Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

I always plan ahead for things. I think all women do, we plan for six months from know, where as guys plan for six minutes from now (I think the whole "monkey like shiney" comment comes into play here). So I know that the Academy of Pediatrics (http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm) says that your child must be 20lbs AND 1 year before they can be front facing. They also say that it best to keep the child rear facing for as long as possible. So a while back I started researching car seats. I wanted to get the best, well for starters I want our son to have the best, then I know it should last for the next kid and mostly because I know we will be traveling a lot more with living so far so I wanted one with high safety ratings. So I found the best car seat. Its a Britax Boulevard (http://www.britaxusa.com/products/product_detail.aspx?ID=1). I know there is a sale on them at albee Baby in September (http://www.albeebaby.com/britax.html), So I was going to wait on that. I also know Target sells them, but with AL sales tax at 9% I would rather buy it online. So I was thinking about how Cade is tall for his age, and thinking how right now he cant put his legs straight in the back seat because they are so long. So I decided to check the weight and height requirements for his infant seat and he is too tall! His seat goes up to 22lbs and 29 inches. No wonder the child hates his car seat, he doesn't fit into it. I noticed the shoulder straps were too low, but didn't really think anything of it. Right now I am on Ebay trying to find a new one cheaper, but it looks like we are going to get the Marathon instead. Luckily we can get them online at AFFESS.com (I cant remember the exact spelling) but anyways its like a online PX. We aren't charged sales tax or shipping, but the car seat is still about $250. But nothing but the best in safety for him. 

We were actually going to buy a new light weight stroller. Almost every day last week John took the car and neither one of us realized the stroller was in the back. So I had to carry Cade in his seat or on my hip. And let me tell you, I don't find sweat under my boobs all that great. So knowing we are going to be traveling, and taking the Mazda because it is better on gas, we wanted to get a lightweight and more compactable stroller to keep in the Mazda and keep our other in the jeep. We still like our full-size one best. So I was thinking about getting this stroller too, Mia Moda Facile (its online at www.babiesrus.com). 

But the car seat is back ordered and the stroller will take 3 weeks to get here. So I am still trying to decide if I want to wait that long. I probably will since the prices are so good.

John is in his last week at BOLIC 3A. He had four tests and has a 97% average for the class, he was done with tests today. The rest of the week they are just learning a system they will be using. Then next week he will go to his flight surgeon, so cross your fingers that his ear has healed. He is worried it hasn't healed right because he cant valsalva. So he is worried that he will have to have the corrective surgery to fix it. We are hoping that the bubble between now and AreoMed will be long so if he does have to have the surgery, he will have time to heal since he will still need to take his dunker class after the surgery. But we will just have to wait and see. 

Cade is getting so big. We go Thursday for his weight check and I will also have them measure him. I know he is already 30 inches. I am hoping he will stop growing at least until I get his new car seat. I feel so guilty now if we go anywhere knowing he shouldn't be riding in his infant seat because he is out grown it. 

Not much else going on. Since Cade is basically completely mobile now I am warn out. I really haven't had a break at all today. The only time I wasn't watching him is at dinner. Otherwise John has been in the office writing a paper. I am going to get to bed.