Sickly Sunday

Today is Sunday and I wish I were going to church, but with a sickly Delores and a borderline sickly Lydia, it just wouldn't be a good idea.

So yesterday went pretty well. Lydia didn't seem too sick. She never ran a fever, she coughed a little, and I heard a little mucus, but I never got any out and she didn't seem like she was uncomfortable, so I didn't bother calling our quack of a doctor. Delores seemed like she was doing better too. She took a good nap, she didn't seem as congested, and she ate pretty good.

After Josh's mom and sister picked up Delores I got to work on my shopping. It was a little frustrating because the crib I was going to get was out of stock and the bedding, hamper, and mobile were out of stock. So I had to track down all the stuff from another website and pick out a different crib. After about an hour of looking I finally got everything ordered except for the mobile and the hamper. No one had it in stock. So the next two weeks should be pretty crazy with all the boxes on my front stoop. Josh got home right about then and he was able to hang out all day. It was very nice. After I motivated us to get up and stop being lazy we organized the house a little, and then it was time for Delores to come home. When Delores got home we put her to bed, ate dinner and then Josh got called out. He didn't have to be gone long so we were back in cuddle town in no time.

I never got the breast pumping down. =( I tried single pumping with a soft shield, that caused a loss in suction. I tried double with one soft shield (since I only have one) and that fixed the suction problem, but then I couldn't get hardly any milk. So I guess I'm going to have to buy another soft shield and try that. I went back to my single pump and surprisingly did not have the results like I was having. It kind of irritated me. I don't want to waste my time on one ounce of milk. Up until yesterday I was getting at least 3 ounces off one side at a time. So I was filling up a bottle in two feedings. Two bottles a day. Twelve ounces total a day. So I will try again today. That's the thing about breastfeeding. You have to be very dedicated to it and it takes hard work, but it is very worth it. I hated that I had to stop breast feeding Delores, but when it's not there to give then what else can you do?

Today I have no plans except for trying to keep my sanity. I'm still watching Lydia closely and drinking Theraflu, but so far so good. I can't say the same about Josh. He snored loudly all night and sounded very congested so he may have caught what Delores had, but we will see when he gets up.

Have a great Sunday!