To the left, to the left

We have embarked on the journey of soymilk!  Rosy, rashy cheeks are gone and so far AJ has taken very well to a few ounces in his bottles.  In fact he hasn't seemed to notice a change in taste and I'm hopeful that this will continue as I increase the soymilk proportion over the next few weeks.

That means the time has come-- I really can phase out pumping.  If you asked me 9 months ago when I first returned to work and was pumping 6-7 times every 24 hours, I never would have thought I'd get here.  Once I got down to fewer times per day, like 3 or 4, I started to appreciate the time rather than feel like it was ruling my entire life.  I could read a little, zone out watching TV, just have a few minutes to myself over the course of the day.  In a way I will miss that.  I also feel like this is the last thing I've got going that makes me say 'wow, our bodies are amazing!' which I said daily during pregnancy.  I will miss feeling like a bit of a superhero.  And of course, long gone will be the days when what AJ would consume in a day was something I didnt have to think about or plan.  I already miss that.  Oh real food, why wont you prepare yourself?? 

But there is one thing that I will not miss.  Since 2 days after AJ was born, my boobs have been noticeably lopsided.  I have no idea what I did to make one side so crazy, but I haven't been able to regulate supply on that side to equal the other.  I will not miss that, and I really hope that when the milk production facility finally closes up shop, that I'm not left with still lopsided-ness.  Because among other things, I really cant wait to get fitted for new bras.