The end of an era.

On this, the eve of my daughters first birthday, I will pack away my pump. I have provided my daughter with milk for a solid year. I have pumped everyday since I gave birth to her a year ago. Tonight, the pump will be cleaned and put away until the next baby needs me to use it. I can certainly say I am not sad to put it away... heck, it'll cut 15 minutes off my morning routine! and I'll gain back those minutes to play with my daughter. But there is something I'll miss - I will not be guaranteed to get my 15 minutes of solitary breaks at work anymore. I have enjoyed the past year though, entirely!
I have 2 boxes of freezer stash remaining and when that is gone, Laura will transition to cow's milk. So, the end of an era - I'm done pumping. This is not to be interpreted as being done with breastfeeding though :) Just the pumping part of it.