[enter mom] i am currently sitting in the san jose airport patiently waiting for my very late plane. i came down yesterday for some meetings and decided to stay the night. i have been extremely tired over the last few weeks and decided to take advantage of a free night away. talk about smartest thing i could have done!
i missed olivia more than usual this trip. i have gone away on business once before and it didn't seem as extreme. probably because i went down and back in the same day. however, this time it hurt my heart a little. i found myself looking at pics of olivia throughout the day and calling mike at night to hear her make noises into the phone.
one thing that i did not take into account was my pumping situation should the plane be delayed. i have pumped more than 30oz on this trip and while that is all good and well, my boobs will pop if they don't get relieved before i fly (it will be 7 hours with this delay). i scoped out the bathrooms and quiet places around the terminal and still didn't feel comfortable. however, i spoke to another new mom who had just pumped and dumped in the bathrooms and decided to take her lead on this one. there i was, sitting half naked in the airport bathroom pumping for the babe. kinda changes your perspective on things. something that is so natural and relaxing becomes a pri 0 task that must happen before i board the plane. no one made faces or comments while i was in the bathroom. though, i wouldn't have been surprised if they had. i can only imagine what it would have been like if i had been in dallas or atlanta.
anyhoo...that's the big news on the new career mom front. pumping in the airport bathroom. the fact that i got into bed at 6pm and did not get out again until 9:30am the next day was truly fabulous. oh....those were the days!
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did you just type 'pri 0'?
I think I saw you! I thought I was nuts, b/c I didn't think there was any way it was you. Did you go to happy hour in downtown SF at Americano? I'm totally going to kick myself! I did about a trillion double takes and now I wish I had said 'hello'. I hope you're amazing! If you are in town again soon, I'd love to see you.
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