Monday, August 22, 2011

ahh pumping,so much fun...

I am sitting in the bathroom at my office pumping.
THE BATHROOM!? you say, isn't that illegal?
Well no, not exactly. The law says not a bathroom stall, my HR has very nicely put a comfy chair in our bathroom that has a stall for the toilet. I am in the outer part with the sink and counter. I've been wandering around the office looking for a more suitable place, but cannot find one.  If my pump was quieter I'd ask to sit in one of the unused cubicles in the back away from everyone and put up a curtain... but the pump is relatively noisy and while not loud enough to be disruptive I don't think it is fair to make my young male coworker with no kids sit and listen to the pump going.
There has been talk of letting me sit in the owner's office (he is NEVER in the office) but there is no lock on the door, so we'd have to put up a sign. I am beginning to think that may be the best option. Currently I am using disinfecting wipes and wiping down the bathrom counter every time, it'd be nice to just put the pump together and go without wondering who has sneezed on or touched the counter before washing thier hands.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

I shouldn't watch cooking shows...

Tonight it was Cupcake Wars... So at 10pm on a Saturday, what  I do? Make cupcakes...

Dalmatian Cupcakes -
Chocolate with a cream cheese and chocolate chip center...

Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
Chocolate with a hidden peanut butter cup inside


Blueberry Cheesecake

Give me a break on these it was almost midnight when it came time to ice them... I wanted to drizzle a blueberry compote over the icing but I got tired...

I also decided that I NEED piping bags and tips... You know for all that baking of fancy desserts I do a few time a year... Maybe I can find some at Goodwill...



Monday, August 15, 2011

We may have become snobs...

About what we put on our baby's bottom anyways...




Even when we are out I want to bring cloth diapers.  We went to Disneyland last week and I had some disposables just in case, but we had our GroVia hybrids as well, so we were covered. We went with some dear friends and switched out watching eachother's babies so we could go on rides with height requirements.  When we finished our ride our friends said miss A had poo'd so they changed her. That was super sweet of them, honestly I'd probably have waited the 15 minutes for them to finish the ride.
They mentioned that they didn't know what to do with the cloth diaper ( the grovia disposable insert isn't easily recognizable to those that do not use them) so they put her in a disposable.
it was fine, really it was, but I couldn't wait to change her out of that disposable.
On a similar note, Disneyland has a baby care center off main street that has a sink for rinsing cloth diapers, a leftover from days past. I wish I had known, I wouldn't have bothered with the hybrids.