We survived Swine Flu ‘09. There has been a lot of hype surrounding the H1N1 flu and from personal experience I can tell you that this flu is a beast. Colin, Stephe, and I all had the flu 2 weeks ago. We finally took the baby to the Doctor after 5 days of a fever and he tested positive for H1N1. To be honest the worst part was the constant fear that Colin would develop pneumonia from the flu (the common complication that is causing people to die from this). I sat up 3 nights just holding him because I was so paranoid about his breathing– he sounded like Darth Vadoe for over a week. It took a long time to get out of our systems and Stephe and Colin still have lingering coughs.

Since we were still recovering from being sick on Halloween we decided to lay low at home and hope for some trick-or-treators but no one came . We did go visit Stephe’s family to see the little kids in their costumes.

Colin and his cousins on Halloween

I love the one eyebrow raise in this picture.

I have so many pictures of Colin in his car seat, and that is because I tend to sit back there with him while Stephe drives– my sister calls this “a rookie move.” It is, but that is exactly what I am!