shh...nobody tell teddy i'm on the computer...

...yeah, the hubby and the baby are snoozing away in the bedroom, so nobody say nuthin' 'bout me being on the computer at 11:12pm on a sunday night...teddy probably thinks i'm studying...i have a class downtown (work-related) for the next couple days and an exam on wednesday, so i'll be pretty busy the next few days and wanted to get a post in before the mayhem begins...i have this 2 inch thick binder of materials that i was supposed to go over before tomorrow's class, but ya know what? i ain't studying boring work stuff on MY time on the weekends...

...so i just thought i'd update y'all on how my boobs are doing, lactation-wise...a few of the moms on that attachment parenting list i joined a while back suggested oatmeal for boosting milk output, and it struck me that i had stopped eating oatmeal for breakfast last week, and maybe that's why my milk supply nosedived so dramatically...on friday i resumed the oatmeal regimen, and sure enough, i pumped my usual amount of milk at work that day...plus i found a bottle i'd pumped a few days prior hiding in the back of my fridge, so now my stash of expressed milk is back up to around 32 ounces...cadence eats anywhere from 12-18 ounces while i'm at work, depending how long i'm gone, so i like having a couple days worth in the fridge just in case...

...i've been thinking a lot lately just what a great kid cadence is turning out to be...she's really living up to her middle name 'joy' cuz she gives a whole lot of it to her mommy & daddy, and i really feel like she takes total delight in being our daughter, which is a great feeling for a parent...it's been hard work, and we've got many more years of that to come, but i am more and more sure every day that she is gonna be SOOOOOOO worth it!