Television

I don't have cable or satellite TV. I get what comes in on my rabbit ear antennas. I get NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and two PBS stations.

I have rented an electric double breast pump. It takes both hands to hold the parts to my breasts, which keeps me from being able to hold a book or magazine to read while pumping. TV or the radio are my only options. Pumping is very boring. Usually there is very little worth watching on TV. Yesterday I hit so horrid a combination that I just pumped with the TV off. Ellen was up against The View and a game show that might have been The Price is Right (I didn't stick around to confirm). PBS was showing kids shows. Fox was awful, but I don't know what the show was.

I'm also not good at reading while feeding a baby a bottle. Sometimes I watch TV, and sometimes I watch the baby. Feeding her is much more fun than pumping.

I've also now seen a television commercial for Trojan condoms. At least it was on in the middle of the night. Things like that weren't shown during my last two pregnancies. I see commercials for Ambien in the middle of the night (makes sense).

Anyway, I'm thinking of stopping by the book store tomorrow if/when I am out and about while J is in preschool. Tomorrow will have been one week from my hospital release, and my driving restrictions will be over. The last two pregnancies had a two-week restriction, but they were delivered at a different hospital. I need to get a few things from Target (such as more bottles since I'm bottle-feeding breast milk now and will use formula soon enough). At the bookstore, I'll see if I can't find a book on tape that might make pumping pass more quickly. I don't listen well, but if I get something I've already read and enjoy (such as a Stephanie Plum book by Janet Evanovich), my lack of listening ability shouldn't matter.

It's about time to feed Katie. I'm getting very sleepy. I just pumped so if it isn't too close to J returning from preschool, I think I might get a nap.