The Weekend

First off, I just started using one of the 2 replacements that haven’t been touched yet from my first pump (Mipump the first years). Nice to have that. Roger looked at my current pump (Ameda Purely Yours) and noticed the belt had broke. He found something that might work. So far it’s working. I called customer service this morning. I thought maybe they could just send me a belt, instead of doing the whole replacement thing. They said "opening it voids the warranty but they’ll override it this time". They’ll send me a new pump in the mail tomorrow morning (which I had hoped since I called at 9am that it’d get in TODAY’S mail. Oh well). Luckily I have the Mipump. They told me with my pump to just throw it away. Which surprised me. I didn’t think that’d go in the trash and I thought they’d want it back. Cause, couldn’t I just tell some of you new moms what the model number is and you can get a new pump free? Just need to buy the parts. My plan is I’m going to keep using this pump. Hope it last. Then the new pump will be stored, unused. So next time around, I’ll have a new pump (probably refurbished).

Saturday I did some running around. I went to Goodwill and scored on some great stuff. I found a girly Vikings jersey that looks BRAND new for $4.99. Got a pair of work pants that won’t fall off my current waist. Found a nice khaki color spring jacket for Bruce. Got him a winter hat with the strap that goes under the chin, with matching mittens with the Target tag still on it. I figured it’d be good to have for at the cabin this summer. Might need it at a campfire or on the boat.

Then went to Joanns and got fabric for his window (I really should be working on that). I ended up getting fleece and it’s Twins. It’s so wide, I’ll have extra fabric. I’ll use that to make him a blanket. I might need to get maybe blue or red fleece fabric since for a blanket, I’d need another piece for the back side. Unless there’s enough fabric to fold in half, which I don’t think so. I might do the no sew kind of blanket, where you tie knots all around. I’ll look at Walmart for the plain fleece fabric, hopefully it’s cheaper.

I went to Target and did get a small thing of Target brand formula. It’s up to 12 months. I figured I maybe should have that on hand in case I’m completely pumpless! I really wished I would’ve know Medela brand or bust. I was just too cheap to spend that kind of money. This whole post makes me sound so cheap!

ON a different note. I was thinking yesterday that I need to change myself. I feel negative. I’ve been trying to find stuff to read online or find a book to read. I’m not negative towards myself (like everything online states). I’m more negative about other people I guess. I don’t feel like I’m doing it to make me feel better, maybe I am? I don’t think so. I think I’m just around people who complain about other people, I do it too. My parents do it. A lot of times with my thinking, I feel like I’m like my parents. My grandma was such a negative person, we hated being around her. It wasn’t necessarily what she said, it was HOW she said it. When I feel like I’m getting like this, I tell myself "don’t be like her". I need to somehow be more positive. Not even think negative. I would like to read a book maybe to help with this, so if any of you have any suggestions, I’m open ears.

I’ll close out with my 1/8 Irish boy