Taking Stock at 14 Weeks Old. 4-25-12

Here's what's going on at 14 weeks old:

• Boop is settling into daycare. We're still getting the hang of it. It takes a bit of mental focus to try to get everything ready each day. I know at some point this routine will be old hat. I'll have to write a blog post about our preparations, but it might make you as tired reading it as it makes me feel writing about it. Overall though, she's doing pretty well.
• Next week (May 1st) Boop has her VCUG. And that reminded me that we needed to get more antibiotics for Boop; so I just called the doctor for another script. If I can just keep her from getting another UTI... I dread the procedure, but I'll be glad to know the extent of the problem. I hate the thought of having to give her more antibiotics and to give them to her for several years. Hopefully, it will be easier than that to resolve.
• Breastfeeding is getting a bit old. Although I love spending time with Boop, it's hard having to drop everything in the middle of the day to go to the daycare to feed her. And then, almost the whole time I'm away from her, I'm trying to pump. It's so discouraging to pump all day and only have 4 or 5 ounces of milk. And I can tell Boop is getting frustrated with me. She's tugging at me. It's hard to compete with those easy formula bottles in daycare. She's still getting about 12 oz. of formula per day. At 6 months old, I think I'll start to cut back on the intensity a bit. She'll be eating then, and that will take a little pressure off of me. One of the lactation specialists mentioned nursing at night. That sure sounds much easier.
• I was hoping to have floors finished in the house by now, but nothing. I heard from the guy last week that he would be here at the beginning of the week. We're looking at the end of the week, now. That's one of the joys of living in a small town, I guess. I'll just have to keep looking.