It’s Day Two of my 5-day course on Lactation and Breastfeeding.  It’s not for me personally since my little fatty is well-fed and eats like a champ but it’s training for work.  Being in the Bay Area where more and more mothers are breastfeeding, it’s something that can’t be avoided when I’m working on feeding with the babies at work.  So, I’m using my annual $750 education money and my 5 education days to take this course.   Perhaps I can use the hours toward getting a certification as a Lactation Consultant one day.  Could it be a part-time job for me later on when Kumquat needs me at home more?!  Anyway, the photo above is my milk on ice since I still need to pump while I’m away from home and my ice pack wasn’t doing enough to keep the “liquid gold” chilled.  Pretty weird that I have to pump in the corner of the room while I’m listening to all the anatomy and physiology of breastfeeding.  I sure hope they don’t get the bright idea of using me as a demo.

By the way, the course is being held next to Berkeley Marina at HS Lordships restaurant, which has a huge ballroom upstairs with a 270-degree view of the bay.  We also get a full Vegas-style buffet complete with crab legs, prime rib, and a huge assortment of desserts.  The view is so nice but makes home seem so far away.  OK.  Gotta go now…they just put out the veggies and dip for our afternoon break.  Heh heh.