1/31/18

1. Feeling better after snoozing for a bit between 7 and 8.
2. The new Merlin suit working out well for naps.
3. RC folding last night's laundry for me.
4. Making up some ramen to supplement my lunch.
5. RC getting Nico down for an independent third nap.
6. Making fried rice for dinner.

A year ago today.

1/30/18

1. Productively getting up for the day after 6:30 feeding.
2. Remembering to swap out for my computer glasses before starting work.
3. Both new Baby Merlin suits arriving today to be able to compare and get one in the wash.
4. Finishing up the copying over portion of the project before wrapping up the day.
5. Naps on schedule.
6. Dressform getting sold.

A year ago today.

1/29/18

1. Overnight nursing sessions in the Lotus and Baby Merlin sleep suit working out fine.
2. Fitting in nursing throughout my workday without too much distraction.
3. Eventually succeeding at updating the tools on my system.
4. Finding a steady work pace throughout the afternoon.
5. Having an apple and sunbutter for an afternoon snack.
6. Dan getting Nico's third nap right on time in the Tula.

A year ago today.

1/28/18

1. Dan making meatballs and chicken & broccoli pasta.
2. Nico cooperating surprisingly well in getting onto the target schedule.
3. Not taking too long to move my work desk into the back room.
4. Reading books from the Kindle Klub.
5. Discovering more leftover risotto from last weekend and finishing it off.
6. Dan succeeding at having Nico fall asleep in the Lotus for bedtime.

A year ago today.

1/27/18

1. Succeeding at having Nico take the first two naps in the Lotus crib.
2. Going to dance class for the first time in months and months!
3. Someone offering up a breakfast in bed tray for us to use as Nico's dining table.
4. Finally getting around to picking up my contacts order.
5. Succeeding at getting in the third nap.
6. Instant Pot chicken adobo turning out quite well.

A year ago today.

1/26/18

1. Getting a good start to the day with unpacking, showering, and breakfast while RC took Nico out for a walk.
2. Getting a bulgogi burrito and Korean tacos for lunch.
3. Sorting through my makeup/hair tools and listing the vanity on craigslist.
4. Nico making up sleep for the day with a 3 hour late afternoon nap.
5. Biking over to New Seasons quickly to pick up andouille sausage.
6. Cooking up curry fried rice for dinner for all of us.

A year ago today.

1/25/18

1. Getting some sleep in during the flights.
2. Middle seat on the ATL-PDX being free again.
3. Getting a burrito at the airport for lunch.
4. Nico getting back to nursing without issue, phew.
5. Taking a nap in the afternoon once I got home.
6. Realizing that I'd pumped enough on the flights not to need to pump in the evening.

A year ago today.

1/24/18

1. Picking up biscuit sandwiches again for breakfast.
2. Realizing my Milkstork packing mistake in time to fix it and settle getting the package picked up.
3. Having my leftover Cuban sandwich for yesterday to supplement lunch.
4. Easygoing session on Elixir in the afternoon.
5. Going on a walking 1:1 with my manager.
6. Amazing food at dinner, best fried green tomatoes and shrimp & grits that I've ever had!

A year ago today.

1/23/18

1. Feeling pretty good in the morning despite getting in so late.
2. Walking out to a view of palm trees and water.
3. Ordering biscuit sandwiches for pickup.
4. Private room to use in the AirBnB for pumping.
5. Playing Codenames.
6. Great appetizers at the team dinner.

A year ago today.

1/22/18

1. Long peaceful morning nap from Nico before I headed out.
2. Really nice lactation room at PDX, clean and had a sink.
3. Buying several tamales to bring onto the airplane.
4. Middle seat in my row staying empty.
5. The other passenger in my row also needing to pump during the flight.
6. Fitting in a pump session and getting food during the layover in Atlanta.

A year ago today.

1/21/18

1. Getting to sleep an extra hour in the morning.
2. Ironing and pinning quilt block rows during the afternoon nap.
3. Being able to meet the nanny from the agency.
4. Dan making chicken fajitas for dinner.
5. Dan taking over making Instant Pot risotto when I needed to go feed Nico and get him down for the third nap.
6. Fitting all the backup pumping supplies and clothes for the offsite into a small suitcase still.

A year ago today.

1/20/18

1. Nico not having stranger danger with Dan's aunt.
2. Enough remaining ribs and ramen to share.
3. Picking up a nursing cover I'll be able to keep.
4. Dan making chicken noodle soup for dinner.
5. Clearing out the fridge.
6. Cooking up the cabbage my mom left in the rib sauce, as she suggested.

A year ago today.

1/19/18

1. Finishing watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
2. Starch spray and ironing the border quilt blocks at Modern Domestic.
3. Nico being very patient while I did this ironing.
4. Making rib tacos for myself as a late lunch/early dinner.
5. Dan giving me a ride to the salon.
6. Getting my hair done.

A year ago today.

1/18/18

1. Nico taking a two hour morning nap.
2. Watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
3. Making it over to pick up the sleep sack despite the drizzle.
4. Dan picking up the nursing scarf a neighbor was lending me.
5. Making ramen and bok choy with ribs for dinner.
6. Finishing sewing up the whole block rows.

A year ago today.

1/17/18

1. Having set an alarm to make sure I got up in time to get to eyebrow appointment, even after sleeping in.
2. No baby emergencies while recording the podcast.
3. Long morning and afternoon baby naps.
4. Getting a massage.
5. Rib tacos with broccoli rabe for dinner.
6. Finishing catching up on Call the Midwife.

A year ago today.

1/16/18

1. Longest stretches of sleep at night in awhile.
2. Nico taking a whopper two hour nap in the morning!
3. Taking packages over to the UPS store and picking up books from the library.
4. My mom taking Nico out for a second afternoon walk.
5. Nico taking another long nap in the stroller.
6. Pinning and sewing the rest of the quilt blocks.

A year ago today.

1/15/18

1. Sleeping in for an extra hour.
2. Watching more Call the Midwife.
3. Getting all the quilt block halves sewn and ironed.
4. Very successful nap day.
5. Syncing up to do a video chat catchup with AQ.
6. Hopping in the shower quickly, now that we have a new bath routine.

A year ago today.

1/14/18

1. Sunny day again.
2. Potential nanny being very patient.
3. Getting a long second nap out of Nico eventually.
4. Dropping by ZK's longarm class at Modern Domestic for at least a bit.
5. Watching Call the Midwife on Dan's tablet while sewing.
6. Finishing sewing a baby size quilt's worth of blocks and pinning the rest.

A year ago today.

1/13/18

1. Sunny and warm day.
2. Taking Nico out forward-facing in the Baby K'Tan to the nearby park.
3. Dan cleaning up the bedroom for me.
4. Taking photos to document the bedroom in this apartment.
5. Ironing quilt block pieces going faster than I had expected.
6. Ordering supplies for pumping while away.

A year ago today.

1/12/18

1. My mom taking Nico in the morning and letting me get another hour of sleep.
2. Getting a long morning nap out of Nico.
3. Having the time to being a sounding board for EL.
4. My mom returning some pants to J.Crew for me.
5. Nico catching up on sleep with a long nap in the stroller.
6. Selling the nursing chair for close to what we paid for it.

A year ago today.

1/11/18

1. Feeling reasonably full with two fried egg sandwiches for breakfast.
2. Beef ramen soup for lunch.
3. Getting two loads of laundry done.
4. Doing all 3 naps independently today.
5. Fried rice for dinner with leftover roast chicken thrown in for a bit more protein.
6. Pinning together more quilt blocks.

A year ago today.

1/10/18

1. Peaceful naptimes.
2. First two naps going on close to 1.5 hours each!
3. Getting out for two walks again.
4. Picking up some pump adapters.
5. Getting a batch of sewing done.
6. Lamb meatballs in red curry for dinner.

A year ago today.

1/9/18

1. Sleeping in until almost 9.
2. Getting two independent, hour-long naps in the new sleep suit!
3. Dropping off ballots and packages at the Whole Foods complex.
4. Getting approvals for my return to work plans.
5. Timing working out well for nursing before a meeting and putting Nico down for a nap afterwards.
6. Another peaceful bedtime.

A year ago today.

1/8/18

1. Napping myself during the first nap of the day.
2. Taking care of looking over December's expenses.
3. Thinking to look on craigslist for the Merlin sleep suit.
4. Eventually succeeding at getting a fourth nap out of Nico.
5. Yaki-soba with some smaller oxtails and chicken for dinner.
6. Peaceful bedtime.

A year ago today.

1/7/18

1. Falling back asleep in the morning all the way until basically the first nap.
2. Getting some paperwork printed out and taken care of.
3. Chicken salad sandwiches for lunch.
4. Resting in the afternoon rather than pushing myself to get to the longarm class.
5. Nico catching up on sleep finally with a long nap in the stroller.
6. Feeling heard and supported in Facebook support groups.

A year ago today.

1/6/18

1. Getting another hour of sleep in the morning.
2. Oxtail and pig's ears for lunch.
3. Finishing reading Oathbringer.
4. My mom and Nico enjoying each other's company.
5. 3rd and 4th naps of the day being peaceful from nursing to sleep.
6. Ribs for dinner.

A year ago today.

1/5/18

1. Dan getting some promising leads.
2. Having a chorizo breakfast burrito for lunch.
3. My mom arriving ok despite snow on east coast.
4. Nico not getting stranger danger with my mom.
5. Getting a nice long nap for myself in the afternoon.
6. Thoroughly washing my hair.

A year ago today.

1/4/18

1. Being able to fall back asleep in the morning.
2. At least getting a really long nap to bank sleep hours after the naptime process was a disaster.
3. Having Oathbringer to read on my phone while stuck in baby nap jail.
4. Ordering delivery of burritos and tacos from The Spicy Spoon.
5. Remembering to set out bags of stuff to give away.
6. Dan getting everything requested from Uwajimaya.

A year ago today.

1/3/18

1. Spending time reading books together.
2. Putting up the rest of the items in the back room on the Buy Nothing post.
3. Housekeeping service coming by.
4. Ironing currently sewn blocks during the second nap of the day.
5. Having enough time to shovel lunch in before needing to nurse.
6. Getting a hour-long late afternoon nap out of Nico.

A year ago today.

1/2/18

1. Watching more Peaky Blinders while pinning blocks.
2. Getting up the energy to clean up the downstairs and start taking documentation photos.
3. Didn't have to fight to get a fourth nap in since he fell asleep nursing.
4. Starting to put stuff in the back room up on the Buy Nothing group.
5. Dan getting home a little earlier than usual to start bedtime not too late.
6. Getting back into coding practice with solving days 1 and 2 of Advent of Code.

A year ago today.

1/1/18

1. Fireworks at midnight not waking Nico up.
2. Getting one more day of sleeping in in the morning before Dan goes back to work.
3. Writing up a blog post with pregnancy advice I'd saved up for awhile.
4. ZK visiting.
5. Watching the latest season of Peaky Blinders.
6. Sewing all the currently pinned blocks.

A year ago today.

12/31/17

1. Breakfast of grits, frittata, kimchi, and blueberry muffins.
2. Reading You Take It From Here.
3. Starting the latest season of Peaky Blinders while Dan took Nico out for a walk.
4. Working on more pinning for my quilt.
5. Quickly selling the baby scale.
6. A completely peaceful bedtime, unlike the last couple nights.

A year ago today.

Top good things in 2017:

1. Having Nico.
2. Landing the remote job with Heroku.
3. Having many visits from family to help.
4. Succeeding at not having to exclusively pump anymore.
5. Seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London.
6. Discovering the local Buy Nothing group for giving/receiving items with neighbors.