200 Ounces!!!

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I just away the last bag from the set of storage bags I bought last week. There are 25 in set, and each one has at least 4 oz, several have five. I have now saved over 200 ounces of BM for Douglas. The hospital never returned my call about the breast milk bank or donating, so the extra ounces I couldn't store last week went to Tegrim. We're now having to teach him again he can only have HIS bottles, as he continues to try to steal his brothers. I'm just so glad that I've got that much, now I've got to go store that in Moms' freezer, lol. At this rate, I should have enough to be able to slow down storing very soon. I'm freezing about 25 ounces a day, would be more but for Teg stealing baby bottles (and like a drunk, hiding the empty bottles behind the couch!).

Considering how much milk I'm making, almost makes me wish for the days when you get paid to be a wet nurse! Wouldn't have financial worries then, and could do some good. Calling the hospital again today about donating.

Doug is doing great, Teg is doing great. Jericho is worn out, and so am I. I was supposed to go back to work last Wednesday, but they didn't schedule me, so I didn't get to work this week. I've taken to calling and asking for hours, but there aren't any, and no one has called out. Douglas' head control is amazing! He's four weeks old now, and growing so fast, it's unbelievable. Tegrim turns two on Wednesday, I've got to call and remind all the relatives. We're having a party at the local park for him, his grandfather won't be able to attend and his grandmother will be late, but my mother, sister, brother, and nephew will be on time, two of Jericho's SIL's are soused to come and so are two of his brothers, maybe more. No kids besides the family, as we really don't know many in his age group. I want to change that, but don't know how. There aren't any parks in walking distance of the house, and Jericho has the car during the day, so I can't go there. The tumble tots classes I wanted to place him in are all on Fridays or Saturdays at times I work, and Jericho can't take him and take care of Doug, even if he was willing to (which he isn't) because it's a class they want the parent to be active in. We'll figure out something.

I feel like a bad mother because Tegrim is showing signs of being lonely. He is VERY out going in public, wanting to talk to other kids and adults,  but at home he has taken to carrying around his bears (yes, more than one) and playing catch with them or hide and seek (he's better at it than they are) and it just breaks my heart that he's lonely. Okay, still having hormone issues, as I'm crying, better get back to sleep while my guys still are.