It's August! WOW, I can't even believe it.
Today was pretty much Monday as usual. We did have some pretty crazy storms early in the day, which made things interesting. Our building was shaking from the thunder! I haven't seen a daytime storm like that in a long time. I ended up leaving a little early to get some stuff done. I stopped into Target because, per usual, I forgot a few things on our trip yesterday. Big surprise! After Target, it was home to do some cleaning. Everything was back in it's place, I did the dishes and then had a little me time and uploaded our latest pictures while I waited for the rest of the house to arrive home. Pretty exciting stuff!
Finally, I whipped up some dinner and and we took a nice family walk around the neighborhood. I try to make this a nightly thing, but something always comes up...or Christian ends up working too late and we just don't get time. It's nice and relaxing when we do though. Except as we pull up to the house, Olivia always exclaims "I don't want to go home". Apparently living in a Toys R Us outlet is not appealing enough for her.
My big news for the day...I am no longer pumping. It kind of breaks my heart. I'm having a lot of mixed feelings about it. I feel guilty for stopping, but proud that I made it 1 Year+. I feel free from that "little" black bag, but kind of lost with out it. I am disappointed that my extra special bonding with Amelia is coming to an end, but joyed to have experienced that closeness with her. In the end, it was the right decision. Last week I barely pumped enough for one of her two bottles every day, so I was already dipping into my freezer stash. As hard as it is, I'm ready. I'm trying to focus on the positives (which, are all pretty selfish, but valid reasons)...I can diet now without worry, I can use my breaks at work to walk, and my lunch to actually eat, I have a little extra free time which will come in handy. I am still nursing Amelia before bed, but that will probably only last through this week so that I don't explode. So, goodbye to my friend, my pump. Maybe we'll meet again in the future ;)
My mom recently sent home a wooden grill for the girls. We put it together (which was a much more lengthy process then we anticipated), and the girls LOVE it!
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