Thanks for the nice comments on the last blog...and for allowing me to whine a bit. I figure I need to remember that good things are happening too, and I can make those things publicly known as well.
In no particular order....
1. The $900 breast pump I was renting made it safely back to PA today (via Fedex), so I do not have to pay for a very expensive pump. Was kind of worried about that. Whew.
2. Maddie is babbling like she should be, eating more and more table food like she should be, and pulling herself to the standing position every chance she gets (and crawling all around)...like she should be. She is healthy and happy, and though she absolutely just melts my brain, I love her more than life.
3. I bought an awesome used jogging stroller a while back, and over the last several weeks have managed to start and maintain a morning walk-jog with Maddie. I do not have a lot of spare time to exercise, and my gym membership hasn't been used since last summer. Basically the walk-jog is all I have. It feels good, and I'm jogging more and more. Doing it a bit like the couch 2 5k but going at my own pace...like "jog to that mail box and then walk for a few." Maddie enjoys it as well, as it's a change of scenery from her small area in the living room. Last, it also forces me to get up and get going so we can beat the heat. For many reasons, the AM walk-jog is most excellent.
4. I'm actually on time getting Dad and Jan's anniversary (June 14) gift together. Ordered their stuff today, and it should be there on time. Mailing my card out tomorrow - exactly one whole week before it needs to be there. I'm not timely with ANYTHING anymore, so this is huge.
5. Joe. He's a great father and a decent enough husband. ;-) I love watching him with Maddie. He comes home and takes her right away. They play, and boy does she laugh with him! Also, he's been really trying to get into better shape, and it's paying off. He looks really good. I'm excited for his terminal leave to start June 28. The 27th will be his last day of work (even though he's not out of the Army until August), as he will start burning off all his accrued leave. Schweet. (Hopefully there's a job by the end of that.)
6. All the friends and family and other bloggers looking out for us. We really appreciate it.
7. Mother's Milk Tea. If you ever find yourself running out of boob milk, this stuff will fix it. Seriously. Nursing hasn't worked out exactly as I'd hoped it would, so I'm more than happy to be switching her to whole milk very soon (1st birthday). NO MORE PUMPING AFTER JULY!!!
Lucky 7 is good enough for now. Good night.
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It's definitely easy to focus on the bad than the good. Making this list, I'm sure it helps take the focus off it for a bit. I'm glad you're doing morning walk-jogs, if you're not going to head to the gym then that's the way to go.
And Joe being a great dad, well that's just always nice to hear :)
I'm definitely impressed with the morning walk/job - very nice!! I got myself out of the house today and went for a walk around the neighborhood. It's amazing how fresh air is good for the soul. :)
I'm also impressed about the anniversary gift to your dad and Jan. I'm lucky I remember things like that. Susan's good at it so I'm also asking her to put my name on the card. You rock!!!
yay for good things! i hope they continue, at least for awhile :).
huge congrats on making it to the 1 year mark with the nursing/pumping. i quit at 9 months, just couldn't take it anymore... and i was sooo happy to pack that pump away. the only downfall is that i am way behind on my blog reading from not having time where i was forced to sit down and find something to pass the time.
Alyssa, it has been insane trying to make it this far with just a pump. It has frustrated me to no end and for a whole year I have really not slept all the way through the night (pump once a night). And yet, I'm suddenly sad knowing that in just a few weeks I'll be stopping. Maybe it's because of all the other insane changes happening at the same time. I'll be weaning her off the b-milk slightly before she's one year old. I figure whole milk a week early won't hurt her? And I totally hear ya on passing the time while pumping. I read everyone's blogs, the news, etc. I won't know what the hell is going on after I'm not forced to sit and pump multiple times a day.
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