H1N1 Vaccine

So yesterday I took Spencer and we went and stood in line for three hours to get the H1N1 vaccine. I was still a little unsure of whether or not I wanted to get it, even while standing in line, but after reading the handout they give everyone, I felt a lot better. I'm still a little uneasy with the fact that there's no long term studies to show if there may be issues down the road, but in a pandemic situation, you need to take on a 'if the benefits outweigh the risks' mentality. Or at least I do. It's definitely a personal decision whether or not you're going to vaccinate yourself, but I felt that it was the right thing for my family. (after 2 hours of standing in line and then receiving the handout!) Dan is going to take Liam on the next clinic day so they can both be vaccinated. We learned yesterday that it's a good thing to be there about an hour before the doors open so as not to endure a ridiculously long wait time!! We also learned that Liam will have to sit in his stroller, and Dan will have to bring lots of snacks and entertainment for him!! This kid hates to sit still, so imagine what a multi-hour wait will do to the kid! It won't be pretty folks!! I can promise you that!

So Nolan last night gave us 2 3 hour stretches of sleep. Before and AFTER his 2 hour play time at 3am. I really need to figure out a way to break him of this habit. But, how do you break a 3 week old babe of any habit? I think all I can really do is let him grow out of it. It's hard though. I'd be fine getting up an extra couple times through the night if it meant that he'd be going back to sleep after each feed!! I'm sure it'll happen sooner or later, but I'm getting impatient!! Extreme fatigue does crazy things to your mind!!

Anyway, almost time to make lunch for the troops!! I was hoping to get out of the house this morning with all three kids to go buy batteries for the baby swing, but, Nolan has been sleeping forever, Liam is super crabby, and Spencer is glued to the cartoons on the TV, so an outing was a no go. This afternoon will be a write off cause the big boys need naps, I'm hoping Nolan has another nap so I can have some quiet time before getting ready to go to work!! I love that even though Nolan is only 3 weeks old, I'm still able to go to work for three hours a week! Granted it's more of a night out with some visiting rather than work, but it's still nice! I don't have to wipe any bums or noses while I'm gone, so that's perfect for me!!

Happy Friday!