Olivia Mae Atwater: Simple Toys = Saved Money

"Red solo cup! I fill you up!" yeah, not even with water for a long time for this little one :) She has found a new toy though. And it cost me nothing! It is amazing what babies (even adults) are entertained by.

I could not handle the crying and decided that I needed to get out of the house. So, Olivia and I delivered a Wendy's Frosty and french fries to dad just because we could and to bring him a sweet treat to make his night better. I was not ready to go home yet because Olivia actually fell asleep. I thought about driving to Idaho and back just to stay on the road. Then I remembered that the other day when I took Olivia to the mall to walk she stayed asleep the whole time. Well, I went to the mall but she was awake the whole time. I bought her a new toy because she seemed to like it but she ended up playing with my chap stick and headphones. I'll know for next time :)

I was also talking with my siblings about the red solo cup and that it does not take much to entertain a baby and that they should just buy her different size boxes for Christmas and just leave it at that. That way we can use our imagination to make a house, a fort, and a rocket ship! So excited :D

Here is my rant for the day:

I got the run around from Olivia's pediatrician and my doctor as neither of them had any advice for me on what to do about feeding Olivia after my HIDA Scan on Friday. So today I finally called the technician and he said that I should pump TWO DAYS WORTH of milk and then pump and dump for 48 HOURS!! UUGGHH. What a pain. Even more so because we will traveling this weekend. I should be okay to feed her half way through the day on Sunday. It is not easy to pump two days worth of milk. It is such a waste to throw away that much, especially thinking that some women have such a hard time producing milk at all. But I will not complain because making sure that Olivia get breast milk is important to me. I am just worried because I have a big three day event next week. My mom is coming over to watch Olivia for us but I just hope that I have enough milk saved up again by then. I will have to take the pump, bottles, and a cooler with me as I travel around the college. I just hope that I can find I place to pump (now that I think of it, I should probably make arrangements). I am also irritated that I had to wait for call backs from both doctors just to have them tell me to check with the technician. If anyone, I feel like a pediatrician should know what will affect a baby and how.

Rant over...