10/31/17

1. Nice long morning nap together.
2. Learning new exercises from a new lactation consultant.
3. Hanging out in the sun at the local park again.
4. Ordering baby items for Dan to pick up at the Wilsonville Target.
5. Actually getting some trick-or-treaters.
6. Finding time to make the pressure cooker Colombian chicken stew in the evening.

A year ago today.

10/30/17

1. Finishing pumping and morning chores right before Nico woke up.
2. Starting to read Book of Dust.
3. Taking Nico out in time to sit in the sun in the park for awhile.
4. Dan taking Nico out for another afternoon walk so I could take a long nap.
5. Having biscuits with the chicken lentil stew from last night.
6. Some more successful latching in the bath tonight.

A year ago today.

10/29/17

1. Getting a breakfast burrito at the farmers market.
2. Picking up an extra changing pad from the Buy Nothing group.
3. Someone picking up the two bags of baby clothes.
4. Making a tasty chicken lentil stew in the Instant Pot that came together pretty quickly and easily.
5. Also making one-pot farro with tomatoes and my mom's basil pork recipe.
6. Deciding to leave the dishes for the next morning and just go to bed.

A year ago today.

10/28/17

1. Dan and I having a good heart-to-heart talk.
2. Dan's dad meeting Nico for the first time.
3. The others taking Nico out for his afternoon walk while I got a pumping session in.
4. Chocolate olive oil cake coming out better than I expected for a vegan cake.
5. Making it to ZK's Halloween party in our family costume.
6. Nico nursing for a sustained period of time in the bath!

A year ago today.

10/27/17

1. Dan taking the morning feed when I woke up later than usual.
2. Sunny and warm out.
3. Trying out Coco Donuts lavender hot chocolate and donuts.
4. Catching a bit of the sun at the park still.
5. Taking an early evening nap.
6. Ramen with leftover ribs and soybeans from the freezer for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/26/17

1. Co-sleeping to get another 2 hours in after the morning feed.
2. Successfully lulling Nico back into another sleep cycle for a long afternoon nap.
3. Getting retired baby clothes put away finally.
4. Discovering baby tracker apps have widgets for one-handed updating.
5. KL and MB thinking to include me for work swag ordering.
6. Got the oven temperature right to get ribs falling off the bone this time.

A year ago today.

10/25/17

1. Going back to bed after my morning pump more quickly than I usually do.
2. Beautifully sunny in the morning when we needed to be out anyway.
3. Making it to Luna Wellness (mostly) on time even with walking over and managing Nico by myself.
4. Long afternoon co-sleeping nap.
5. Quite good dinners from Munchery, chorizo breakfast tacos and salmon with cider cream sauce.
6. Finishing the baby balaclava.

A year ago today.

10/24/17

1. Nico doing great playing by himself so I could get some more sleep and chores done.
2. Getting 3 loads of laundry done.
3. Taking advantage of the sunny weather and hanging out at the small local park.
4. Putting "sleep when the baby sleeps" into practice to get a restorative 30 minute late afternoon nap.
5. Having had the foresight to order two dinners for myself from Munchery.
6. Finishing re-arranging the current set of baby clothes.

A year ago today.

10/23/17

1. Having multiple servings of Dan's fried rice.
2. Beautiful and sunny fall day.
3. Getting a massage.
4. Reading my book while Nico napped on me.
5. Stopping by TP/JT's when taking Nico for a walk around the block.
6. Making tomatoes and eggs with ramen for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/22/17

1. Getting a breakfast burrito from the farmers market.
2. Going for a bike ride for the first time in months.
3. No wait even at the official Verizon Wireless store at the mall.
4. Setting up my Google Pixel.
5. Going for a walk as a family over to the library.
6. Taking a supervised nap with Nico on the couch.

A year ago today.

10/21/17

1. Mixed leftovers ramen for lunch better than last night's.
2. Getting two naps in, early and late afternoon.
3. ZK stopping by for a visit.
4. Getting out for a brief walk still despite the rain.
5. Dan making chicken provencal for dinner.
6. Reading bedtime stories.

A year ago today.

10/20/17

1. Pulling out the ponte blazer I made to look more put together.
2. Dan getting home in time for me to get a pumping session in before physical therapy.
3. Stopping by Powell's and Penzey's finally.
4. Picking up a remainders copy of First & Then, just because.
5. Streetcar + #6 bus timing pretty well to not take too long to get home.
6. Nico taking a couple longer naps throughout the day.

A year ago today.

10/19/17

1. Being right about middle-of-the-night fussy sleep due to Nico being cold.
2. Falling back asleep for a bit before Nico was up for the day.
3. Taiwanese pork sauce with rice and broccoli for lunch.
4. Making it outside, despite the rain, to drop off a book at a free library box.
5. Making my mom's ribs for dinner.
6. Nico really exercising his limbs, very cutely, post-bathtime.

A year ago today.

10/18/17

1. Another full night's sleep from Nico.
2. Deciding to skip the breastfeeding support group meeting in favor of a more relaxed pace for the morning.
3. Taking a solid late afternoon nap.
4. Dan asking whether he was doing enough.
5. Happy evening baby.
6. Figuring out how to chart a moving 5-day average of pump outputs.

A year ago today.

10/17/17

1. Nico truly sleeping through the night--11pm to 5:40am!
2. Getting another hour of sleep in before Nico was up again.
3. Timing my daytime pump sessions pretty well in-between his short naps.
4. Still getting outside for the daily afternoon walk around the block using the Tula and large rainbow umbrella against the drizzle.
5. Getting through my first day being with the baby entirely by myself!
6. Oxtail soup with ramen and broccoli rabe for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/16/17

1. One more lovely sunny fall day.
2. Nico holding up better this time for the walk to the library and back.
3. Taking a late afternoon nap.
4. Finishing off red roast duck curry from last week.
5. Remembering to have my mom help me wind another skein of yarn for the baby balaclava.
6. Finishing watching the last bit of The Godfather.

A year ago today.

10/15/17

1. Lovely sunny clear day.
2. Getting breakfast burritos with my mom at the farmers market.
3. LU and EA visiting.
4. Making double chocolate banana bread in a quest to use my KitchenAid mixer more.
5. Nico smiling happily during our evening bath.
6. Succeeding in fixing my photo printer.

A year ago today.

10/14/17

1. Printer error being a paper jam that I could fix and not the toner running out.
2. Starting two knitting projects.
3. Finding out that Amazon would let me return the KitchenAid bowl covers without needing to mail them back.
4. Taking a nap with Nico on the couch while Dan kept a lookout.
5. Red-braised pork with rice for dinner.
6. Finally getting to watch The Godfather.

A year ago today.

10/13/17

1. Nico sleeping through until Dan's wakeup time.
2. Heating up red roast duck curry with rice for a quick breakfast.
3. Nico entertaining himself for a bit while I started working on reorganizing my dresser.
4. Physical therapist saying I was doing the home exercises correctly.
5. Having a Feelings Talk with Dan.
6. Taking a late afternoon nap.

A year ago today.

10/12/17

1. Exchanging emails with BBL about floor beds for babies.
2. Successfully installing the car seat in my mom's rental car.
3. Managing to get to the chiropractor right on time.
4. Nico being calm throughout that whole trip.
5. Red roast duck curry for lunch.
6. Dan taking care of the witching hour fussiness while I fell asleep.

A year ago today.

10/11/17

1. Nico getting up just once at night, which Dan handled.
2. A break in the drizzle to walk over to the library.
3. Getting sustained and deeper latches for the first time!
4. Catching up with EN and AQ.
5. My mom making fried chicken for dinner.
6. Finding the children's book I had in mind for sale on Amazon.

A year ago today.

10/10/17

1. Putting "sleep when the baby sleeps" into practice for the early morning sessions.
2. Additional Dr. Brown's bottle nipples arriving.
3. Getting some nursing practice in.
4. Not needing to worry about food or dishes, thanks to my mom.
5. Taking a late afternoon nap.
6. Nico having a focused conversation with my mom, so cute.

A year ago today.

10/9/17

1. Oxtails with broccoli rabe and ramen for lunch.
2. My mom helping me do the baby bottle dishes.
3. Getting out to the Tea Bar for a pumpkin spice bubble tea.
4. Taking a nap in the late afternoon.
5. Re-organizing the chest freezer.
6. Easier evening than afternoon.

A year ago today.

10/8/17

1. My mom coming back for another visit.
2. Choosing to take a nap instead of going to the farmers market.
3. Neighbor immediately bringing by the extra Dr. Brown's bottles so that we tripled how many we had of those.
4. Waking up to find that Dan had done the set of bottle dishes.
5. Having two nursing sessions that were much calmer.
6. Successfully taking a bath with the baby.

A year ago today.

10/7/17

1. Finding the missing matching Pikachu sock.
2. Dan finding a store in town that sells the feeding tubes.
3. Having a housekeeper come to clean the kitchen and bathrooms before my mom's visit.
4. Everyone enjoying my mom's ribs for dinner.
5. Reading encouraging post-tongue tie breastfeeding stories on blogs.
6. Nico staying asleep until Dan had come back from dropping off his aunt at the airport.

A year ago today.

10/6/17

1. Nico sleeping 5 hours straight through!
2. Prioritizing tasks correctly to leave the house on time for physical therapy.
3. Another beautifully sunny day out.
4. Interesting and soothing exercises at physical therapy appointment.
5. Taking an evening nap.
6. Making a purple plum torte cake in stages throughout the day.

A year ago today.

10/5/17

1. Two long stretches of sleep in a row, at the perfect desired times.
2. Going for our afternoon walk using the Tula.
3. TP sending me off with freshly picked cherry tomatoes from his garden.
4. Picking up a Halloween costume for Nico from the Buy Nothing group and meeting a neighbor who's also from NJ and with a young baby.
5. Having a brainwave for where the USB adapter for my Bluetooth headset would have been.
6. Successful feeding + nursing practice on my own.

A year ago today.

10/4/17

1. Getting 5 hours of sleep in a row!
2. Things feeling more manageable with Dan working from home.
3. Getting my eyebrows done quickly and pleasantly with LA's lady.
4. Getting lunch with ND to talk career planning.
5. Meeting another parent just down the block from us and getting a bunch of free cloth diapers and diaper pail.
6. Getting a nap in in the afternoon.

A year ago today.

10/3/17

1. Uber rides at a 50% discount.
2. Folding in getting the flu shot while at my 6-week postpartum checkup.
3. Canning the peach butter right before MS arrived.
4. MS cutting us a break on the visit and supply costs.
5. Managing to take a nap while waiting for my roots to bleach.
6. Dan giving me a ride back from the salon.

A year ago today.

10/2/17

1. Processing the batch of peaches to make peach butter.
2. Timing pump sessions pretty well around Nico's naps.
3. Making my mom's Taiwanese meat sauce recipe and using up more CSA meat.
4. Fitting the 4lbs. of frozen jalapenos into 5 pint jars for canning into pickled hot pepper rings.
5. Finishing all the other cooking projects for the day.
6. Getting through Dan's first day back at work ok.

A year ago today.

10/1/17

1. Making chicken stock in the slow cooker.
2. Indulging finally in a breakfast burrito and kombucha at the farmers market.
3. Picking up a 10# box of peaches for $20.
4. Scoring a bottle warmer off the Buy Nothing group.
5. Taking a late afternoon nap.
6. Re-discovering the remaining Tim Tam that ZK had brought over.

A year ago today.

9/30/17

1. Landlord patching the kitchen sink.
2. Going on a walk with Nico in the stroller to library.
3. Nice sunny weather out.
4. Spatchcocking a CSA chicken.
5. Getting the frozen jalapenos sliced and prepped for making pickled hot pepper rings.
6. Prepping the leftover carrots in the fridge.

A year ago today.

9/29/17

1. Dan and RC taking care of the baby for most of the day.
2. Holding a peacefully sleeping baby in my arms.
3. Getting dressed up and going out for a date night.
4. Discovering the best Italian restaurant in Portland in Enzo's Caffe Italiano.
5. Picking up a pint of Cinnamon Snickerdoodle ice cream from Salt & Straw.
6. Dan reminding me to change back into baby-safe clothes once we got home. 

A year ago today.