for a week or so, which means it's begun to melt, but, I'm really looking forward to seeing them covered in snow again. It truly is beautiful here. Even without an ocean.