8/30/17

1. Having snacks upstairs for middle of the night pumping.
2. Texting with BBL after an early morning pumping/feeding session.
3. Showering and putting real clothes on.
4. Nico weighing in at 3 oz over birth weight, huge gain in just 5 days!
5. Taking an early afternoon nap.
6. Receiving more lovely baby gifts in the mail, including a "Good Night, New Jersey" board book from PM.

A year ago today.

8/29/17

1. Finally mostly recovered from that stomach bug.
2. My mom mailing out a bunch of packages from UPS for me.
3. Yakisoba for lunch.
4. Getting an afternoon nap.
5. Borrowing a thermometer off the Buy Nothing group for measuring fridge/freezer temperatures.
6. Managing 10 pumping sessions.

A year ago today.

8/28/17

1. Getting two pumping sessions in overnight.
2. Both grandmas in the house!
3. Better nursing session than previous days'.
4. Refreshing late afternoon nap even with it being so warm upstairs.
5. Getting a mini-fridge to put upstairs for nighttime feedings.
6. Successfully taking care of the 11pm feeding by myself.

A year ago today.

8/27/17

1. Making it out to the farmers' market.
2. Getting a compliment on my outfit, which included a new nursing top set off by my trusty straw fedora.
3. Squeezing in a visit from ZK and EA.
4. Ruby Jewel chocolate cookie ice cream sandwich.
5. Restorative two hour nap in the early evening.
6. Moving closer to real food in having wontons for dinner.

A year ago today.

8/26/17

1. Feeling loads better after getting fluids and fever going down.
2. ER staff getting a pump for me while I was there.
3. Getting an earlier appointment time with the OB clinic.
4. Not needing to take antibiotics for now.
5. Sleeping a couple longer stretches in the morning and late afternoon.
6. Feeling less bloated throughout the day.

A year ago today.

8/25/17

1. Taking a morning nap.
2. Beautifully sunny but not hot day.
3. Getting to the pediatrician's right on time.
4. Getting all our questions answered during this appointment.
5. Sitting on U-shaped towels helping quite a bit with discomfort.
6. Hospital being so close when I decided to go to the ER.

A year ago today.

8/24/17

1. Extremely educational and useful home visit from a lactation consultant.
2. Much easier feeding of Nico with a bottle vs. the syringe.
3. Dan running out to Ikea and Target.
4. Getting wise advice from my sister.
5. Settling things with my mom.
6. Freezing pumped breastmilk from the last couple of days.

A year ago today.

8/23/17

1. Online shopping while pumping.
2. Succeeding at putting Nico in a Moby wrap, where he calmed down instantly and magically!!!
3. Getting an appointment with our pediatrician's recommended lactation consultant for the next day.
4. Feeling a bit rested after lying down, even though it wasn't a full nap.
5. Backup phone battery rescuing backup phone from unreliable battery.
6. My mom making oxtail noodle soup.

A year ago today.

8/22/17

1. Making it to the morning lactation drop-in hours and being the only people there.
2. Feeling much better, physically and emotionally, after a late afternoon nap.
3. Holding Nico while he's quiet and alert.
4. Using the new microwave sterilizing bags for pump parts.
5. Clearing out the fridge a bit.
6. Pumping output doing really well still.

A year ago today.

8/21/17

1. Lots of poopy diapers trending towards the right color.
2. Being able to see the eclipse without leaving the house.
3. Nico having gained an ounce since leaving the hospital!!
4. Fitting a last bag of trash into the bin for tomorrow.
5. Not forgetting moving the laundry for too long.
6. Snacking on fruit from the farmers market.

A year ago today.

8/20/17

1. Great morning nursing session!
2. Getting several naps in the morning,
3. Energy levels really good.
4. Having a working phone again thanks to the backup phone.
5. Doula coming by and teaching us all sorts of useful tips.
6. Hanging out a bit with my sister in the evening.

A year ago today.

8/19/17

1. Having pretty good success pumping.
2. Nico's doctor stopping by and giving us a feeding plan.
3. Staying at the hospital for a couple extra hours and getting another feeding in.
4. Amazon Prime Now carrying the pumping bra, so I could get and use it quickly.
5. Rib tacos and fried egg sandwich for dinner.
6. Big poop diapers.

A year ago today.

8/18/17

1. Getting a breakfast taco.
2. My mom bringing ribs for lunch.
3. Getting some good naps in.
4. Hospital lactation consultant coming by.
5. Dan staying the night.
6. Nursing going better.

A year ago today.

8/17/17

1. Superb coaching and support by JC and Dan.
2. Really supportive L&D nurses and on-call doctor.
3. Nico born!
4. My mom and sister getting back from Seattle and bringing food.
5. Soft post-bath baby hair.
6. My sister staying the night with me to help out.

A year ago today.

8/16/17

1. My sister frying up an egg for me for breakfast.
2. Running a couple loads of laundry.
3. Getting an open machine at Modern Domestic.
4. Getting a massage.
5. Picking up a chocolate chip cookie from The Arrow Coffeehouse.
6. Starting labor!

A year ago today.

8/15/17

1. Dan helping me go back to sleep.
2. Getting an appointment to see the on-call doctor.
3. Getting a ride from my mom and sister in time before they were going to head to Seattle.
4. Calling Modern Domestic to check on space instead of just heading over there to find that it was too busy.
5. Finishing watching Shetland.
6. Walking over to the library.

A year ago today.

8/14/17

1. Cool temperatures!
2. Stopping by TP's to say hi to ex-Relics and give JG the t-shirt.
3. Dan giving us a ride back from Pok Pok Noi.
4. My sister successfully rebooking herself onto a different route to not get in too late.
5. My mom coming with me to this week's doctor's appointment.
6. Roasting the frozen butternut squash working out pretty well.

A year ago today.

8/13/17

1. Finding cherries still available at the farmers market!
2. Getting a breakfast burrito.
3. Making the binding for the sunflower quilt.
4. Housekeeping service cleaning up the rooms our visitors will be staying in.
5. Spending most of the afternoon at Modern Domestic working on the quilt.
6. Watching Shetland while ripping out some of the stitching on the quilt.

A year ago today.

8/12/17

1. Having leftovers from yesterday's lunch and dinner for breakfast.
2. Cool temperatures while it was overcast in the morning.
3. Managing to walk through all of the Alberta Street Fair.
4. Finishing the quilting on my sunflower quilt! Now to make and attach the binding.
5. Not trying to squeeze in an extra small task at the sewing studio before Dan picked me up and thus getting outside on time.
6. Successfully swapping out the locks on the front door.

A year ago today.

8/11/17

1. Squad meeting wrapping up quickly.
2. Getting lunch with KL.
3. Perfect timing on getting picked up by Dan from the yellow line stop.
4. Going to the Friday Night Sewcial at Modern Domestic and making good progress on my sunflower quilt.
5. Finding my Madewell packable straw hat on the hat rack!
6. Getting ribs and mac & cheese for dinner at Podnah's Pit.

A year ago today.

8/10/17

1. Amused by a dog hanging out in the driver's seat of a car.
2. Going to prenatal yoga.
3. My yoga teacher bringing out my Anne of Green Gables hat before I'd left it behind.
4. Walking up to Skidmore to drop off mail.
5. Dan picking up roti for dinner for me.
6. Getting our wills witnessed and signed.

A year ago today.

8/9/17

1. Another good night's rest!
2. Having a lot of fresh fruit (mango, peaches, blueberries) with Greek yogurt for breakfast.
3. Cups of tea settling the lingering cough.
4. Feeling less stiff after sitting on the yoga ball for a bit.
5. Getting through a bunch of work training modules faster than I had expected.
6. Make buttered toast and scrambled eggs with variety of freezer peppers and other vegetables for dinner.

A year ago today.

8/8/17

1. Feeling better rested after waking up than in the last few days.
2. Pretty simple overall to make Melissa Clark's roasted ratatouille with fresh polenta recipe.
3. Getting myself to go to prenatal yoga despite not having a ride.
4. Grabbing dinner at XLB.
5. Dan getting me another watermelon.
6. Actually feeling sleepy at a reasonable hour.

A year ago today.

8/7/17

1. Team planning meeting being pretty quick.
2. Reading Sleeping Giants.
3. Dan giving me a ride to my doctor's appointment.
4. Learning that I'm already a bit dilated.
5. Getting pizza, non-caffeinated bubble tea, and a chocolate chip cookie for dinner.
6. Running into another pregnant Intrepid PDX gym member at the Comfort Massage for Labor class.

A year ago today.

8/6/17

1. Feeling better after lying down and reading for a bit.
2. Getting to the farmers market before it closed.
3. Making quite a lot of progress on the sunflower quilt using Modern Domestic studio time.
4. Dan making pasta and meatballs for dinner.
5. Working on the map quilt while starting to re-watching Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
6. Ironing and using basting spray on the rest of the sunflower quilt after Dan had cleaned the kitchen.

A year ago today.

8/5/17

1. Snatching a couple more intervals of sleep in the morning after a restless night.
2. Skipping prenatal yoga in favor of working on sewing.
3. Making it to my eyebrow appointment on time.
4. Returning the Nordstrom order in person rather than needing to wait for an opportunity to go to the post office.
5. Finding another movie theater with plenty of good seating to see Dunkirk.
6. Picking up fresh corn and Brussel sprouts at New Seasons to cobble together a dinner.

A year ago today.

8/4/17

1. Retro meeting ending early enough that I had plenty of time to get to ME Fitness.
2. Getting a massage.
3. Picking up an iced chai and a peach tart from the new coffeehouse next to the studio.
4. Picking out supplies at Modern Domestic for the USA map quilt.
5. Doing some sewing repairs and alterations that I'd left for a few months.
6. Taking advantage of Dan being out late to use the whole kitchen counter for laying out the quilts and using the new can of basting spray.

A year ago today.

8/3/17

1. Not even noticing when Dan was working from the back room on the first floor.
2. Dan giving me a ride to prenatal yoga.
3. Yoga studio being kept at a pretty cool temperature.
4. Fair amount of lower back stretching at yoga.
5. Having kept the styrofoam swamp cooler around to pass on to ZK when she wanted to try it.
6. Continuing to camp out downstairs to be able to sleep.

A year ago today.

8/2/17

1. Successfully figuring out the ActiveRecord queries to run.
2. Ladies lunch with KL/ZK/AH.
3. Trying out a nearby Ethiopian restaurant, Gojo.
4. Getting a giant iced tea and a chocolate chip cookie from Starbucks while waiting for my roots to bleach.
5. Getting my hair chopped off!
6. Decently cool downstairs still.

A year ago today.

8/1/17

1. Feeling much better and sleeping through most of the night thanks to taking Nyquil.
2. Making breakfast tacos.
3. Validation from my manager and co-worker on what I've been working on.
4. Staying pretty cool inside all day.
5. ZK stopping by.
6. Catching up with CC.

A year ago today.