Contemplating buying this for my baby.

Will I get beat up? lol.

I did it.

I bought more baby stuff. I'm not allowed, Christmas is coming up...but I couldn't resist these.

And then I pumped at work

Since breastfeeding went so well for me at first (LaughOnLine), I figured I'd need to get all the accoutrements to be able to pump at work, in order to continue my pseudo-crunchy lifestyle. And hey, it's cheap. I checked with our ins, and they'd cover a pump up to a certain amount. In a wonderfully ironic-in-the-Alanis-sense twist of fate, that amount was right.under. every mainstream pump; the medelas, the amedas, the avents. So I went for the lovely lavender Lansinoh pump, as the nip cream has been so good to me so far.

I've been using it at home since I got it for the middle of the night "feeding" time, and besides being a little bit noisy, it works like a charm. So I decided to take my show on the road and continue pumping at work. They have a special super secret pumping room, to which I was introduced today, winding through a maze of carpeted hallways on directions from ladies who have pumped before.

The room is part of a bathroom, and behind some saloon-style swinging doors. So people walk by it in order to get to the bathroom, which is behind another door. It's in a swanky part of our complex, which is inhabited by upper-level employees (I've been watching too much Charmed, I was going to finish that phrase "upper-level demons"), mostly men, so the bathroom isn't frequented too much. I made myself a sticky note to put on the swinging doors: "Pumping in Progress." Too literal, interwebs? Too impersonal? Give me some suggestions.

I went up first at 11:15, and got about 3.75oz and 4oz. Second time around 3:15 and got about the same, maybe a little less. I used my lansinoh bottles that came with the pump, and that I bought in the extra pack, and stuck them in the office mini-frig, all the way in the back. I need to get more of those milk baggies, they work better for storage. It works out pretty well. I use one hand to hold both of the pump bottles, because I haven't figured out yet how to wrangle up a holder. I just played on my cell phone today, but maybe tomorrow I'll remember a magazine or something so I don't have to sit there for 15 minutes and stare at a small screen.

I rinsed the parts with soapy water afterwards at the br sink, and stuck them in one of my fancy little Medela sanitizing bags. That and 2oz of water went in the microwave for 3 min after I got back to my cube area, which is ingenious. I just need to remember to bring a towel in my pump package.

***update - next day***

So, this morning, hubs found my special little backpack for my pump stuff. Thank goodness. I look so chic now; natch.

I also did a little bit of interwebs-lookin and found out that I am able to sanitize once a day, so I started out today with pumping at 10:30, then cleaned the parts with soapy water and put them in the medela bag. I'll get them out again at the next pumping session, which will probably be around 2-3, and then after that, sanitize. I didn't have a 3am pumping session this morning, because the burrito had a not-very-hungry first day (getting used to the bottle, new place/faces, etc) and ate tons last night and then woke to eat at 2am and again at 530.

This morning, I used the medela wipes, which actually dried my parts quicker than I expected (they were wet from washing, no towel with me). They worked pretty well, but will only be an occasional thing as they are not on the cheap side (@$10/bag of 24).

Also, I can store milk from more than one pumping in the same bottle, which is good, because since I fell asleep at 9pm last night on the couch while feeding the burrito, I didn't get to clean all of my bottles. How do women do this again?!

My resources:
KellyMom
Work and Pump

My fun things:
Medela Quick Clean Wipes
Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags

Pump'n'Stuff:
Lansinoh Affinity Double Electric Pump
Lansinoh storage bags and bottles - their bottles all fit with the pump, obviously, however I couldn't find any nipples/tops for them at my local BRU, in case I wanted to use those to feed the kid. So I will probably just pump right into my...
Dr. Brown's bottles

It's like space food...for babies

Wow...craziness. A pouch of baby food that you can squeeze out? Fantastic. When it comes with its own spoon? EVEN BETTER! Of course, this is all just a theory until a) a mom gives me opinions or b) I can form my own when the melon starts to actually eat (yes, he has turned into a melon according to my ticker).

The flavors are intriguing though; I don't know if I'd be able to handle making these on my own! Although I am certainly gonna try. You can watch for that failure later.

So, looking at the other products made by this company, I see that there are several items of interest:

bath toy holder/scooper

grass drying rack

snack ball - I kind of picture this as one of those toys you could give a dog, where they couldn't get the snack unless they turn it a certain way. it's not. but I'm planning on inventing one now.





All fantastic items, I wouldn't be able to decide on just one, and I'm already broke though, so maybe I can hide this from myself until after I get more $ (which will be never because the melon is rendering me cash-strapped already!).

But I thought I'd just put this out there for all of you who aren't broke. All...one of you? Heh heh.

Want want want

no, not food.

Baby hats!

So. Freaking. Cute.

2010's equivalent of a bedtime story?

Now you can read children's books...online. Yep. I haven't actually tried it yet, since I heard about it at work, but at this Library of Congress website, you can "page" through tons of classic children's books.

I actually remember seeing some of these when I was little! While the real thing is always preferable (says me), this seems like a pretty good way to appease small ones while stuck inside on rainy - or Pennsylvania - days.

In honor of PA.

Found a new blog!

Prudent Baby, DIYs for small fries
Love it!

mmm, cute fabric.

LOVE.

This is way too cute. There are also cowboy ones, and different colors with kangaroos, but this is my fave. Just the right amount of pink not to be obnoxious.
Bloume Baby has the cutest stuff. Its prices are a little on the high side, but if you find that special item (like a kimono sweater), so worth it.

One more thing:

WANT THAT NOW! Heck with future kids, can I just display the toys at my house? I already have a viewfinder.

My newest lunchtime want & CD27

These are way too cool. I want them for me, screw the kids. ; )

Reusable Snack Baggies


Way too cool!


Also...how did this happen?



Eh? nothing? how freaking long is this going to last?
*sigh*

add another one to the list of things I want to buy now

or...another two...whatever.

because I wanted a my little pony, not a little brother (sorry, bro)



because...I carried a watermelon???

This is fantastic.

A portable food-masher for baby food. Hysterical.



I saw this on CBB and couldn't resist adding it to my collection of blogable baby things. When I went to their website, however, it piqued my interest. Juvenile Solutions, not a wonderfully pretty name like some baby sites, at first glance has a lot of baby-feeding accessories. I saw among other things the baby food masher, freezer containers for food, and (brace yourself) a cow-themed dining set. Priceless. I wonder if hubs would think I'm crazy if I buy it now...after all, I already have the diaper bag.

apparently, it's baby crack.

And yes, I was lurking on 0-6 this morning.

The Homedics SoundSpa Lullaby Machine. It plays traditional baby lullabies, and also has settings for ocean and rain sounds. If it works as well as they say...maybe I should buy it to drown out hubs' snoring.

For those that don't have a thermometer in their tub.

Introducing, Temperature Duck!



















Said duck has a spot underneath that measures the temperature of the bathwater and says HOT if it's too hot for the kid. Ingenious. I'm thinking if you're going to buy a rubber duck (or pig, what the??), you might as well get one that does double duty. I don't think I like my ducks with bikini tops though. I like 'em au naturel, with a cape.

It seems a little odd, but ok.

Another fascinating thing I found on Celebrity Baby Blog, the fresh food feeder. It looks like a combination of a rattle and a feed bag, which I'm guessing is the basic idea! But the comments include that it would be good for teething, so if the time comes and I am desperate, this might be a good idea. Also, it might work well for foods like strawberries and broccoli, although I have no idea when these foods are supposed to be introduced. I didn't get that far yet. (Cart→Horse.) I would guess, after a year.

Mmm, stuff for boobs...and stuff for those that use them.

For Boobs: Medela Hydro Gel Pads, check 'em out!


And not wanting to start a separate post for this...cute stuff!




Found on Pure and Little.

maybe this will entice me to work out...

This company features workout clothes that actually look good (well, depending on if your baby-body-shape looks good I guess) enough to wear during pregnancy.

Will it make me want to work out? I guess we'll see.

Worth it?

Momzelle Nursing Clothing - practical, yes. Worth the $45? ...I guess we'll see!

Cool things of the day

For those of you for whom pencil and paper is a good, but outdated standby:



This thing looks like a mini-computer. And it comes in pink, blue, and green. Because you'll notice that color when the kid's crying/spitting up/waking up angry/doing all three at the same time.

The Beaba Babycook (no, not for cooking babies, sorry witch-from-Hansel-and-Gretel):



I saw this on Tori & Dean the other day, so now I want one. Maybe by the time I have kids, they won't be ONE MILLION DOLLARS ::holds pinky to mouth::
I'll have to dig up some reviews on this sucker to see how worth it they truly are...