We’re going to Chantilly, VA next week! I have a training there for work that’s going to keep me there all week. I told my employer that I couldn’t leave K-Kitten for a week since I’m still breastfeeding and they agreed to let me drive and take Father Unexpected and K-Kitten with me! I of course have to pay any of the extra expense, but I also don’t have to pump and ship breastmilk back home either, my freezer supply has been dwindling (I’m pretty sure because I’m lazy and don’t pump as much as I should at work, I’m trying to get back in the habit) and there would not be enough to last a week.
K-Kitten and Sadie
I’m pretty excited about this trip, but we have to leave our doberman, Sadie, at home. So we’ve got a co-worker of mine and a co-worker of FU to house sit for us. It’s a pretty sweet deal actually, stay in the house, eat our food, make a little cash, and all you have to do is open the back door a few times a day and put out some water and dog food in the mornings. She’s my first baby though and I will still get terribly worried about her I’m sure.
Although this trip isn’t simply a vacation — oh, how I wish it were — I believe we’ll still have a good time. I’ll be in class most of the day through the week, but after class on Friday we’re going to stay an extra day or so and get in some more sights around Washington, D.C. I have never been too excited about Washington, and it wasn’t really on my list of “places I gotta see”, but we’ll be there and everything really to see is free. Oh yeah, and I’m cheap. So welcome to our vacation this year.
K-Kitten went to the pediatrician last Friday. She was 20lbs and 27 1/2 inches long! I can’t believe that she’s already crawling and pulling up and eating finger foods. I’m a little concerned about her speech though, she’s still not saying “da da” or “ma ma” but it’s not really that late and she’s right on target with everything else. She’s got all those vowel sounds down though, trust me, she howls!
Can you feel the love?
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What are you doing for vacation? Are you taking your little one along? Do you have to take work trips out of town? What did you have to do to leave your baby when you were breastfeeding? Or did you just pack everyone up and take them with you?
