Bringing a Breastfed Baby to Work in Today's Navy!

Okay so I took the month of October off from my blog…let me explain. I had to go back to work October 1st. Well my sweet angel Kellianne loves her mama so much that she refuses to take a bottle. Only all natural for this girl!

What a dilemma this put me in. I am in the navy…so what could I do…not go to work…let my baby starve? Well those are not an option. So, I called my chain of command and told them my situation. I began to prepare to get out of the navy on a hardship. My supervisor talked to my CMC (Command Master Chief) and together they decided that Kellianne was allowed to come to work with me! Yes you read that correctly! Wow America has come along way. This has been a first for everyone I know in the navy. So, for the past 5 weeks or so I have been working and caring for my little one.

I am truly grateful for my chain of command. They have supported me in a time of need and have shown me they really care about me as a person…and not only about what I do for them. They have been wonderful! All of my supervisors and co-workers let me use their office spaces for privacy to breastfeed my daughter whenever I need to. (I refuse to feed her in the bathroom since no other human eats their meals in a bathroom.)

I feel having a baby in the work place can be very interesting. My direct supervisor calls herself grandma to the baby. In fact when she sings to Kellianne, Kellianne falls asleep! How precious. My Commanding Officer is a tough guy. He has never married and does not have kids of his own. Well to see him play with Kellianne is AWESOME!!! It shows the human side of this captain in today’s navy. I am grateful to all of my co-workers who hold Kellianne throughout the day so I can go to the bathroom. (I don’t even get this much help at home! LOL)

Now the reality of my dilemma….Having Kellianne at work is unique, but my workload is still there. I have to work longer hours in order to keep up with my job. I am grateful for this situation and I am not saying my load should be any less of anyone else’s. What I am saying is, since my command has accommodated my situation, I feel it is my duty and obligation to get my job done. With that said, it is tough! I work long hours and I have my two boys at home. When I come home, I have my 3 kiddos. Awesome…I love them and wish I could spend all day everyday with all of them. When they all go to sleep, I have to jump on my computer and do my homework. I am taking 5 classes, but I don’t recommend this. I should have learned my lesson last semester, but obviously I am a glutton for punishment. Well, I am a week behind in one of my classes. Hopefully Tuesday I will be able to catch up. Thank God for Veteran’s Day!!!

The new PTA Vice President

So I just got back from my very first PTA meeting at my son's school. To be honest, I was expecting the parent turnout to be awesome since it was the first one of the school year. I have been looking forward to this since the summer. I don't know too many people here in Kenosha and I was hoping I would meet a few moms at the meeting. However, there were only 5 other parents there! I thought the PTA would have at least 25 or more parents involved. Wow what an eye opener and a shock! All I have to say is...the poor teachers!

Well I left as the new vice president of the PTA...I have NO idea what I just got myself into...but I figured I had to get involved in my son's education with that kind of turn out.
Oh and so far I don't know what the PTA does besides fundraising...I better start doing some research on PTA's...wish me luck...any advise?

Beauty Sleep

"Tristen, you can not stay up late tonight because tomorrow you start Kindergarten."

"Oh but mama, I can't go to kindergarten!"

"Why can't you go Tristen?"

"Because I need my beauty sleep mama."

LMAO

What kind of beauty sleep does a five year old boy need anyhow?