Cuddle bug, Swine Flu and Car seats

This is a weird assortment of things but they have all been the most recent things we are dealing with this week.

Since we had a cool spell in Pittsburgh over the weekend and we didn't adjust the A/C, our house was a bit cold at night. I have been pulling out an afghan when we are watching TV to keep warm. Lucas LOVES this! He gets so excited when he sees me under it. He comes right over with a huge smile on his face and climbs onto of me. One night he laid on me for almost 20 minutes-I don't think he stays still that long even when he sleeps! Sometimes he wants to get under the cover with me, sometimes he just wants to be on top. It is so cute! I am going to like cuddling with him this fall and winter when I seem to live under the blankets!

Like many people, we are concerned about the Swine Flu. A nearby college just announced that there are 26 cases of Swine flu on their campus and classes just started there. Since I work on a college campus and have contact with lots of students from lots of different places, I am concerned about being exposed to it but will take precautions. Marc is beside himself with the thought of Lucas getting sick. He keeps obscessing about the people who have died from the flu. I keep reminding him that the people who have died have generally had other underlying health issues. And while it is good to be preventative and more aware, getting hysterical about it isn't going to help.

My sister gave us a convertible carseat last year and it was great to not have to buy a second one. I knew it expired this year so I have been looking at new ones and have been warning Marc we needed to make this purchase. And while he is crazed about the Swine Flu, he doesn't seem to show as much concern about the carseat, something Lucas rides in EVERYDAY. He thinks that I am crazy to need to buy a new one and doesn't know why car seats actually expire. Well, I found one yesterday at Babies R Us and came home to tell Marc. He sighed and said, "Just get it."