9/28/17

1. Restful sleep after an early morning pumping session.
2. Finding a way to feed the baby while in the car and calming him.
3. Making it to the bodywork appointment on time.
4. Chiropractor saying that his tongue looks like it's healing well.
5. Getting another pretty good nursing session in.
6. Dan making the new format of baby activity tracking chart.

A year ago today.

9/27/17

1. Gorgeous sunny day out.
2. Really educational first session with a physical therapist.
3. Dan giving me rides to/from PT.
4. Taking Nico out for a walk.
5. Taking a long afternoon nap.
6. Feeling much less stressed with Dan's aunt helping with soothing the baby.

A year ago today.

9/26/17

1. Nico falling asleep after Dan left for the airport, when I desperately needed to sleep a bit more.
2. Getting a big load of laundry done for myself.
3. Making burgers for lunch without setting off the smoke alarm.
4. Having a really good nursing practice session, best one in over a week!
5. Happening to bring compost out and remembering my Munchery delivery before it had been sitting outside in the sun for too long.
6. Remembering the spaghetti squash casserole before it burned too badly.

A year ago today.

9/25/17

1. Only one nighttime wakeup!
2. Watching a couple episodes of The Good Place with Dan.
3. Doctor saying screenshots from the video were good enough to say that Nico's mouth is healing well.
4. Remembering to put the large sheets in the wash.
5. Nico cooperating pretty well during the infant CPR class.
6. Infant CPR class instructor breaking things down to first principles quite well.

A year ago today.

9/24/17

1. Finding another Tiny Love Rocker Napper on craigslist that was the same price and in better condition, after the posting I originally found had expired.
2. Successfully handling most of the waketimes throughout the afternoon.
3. Dan making broccoli rabe pasta and more meatballs.
4. Feeling better after taking an evening break to eat and read Deathly Hallows by myself.
5. Only needing to do 6 pumping sessions now.
6. Figuring out how to disassemble the rocker to wash the fabric parts.

A year ago today.

9/23/17

1. Dan taking care of all the wakings so that I slept until 11.
2. Feeling ahead on the pumping/dish washing schedule.
3. The HMs coming over for a visit.
4. Getting through cooking/prepping the meat I'd had in the fridge.
5. Feeling satiated after eating 3 pork chops.
6. Model baby Nico for EA/ZK's visit.

A year ago today.

9/22/17

1. Getting a massage.
2. Treating myself to a chai from Arrow Coffeehouse.
3. Handling Dan being out running errands pretty easily thanks to the Tula keeping Nico asleep.
4. Learning that my cousin's kid also had a tongue tie.
5. Getting through the stretching exercises more quickly.
6. Declaring bankruptcy on most email newsletters/unread blogs.

A year ago today.

9/21/17

1. Lulling Nico to sleep pretty quickly in the middle of the night feed by having him fall asleep on me in the baby carrier position.
2. Going back to sleep after having breakfast.
3. Nico seeming to have an easier time of it today.
4. Getting enough energy to do a bit of vacuuming downstairs.
5. Getting a late afternoon nap in.
6. Dan heating up the quiche his mom made.

A year ago today.

9/20/17

1. Finding that Dan had set up the slow cooker oatmeal last night.
2. Getting to the appointment a bit early, despite leaving the house a bit late, thanks to lack of traffic
3. Having Dan's support in getting through the frenotomy for Nico.
4. Stopping by New Seasons to pick up coconut oil when we'd have to wait out the heavy rain a bit anyway.
5. Managing getting Nico in and out of the car ok, despite the rain.
6. Making ramen with Swiss chard and meatballs for dinner.

A year ago today.

9/19/17

1. Sleeping in until 10.
2. Staying home in the morning rather than rushing out to the new mom support group.
3. Successfully massaging out a plugged duct.
4. Re-reading The Queen of Attolia and understanding a lot more of it this time around.
5. Making the roasted butternut squash curry out of Made in India, which was both quick and tasty!
6. Using farmers market watermelon with my daily beet/carrot/banana smoothie.

A year ago today.

9/18/17

1. Landlord coming by and fixing the light/fan switches in the second upstairs bedroom.
2. Eventually successfully placing an order for being in CC's wedding.
3. Using up the rest of the healthcare FSA funds for the year on another hospital bill.
4. Managing an early evening nap.
5. Defaulting to 4oz feedings working pretty well.
6. Fitting a couple more items into our larger trash bin for the biweekly pickup.

A year ago today.

9/17/17

1. Nico staying asleep while Dan was out at mass, so I was able to get a bunch of cleaning done.
2. A stranger ceding the last package of ramen to me.
3. Buying several pounds of very ripe donut peaches and white nectarines at a discount price.
4. Being offered a pre-halved spaghetti squash for free as I was leaving the market.
5. Nico falling asleep like magic the first time that Dan used the Tula.
6. Dropping down to 7 pumping sessions a day.

A year ago today.

9/16/17

1. Nico having just one middle-of-the-night waking, which didn't take too long.
2. Making it to a baby carrier intro class at Milagros that was really helpful and practical.
3. Finding a baby carrier with infant insert on craigslist at a good price.
4. Sorting through and organizing the baby clothes stash with Dan.
5. Dan making lentils and meatballs.
6. Nico sleeping well through the afternoon.

A year ago today.

9/15/17

1. Bringing Nico out on a stroller ride around the neighborhood.
2. Lovely sunny but not hot weather out.
3. Taking a quick afternoon nap.
4. Thorough discussion with MS during another home visit.
5. Making butternut squash soup.
6. Shortening my evening routine and going to sleep earlier than usual.

A year ago today.

9/14/17

1. Sleeping in until 11.
2. Having a day with no appointments at all.
3. Taking another nap in the afternoon.
4. Getting a stash of baby socks and mittens off the Buy Nothing group before we were about to buy new ones.
5. Finding more oxtails in the soup, not just chicken.
6. Clearing out a lot of space in the chest freezer.

A year ago today.

9/13/17

1. Dan getting snack and watermelon provisions.
2. Chicken salad sandwiches for lunch.
3. Taking a nap in the afternoon.
4. My sister appreciating the birthday Instagram photo.
5. Indulging in buying the newest Queen's Thief book, Thick as Thieves, instead of continuing to wait for it from the library.
6. Successfully rocking Nico to sleep twice!

A year ago today.

9/12/17

1. Making it to the new mom support group and feeling reassured after.
2. Nico being a model baby throughout the long visit and discussion at the pediatrician's.
3. Nico taking a long nap after getting home, almost 4 hours!
4. Taking a nap myself in the late afternoon.
5. Getting in a couple nursing sessions in even with everything else going on in the day.
6. Making chicken salad sandwiches for dinner from leftovers and pantry items.

A year ago today.

9/11/17

1. Dan getting back from the gym and letting me go snooze a bit more.
2. Nico seeming less tight at this week's bodywork appointment.
3. Taking an afternoon nap.
4. Eating well with fried rice and oxtail ramen noodle soup leftovers.
5. Starting to watch season 3 of Fresh Off the Boat.
6. Having a promising evening nursing session.

A year ago today.

9/10/17

1. Sleeping in until 10.
2. Temperatures staying cool enough for the second floor to be comfortable.
3. Successfully soothing Nico to stop crying and go to sleep with vigorous bouncing on the yoga ball.
4. Cleaning up and organizing the fridge.
5. KL/KG/ZK bringing me back cow chip cookies and scones from the Puyallup!
6. Taking Nico for a walk around the block in the Moby.

A year ago today.

9/9/17

1. AB coming by for a visit.
2. Having the Moby to help with calming Nico while I was home alone.
3. Watching Twilight as an indulgence.
4. BBL texting me support.
5. Still managing to fit in enough evening pumping sessions along with sitz bath, shower, and washing up/sterilizing everything.
6. Quick midnight feed by myself and back to sleep for Nico.

A year ago today.

9/8/17

1. My mom coming back just in time to give me a ride, so I wouldn't be late after all.
2. Meeting up with JW visiting in town.
3. Getting a chai bubble tea.
4. Taking a brief late afternoon nap.
5. Going for a walk to New Seasons in the cool evening.
6. New Seasons cashier giving us the tip of editing the email on our order to be able to use the $5 off $35 of purchases coupon we'd been aiming for.

A year ago today.

9/7/17

1. Dan getting Nico's official documents fixed.
2. Sleeping in a lot.
3. Taking an afternoon nap while Dan handled Nico's fussiness.
4. Going out for a pedicure with my mom.
5. Air quality improving and outside temperature dropping enough to open the windows for cooling off the upstairs again.
6. Feeling ahead on the bottle washing/pumping schedule.

A year ago today.

9/6/17

1. Managing ok upstairs despite the heat and poor air quality.
2. Getting out to the baby bodywork appointment.
3. Leftover red roast duck curry with rice for lunch.
4. Taking a nap on the couch with air conditioning.
5. Catching up on the baby stuff washing.
6. Watching Birdman in the evening.

A year ago today.

9/5/17

1. Sleeping in until 10.
2. Meat sauce with noodles and cucumbers for lunch and dinner.
3. Getting myself to make a bunch of necessary phone calls.
4. Taking a late afternoon nap on the couch where it was cool.
5. Dan going out to pick up another air filter.
6. Chilling on the couch with Nico sleeping in the Moby.

A year ago today.

9/4/17

1. Dan taking care of all the nighttime feeds.
2. Taking morning and afternoon naps.
3. Cuddling and playing with Nico.
4. Red roast duck curry for lunch.
5. Another postpartum visit with JC.
6. ZK stopping by for a visit.

A year ago today.

9/3/17

1. Sleeping in until 10.
2. Buying fruit and Swiss chard at the farmers market.
3. Getting dim sum with my mom.
4. Getting in a couple more nursing sessions using the tube.
5. Taking care of looking over our finances for the past month.
6. Finishing pumping and sterilizing the parts earlier than in the last few days.

A year ago today.

9/2/17

1. Settling Nico down during a 6am wakeup with some cuddling.
2. Re-reading The King of Attolia.
3. Finding that Dan had put everything back in the nursery already.
4. Lots of fun tummy time in the morning and evening.
5. Getting around to re-organizing the chest freezer finally.
6. Taking a late afternoon nap despite the warm room.

A year ago today.

9/1/17

1. Sleeping longer stretches thanks to Dan and my mother-in-law taking the night shift.
2. Going to Costco with my mom and buying a Vitamix at a great discount.
3. Getting another home visit from the lactation consultant and being told we're doing what we can on our side.
4. Giving Nico his first bath.
5. Reaching out for support.
6. Getting in a shower before bed.

A year ago today.

8/31/17

1. Having plenty of time to pull together the gift bag for JC.
2. Everything looking good to my doctor at the 2-week postpartum checkup.
3. Dropping off packages at the UPS store.
4. Sunny but not hot out while my mom and I sat outside for lunch.
5. Swaddling and other tutorials during JC's visit.
6. Watching all of A Few Good Men during Nico's evening nap.

A year ago today.