Relaxing weekend....

After another busy work week, I really needed this relaxing weekend at home.  Who knows how many more we'll have just the 2 of us.  Pete has a Management exam on Monday too, so that made it even easier to stay home and relax for me since he was studying so much.

Friday when I got home from work I decided to take a quick shower to wash the sweat off me.  Well I wasn't pretty exhausted and not being very careful and slipped a little when getting into the shower.  I ended up getting a nice gash on the bottom of my right heel and bruising my left knee a bit, I'm not sure how it all happened but it was pretty quick and scared me a lot.  Pete wasn't home yet so I had to suck it up and get the blood to stop on my own.  Luckily it really wasn't that bad, but my already sore feet have been feeling even worse.  I think God was trying to tell me to slow down and stay off my feet this weekend.  I sort of listened.

Saturday we had a lot of fun hanging out with my cousin Christa, her husband Chad, their son Drew, and Chad's mom Donna.  Chad's parents live in Houston and we always have a lot of fun hanging out at their pool and watching MSU football.  The football game was a blow out, so mostly we just enjoyed the pool.  It was a beautiful day!

Last night I slept for 10.5 hours....wow!  This morning we went to church at 10:45 even though we were up earlier, but I thought I was reading at Mass today.  Well there was a little miscommunication and they had already gotten me a sub because I had asked to be removed from the schedule for a few months so I didn't end up reading.  Oh well it was a great service and it's fun to see our Priest and the other people at church get excited about Jack's pending arrival.  I can't wait until the first time we can go to Mass with our little baby :)

Then we came home to watch the Texans vs. Cowboys.  There was a lot of hype going into the game, but sadly the Texans came up short and lost...bummer!  I had a few returns to make at Babies R Us and Target, then went to HEB to get our groceries for the week.  I have to tell you about my good deal at Babies R Us.  After talking with a new mom/friend of mine about her breast pump I finally decided which one I wanted and exactly how I was going to get the best deal on it.

I decided on the Medela Freestyle for the following reasons:

• The brand has been recommended by several people to me
• Double Electric and hands-free - it is basically the top of the line Medela pump and recommended for daily use.  With me going back to work, I really wanted the product that would make pumping the most convenient.
• The pump is very small, includes a rechargeable battery pack so you don't need to be near an outlet, and it weighs less than a pound
• The pump is a separate unit so can easily be put in a briefcase or used in the bag it comes with.  I think this will be good for day trips for work.

And now for how I paid for it.  Well I've looked around online and at many different stores and the price is pretty much consistently $379.99...yikes!  And yes I called my insurance, but they wouldn't pay for it (some insurance does though so it was worth the call).  I used a Babies R Us 20% off coupon, 10% registry completion coupon, and opened a Babies R Us Credit Card for an additional 10%.  Then I had $25 of store credit from some returns I made earlier that day and $80 in cash from my work shower.  All in all I think we ended up paying about $150 out of pocket.  Not bad!  I'm glad I waited to purchase it when I did and really hope this makes breastfeeding a little more convenient and less time consuming.