7/31/18

1. Dan taking over in the morning.
2. Nico still getting the naps he needed.
3. Being able to manage most of the support tickets in the queue.
4. Driving Dan to church.
5. Getting some local homemade ice cream at a shop across the street.
6. Managing to fit in making a frittata still even with the late evening.

A year ago today.

7/30/18

1. Getting up early and rested enough to eat breakfast and shower before CB arrived.
2. Using the morning time for a workout.
3. An anonymous Google doc set up to handle Q&A during a town hall.
4. Watching dance videos from Steezy.
5. Going for a quick walk outside.
6. Dan taking care of cleaning up the kitchen after dinner.

A year ago today.

7/29/18

1. Dan not needing to be out in the morning after all.
2. Taking Nico to the park, where it wasn't too hot for him in the shade at least.
3. Nico being in a really great, fun, giggly mood after his second nap.
4. Hearing from DH.
5. Watching Set It Up on Netflix and rather enjoying the comedic timing.
6. Going to sleep with the monitor off.

A year ago today.

7/28/18

1. Meeting JW and family at a park.
2. Trying some of their dosas.
3. Visiting RC/AB/VC.
4. Nico taking a better nap on the way home.
5. Taking advantage of KS' help to have dinner by myself.
6. Nico falling asleep without difficulty despite the change in bedtime routine.

A year ago today.

7/27/18

1. Continuing streak of no overnight nursing even with a 3:45am cry out.
2. Morning to myself after Dan took Nico out to the grocery store.
3. Finishing editing my talk proposal.
4. Going for a walk and sitting by the small pond.
5. Getting advice from AM.
6. Doing a workout after bedtime was done.

A year ago today.

7/26/18

1. Managing to get both daycare tours done still.
2. Dan and I being on the same page about the daycares.
3. Getting back right at the end of the first nap.
4. Making noodles to go with the rest of the red duck curry for lunch.
5. Getting a cost-of-living raise.
6. Sitting down and incorporating the edits into my talk proposal.

A year ago today.

7/25/18

1. Hearing great news from EL on her job hunt.
2. Taking time in the morning to do some exercises.
3. Ok for chickpeas to soak for a bit when I started them before remembering that the Instant Pot lid was in the dishwasher.
4. CB taking out a bunch of packages to return for me.
5. Dan taking Nico out to the library while I got the cooking done.
6. The black paper shades actually doing a decent job at reducing the light in my office from the streetlights.

A year ago today.

7/24/18

1. Fewer/shorter overnight wakeups for myself.
2. Getting a load of laundry done in the morning.
3. Finishing starting the onion masala in the Instant Pot before standup.
4. Afternoon meetings finishing early so I had some time to enjoy my lunch still.
5. Very little needed to assemble and finish the chana masala.
6. Frittata finishing right before the bath.

A year ago today.

7/23/18

1. Nico sleeping for 10 hours in a row without any crying out at all!!!
2. Only waking up a couple times myself and not getting up too early.
3. Remembering to make more rice in the morning.
4. Realizing that Korea was ahead of us in time zones for scheduling a late meeting.
5. Using knitting to help me focus.
6. Dan handling the post-bedtime overtired wakeup while I was on a work call.

A year ago today.

7/22/18

1. Another night without any overnight feedings.
2. Actually only waking up overnight once myself as well.
3. My mom coming over and making red roast duck curry and prepping ribs for us.
4. Going out to see a couple open houses in Yardley.
5. Getting to take a nap in the late afternoon.
6. Nico offering to share his toys for us to "eat" or teethe on.

A year ago today.

7/21/18

1. No feedings needed overnight!!!
2. Writing and publishing a blog post in the morning.
3. Going to dim sum with Nico and my sister and parents.
4. Having watermelon set aside for me in Holmdel.
5. Taking a nap while everyone else hung out.
6. KS/ES coming over and having some dinner with us.

A year ago today.

7/20/18

1. Night weaning actually seeming promising.
2. Nico going back to sleep easily even after waking up for food at 5:45am.
3. Getting a load of laundry done in the morning.
4. Dan picking up dinner for me from Afghan Kabob and Grill, which was quite good!
5. Finally getting around to vacuuming the bathroom.
6. Enjoying the cool evening weather with a quick walk outside.

A year ago today.

7/19/18

1. Making dumplings for breakfast when there weren't grits.
2. Getting Nico to sleep in the crib for both naps.
3. Taking Nico out of the stroller to watch the fountain by the pool.
4. Less food getting thrown on the floor.
5. Still getting a meditation session in at night.
6. Catching up with DH.

A year ago today.

7/18/18

1. Having extra time in the morning thanks to being able to schedule the backup care service to start at 8.
2. Enjoying reading Little Fires Everywhere.
3. Nico taking a really long afternoon nap to make up for the morning catnap.
4. Knitting while watching the Town Hall.
5. Dan taking care of running the air filter in the bedroom. 
6. Catching up with EN.

A year ago today.

7/17/18

1. Having a lot of time to read in the morning with the early wakeup.
2. Nico falling asleep early for his first nap to make up for the early wakeup.
3. Dan reminding me to make the ribs in the afternoon.
4. Helping EL figure out how to make it work.
5. Being able to press out a fair amount of liquid out of the fresh spinach, wilted in the microwave.
6. Taking the bad watermelon out and remembering to pick up a package at the same time.

A year ago today.

7/16/18

1. CB managing both naps well.
2. Afternoon block of meetings not being too bad.
3. Realizing I did not have enough eggs to make a frittata before I actually started chopping anything.
4. Dan cleaning the bedroom and washing the sheets.
5. Getting a poop right before bathtime.
6. Rewatching some Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

A year ago today.

7/15/18

1. Nico sleeping in until 8:30!
2. Going through my recent Modcloth and Nordstrom purchases and actually finding a few things that would work.
3. Dan taking Nico out to church and grocery stores, giving a lot of quiet time.
4. Getting around to reviewing finances for June.
5. Sitting by the Delaware River in the shade.
6. Talking over potential house options with my mom.

A year ago today.

7/14/18

1. Dan succeeding at getting a stroller first nap.
2. Getting to FreedomFest just before the start of the pig races.
3. KS at least enjoying the petting zoo a lot.
4. Picking up nectarines, cherries, and corn at the fair.
5. Nico eventually getting a second nap in the car.
6. Finishing watching The Big Sick.

A year ago today.

7/13/18

1. Having enough leftovers from my mom for lunch for both Dan and me.
2. Productive pairing throughout the day.
3. Getting a load of laundry done.
4. Going out to Roots for dinner.
5. Getting back with enough time to do baby-focused dinner still.
6. Starting to watch The Big Sick.

A year ago today.

7/12/18

1. Staying in the chat room long enough until one of the staff joined.
2. Making rice when I thought of it at lunch to not risk forgetting it later.
3. Having dumplings for lunch.
4. Figuring out several code fixes on my own.
5. Cool enough after work to go for a walk around the complex.
6. Having basil pork for dinner

A year ago today.

7/11/18

1. Having avocado with my grits to make up for not having kimchi.
2. Getting two naps out of Nico to make up for the early wakeup.
3. Digging out my knitting project.
4. Dan going out to Costco with Nico.
5. Having the cabbage turning out acceptably.
6. Peaceful bedtime.

A year ago today.

7/10/18

1. Pulling out my purple floral romper from Modcloth.
2. Finding a bunch of cute dresses and rompers that might be nursing-friendly at Nordstrom and Modcloth.
3. Getting help from EL on a ticket.
4. Informative session on the thinking that led to the multi-region API architecture planning.
5. Nico falling asleep early while nursing so that I had time in the evening to make a frittata still.
6. Dan putting away my food for me.

A year ago today.

7/9/18

1. Figuring out another misconfiguration status even with the time in the morning.
2. Red duck curry for lunch.
3. CB picking up packages delivered while we were gone.
4. CB getting Nico back to sleep. 
5. Dan making bok choy to go with dinner.
6. Dan's delivering his presentation on PA. 

A year ago today.

7/8/17

1. Meeting CB/PB at a diner.
2. Checking out Morristown.
3. Nico napping a lot in car. 
4. My mom bringing over lots of food. 
5. Unpacking quickly. 
6. Hanging out with everyone in my office. 

A year ago today.

7/7/18

1. Dan taking Nico to let me get more sleep in the morning.
2. Taking another nap.
3. Exploring small towns in MA and seeing mobiles.
4. Great BBQ and sides for dinner.
5. Cookie budder and chocolate with peanut butter dough ice cream.
6. Getting to chat with CH at the end of the party.

A year ago today.

7/6/18

1. Hancock Shaker Village happening to be free for the day.
2. Succeeding at keeping Nico awake on the ride back.
3. Taking a nap while Nico napped.
4. Fun places to crawl at children's museum.
5. Great grilled peach/caremelized onion/goat cheese/balsamic vinegar salad.
6. Pizza coming before we needed to leave.

A year ago today.

7/5/18

1. Not being too late even with doing all the packing in the morning. 
2. Dan doing the dishes before we left
3. Shake Shack at Woodbury Commons for lunch. 
4. Getting Nico some free movement time at the Carter store shoe section. 
5. Drive didn't feel too long. 
6. Going for a walk to the creek with Caitlin's family. 

A year ago today.

7/4/18

1. Being able to eat breakfast while Nico had an avocado pop.
2. Successfully getting Nico to a playground on my own.
3. Dan succeeding at getting a real nap for the day in the stroller.
4. Still being able to make the podcast recording.
5. Having a fun time playing with a giggly baby.
6. Taking Nico into the pool for the first time.

A year ago today.

7/3/18

1. Making scrambled eggs to go with grits and kimchi for breakfast.
2. Plenty of pork leg to go with rice for lunch.
3. Clearing out a bunch of small to-do items on my list.
4. Sitting out on the balcony with Nico for a bit to watch the beginning of the thunderstorm.
5. Dan making pasta and meatballs with sauce for dinner.
6. Nico falling asleep nursing to not have too much of a sleep deficit for the day.

A year ago today.

7/2/18

1. Finishing up presentation prep in time to not need to rush for lunch.
2. Not getting a lot of stains while peeling all the shrimp.
3. Getting good feedback on the presentation.
4. Not taking too long to wrap up the end of the day.
5. Nico having no issues with actual shrimp.
6. Re-reading Trickster's Queen.

A year ago today.

7/1/18

1. Nico taking a long one-nap.
2. My mom bringing over food.
3. Going through my different packages.
4. My mom helping with communicating with another Chinese nanny candidate.
5. Remembering the laundry I started.
6. Nico doing fine with shrimp sauce.

A year ago today.