I can't get much air in the tire if I don't have a "floor" style pump - my hands and arms aren't strong enough. I need to be able to put my weight into it. The Topeak Road Morph is close enough for government work... but if you have trouble doing this at home, invest in a floor pump. My 2 cents.

Now, if you happen to flag down a sharp looking dude to help with the tire in the meantime... you might leverage this to motivate DH to gettin' that training off his plate... I'm just sayin'.