I have a good friend from New Jersey (strangely enough she's from the same area my mom grew up in!) and I just spent about 30 minutes catching up with her. We discussed my pregnancy and stuff and I mentioned how Sean and I are in agreement that I can look into a breast lift when I'm finished breastfeeding Bug. I wanted to get one before but knew it would be stupid to do if I planned to breastfeed another child...

Anyway, my friend mentioned New Jersey breast augmentation that she's been looking into herself. I admit I'm jealous because she's about 10 steps ahead of me, but I swear it's something I'm going to do as soon as possible. I know the pros and cons, and I think it's something that will make me feel better about myself. I know my back won't hurt as much, that's for sure!

My nose is all stuffed up and I hate it! I already have a hard time breathing because Bug is shoving her feet into my lungs, so a stuffed up nose is not pleasant at all.

When I was a teenager I had all sorts of sinus issues, including chronic sinusitis. It was horrible and it affected just about every aspect of my life. I even had a CAT Scan of my head and they suggested I consider rhinoplasty to try and alleviate some of the issues I was having.

I looked into revision rhinoplasty but it wasn't something I could do at the time (I was in college), and then when I seriously began to consider it I moved here. I gave up on the idea after that, but I'm considering it again because I can't stand having such a hard time breathing!

I wonder if I could do it while I'm in the hospital having Bug? That would be interesting!

We took a trip to Babies R Us yesterday and bought some odds and ends. While we were there I wanted to look at strollers, because ours got thrown out somewhere between Ian's second and forth birthday. We spent about 20 minutes looking and I was overwhelmed! Sit and stand strollers good for babies and older kids, strollers good for infants, double strollers, jogging strollers... Yikes!

I decided that I wanted to wait and do some research online before making a commitment on buying anything. I love to search for buyer reviews and product reviews, so I spent some time doing that when we got home.

I found a great site called ShopWiki which does all the work for me! They find every store on the internet by 'crawling' through sites, but unlike sites like Google, they show all the sites available, not just the paid placement sites, so the shopper is assured that eveything available on the web is located. A lot of the time this means that searchers find better deals

For instance: I did a full ShopWiki search on strollers. What I found was terrific! They had every type of stroller listed with explanations of the different types, pros and cons, prices... Just what I would have spent hours doing myself! I looked at the tandem strollers since Ian will want to ride sometimes too, and I think I found the one I want: the Baby Trend Sit and Stand Stroller! Has everything I want, and other customers seem to like it too. To think I saved about 3 hours of time just by using ShopWiki!

Bug's room is done! I'm so excited. I washed the walls and cleaned all the furniture, then taped the walls. Sean fixed the knobs on the dressers, rehung some shelves, and then painted the baseboards and door. He then scraped the floor and mopped it. All we have left is to get the replacement parts for the crib, and then I have to hang the curtains, but there's plenty of time for that since she'll be in our room for at least 2 months.

Even though the room is clean, I want to get an air purifier like the one we have in Ian's room. When I pull the filter out I can't believe how much dust is in there! Considering the breathing problems this family has, I think I'd rather be safe than sorry and get one set up now. I'm thinking of an ecobox air purifer by ecoquest because it's different from traditional air purifiers: it purifies the air by killing the germs on surfaces! How awesome is that? Ecobox says that the viruses and bacteria on doorknobs and countertops, like ch as E. Coli and Salmonella, are destroyed. It also attacks molds, which is a huge bonus living here in Florida! The best part is that Ecobox doesn't use toxic chemicals to kill the pollution in the home, and anyone who knows me know that is a huge deal.

I just have to look into this a bit more before I approach Sean because he's so detail oriented. However; I'm SOLD!