The first cold has hit

Well, Matthew has a runny nose for the last 3 days and has past it on to Mommy. I woke up yesterday feeling a little down and my run was awful b/c of that...and as the day progressed I started to get a little nasal drip like my son...but my drip seems to be going down my throat vs. Matthew is running out his nose...so this morning I woke up and my throat is swollen, red (b/c I made Jay look at it) and scratchy...this is not cool b/c we leave for Colorado Springs on Thursday and I can't get sick now...so this better be a 48-72hr bug that I get over quickly (and Matthew as well) b/c I can't be sick on vacation and can't deal with Matthew miserable on the flights b/c his ears won't clear.

Ok, so as promised, we hit Baby's R Us this weekend to get safety stuff primarily but also to look at Christmas present ideas...so first off, what type of booster seat should be look into getting...there is one at Sam's club for abut 80 bucks vs the 8-10 that are at Baby's R US.
open to any suggestions...saw not too long ago that Britax brand had some of its boosters seats that did not get good ratings for positioning of the seat belt on the child...so what to do...Just like when we started to buy baby stuff, there are just too many choices.

So just like with booster seats...the next stroller...do we go with a jogging stroller which can be big and bulky but gives all-terrain capability or do we go with some of these cheaper strollers....I know we need something b/c as we get the booster seat we will no longer be carrying the car-seat with us so we don't have to then use that stoller...and Matthew can sit up really well so he is ready to face forward and have more freedom in his stroller to see and interact with his surroundings...so here are some pictures of options...any suggestions or ideas?

 This one is the graco and is rated to 40lbs...

 This is one of the cheaper and looks to be the most lightweight stroller, I think it was the Babys R Us brand 

 Again a cheaper stroller that looks to be sturdy but still something that could fold up and not take up too much space

Or do we just go with the cheapest and smallest umbrella stroller??? so many decisions...

B/c we are in this apartment, I don't want to buy and end up with 2-3 strollers...we just don't have the space...and I was planning before we buy to hit the 2 consignment stores to see what they have so if we could get something cheap...that would be awesome...b/c who knows...if we have another one, we would potentially need to get a dual stroller so again, trying to limit how many of these things we accumulate

Ok, so toy ideas...Matthew loves the noise-making and song singing toys...and we just have avoided getting those...mainly b/c they are annoying as any parent can attest after a while but we may have to get one...so here are some of the toys I thought about that he might like and secondly, might last beyond a month or so...but open to other ideas or thoughts.

So I remember loving this toy as a child...drawback right now is Matthew is not walking but thinking by Christmas time he should be close to talking and might get some enjoyment out of it

Ok, this is b/c he currently loves his Winnie the Pooh and other stuff animals and when we were in the store checking these out he really got into them b/c they make noise, sing, laugh etc. So the question is do we go with the classic elmo or get another Winnie the Pooh or Tigger but this time get ones that have an interactive component? 

 So this is one of those noise-making, singing toys that he loves at daycare currently, my only issue is would it be something he grows out of really soon and thus something we should not look into getting?

 This is what I envision he will want as he gets better hand motor control/skills, and thus might enjoy banging...but then b/c he is a boy do we look at getting some tool type thing in stead of this music thing?

of course he is always trying to get to the TV remote and my cell phone...so do we get the classic phone or one of the newer ones that has buttons that play music?

I am leaning towards getting a cedar chest if we can find one at an antique store so that way it can store toys but eventually be a spot to store baby blankets, clothes or other items in his room. Problem is I need to hit antique stores and I just never seem to get around to it....

So those are some of the ideas. I would like to try and take advantage of black Friday sales (on-line of course b/c I am not a 4am at the store kinda person) to get some of these big tickets items...

We don't want to have too much on the toys so I want to maximize what is a good toy that he will like for a while...

Please feel free to give your 2 cents and suggestions!