Quick Update

I talked to MA the other day so I thought I would give a quick update here for everyone who had been following our journey.

Maya is doing well, although she hasn't quite grasped the concept of sleeping at night yet. Poor M&M are up every 1.5 - 2 hours with her. I hope she figures out her days and nights soon - it would be nice if she could get it all settled before MA returns to work!

I am still pumping for Maya. I promised M&M from the beginning that I would pump for 30 days. Well, tomorrow will be 30 days and I don't feel like I'm done pumping. I don't know if it's my way of keeping the journey going or just because I know how good the milk is for her. Either way, I don't want to stop yet. BUT I can't continue pumping like I have been. Every morning I get up a half hour earlier than I usually do so that I have enough time to pump, clean everything, and pack it all up to take to work. Then I spend half of my lunch hour pumping in the server room (it's the only room that doesn't have windows and has a lock on the door). When I get home from work I have to pump again. Then I pump at least 2, if not 3 more times before bed. And on weekends, I pump even more - trying to keep it every 2-3 hours. So, I talked to M&M about continuing to pump but cutting out the work one and at least one evening one. I will have a lot more freedom if I don't have to pack up the pump to take to work with me, don't have to pump on my lunch hour, and can go out to dinner without worrying about being engorged. Maya will still be getting breastmilk and I will begin getting my life back. It's a win - win situation :-)

So, that's our update for now. I'm not sure when I'll be seeing M&M and Maya again - I'm pretty sure the pile of frozen breastmilk I have in my freezer is going to be shipped to them. If we come up with a date to get together, I'll be sure to let you all know!