On May 15th Derrick and I will celebrate our 9th year of marriage. My parents generously paid for a two night stay in a B & B as an anniversary gift. It'll be the first time I've left Zoe for longer than a few hours. It makes me nervous. I'm trying to be excited about the time away but our trip away requires so many preparations on my part.
Zoe's still nursing. Not much, but she still does about 4 times in a 24 hour period. I emailed her dietitian to see if there are any formula options that would be safe for her and her metabolic condition. The dietitian said that we could give her Enfamil LIPIL because is has the lowest amount of protein per gram.
So, I went to Target yesterday thinking it'd be good to get a head start on getting her used to the formula. First of all, I can't believe how expensive formula is and it made me grateful that I was able to nurse both my kids for the mere financial aspect. Unfortunatly, Zoe wanted nothing to do with the formula which means one thing for me...the pump.
I have such disdain for the pump because when they first diagnosed Zoe with her disorder they made me pump for every feeding and give it to her in a bottle. In short, it sucked (no pun intended)! However, in order to have a weekend away, me in and Mr. Pump must get reaquainted. Not to mention that I have to bring it with me and pump while I'm gone so that I can still maintain my milk supply for Zoe when I get back (Sorry if this is too much detail for some).
So, as you can see, as blissful as a weekend away sounds, the true reality for me is that it's still A LOT of work. Don't get me wrong, it's worth it and it'll be good to get away. Sometimes I wish it were just a bit easier. What does Derrick have to do to get ready? Oh yeah, not much, probably just pack a pair of clean underwear and a toothbrush. Lucky dude!
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I understand. It was such a cruel reality to me when I discovered this. Even on vacation you still have to be a mom. It took me a couple of vacations to get over this. Then it took me a few more vacations to get Nate to understand. Someday!
Well that sucks! I think you should be able to get a day at the spa for having to deal with all of it :-)
Seriously. Vacation never will be the same. It is almost like part of you cannot look forward to it. I am still looking forward to the day when Andrew understands.
Have fun with Mr Pump. I am his least biggest fan.
yup that all sounds alittle too familar
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