10/31/19

1. Mattie's wake timing letting me be able to go to Nico's school's Halloween parade after all.
2. Getting there in plenty of time with driving and waiting for other parents to arrive.
3. Nico tolerating his costume long enough for the performance portion.
4. Nico not asking for the rest of the cookies and candy after his nap.
5. Taking a late afternoon nap.
6. No trick-or-treaters coming by while Dan was out with Nico.

A year ago today.

10/30/19

1. Getting 3+ hour stretches from Mattie overnight!
2. Dan figuring out what may have been the problem last night with the dishwasher.
3. Multiple excellent nursing sessions at home!
4. Getting to go pick up Nico from school.
5. Having time to take the scenic route home since he'd had lunch at school already.
6. Breaking out the za/jian\ sauce from the freezer.

A year ago today.

10/29/19

1. Dan coming back from school dropoff in time to help with the second half of the Mattie wake stretch.
2. Keeping Mattie asleep in the carrier while I ate/read/snoozed.
3. Nico eventually still taking his nap.
4. KS bringing over Nico's Halloween costume and Nico consenting to trying it on.
5. My mom bringing over groceries and making dinner.
6. Getting the frittata made.

A year ago today.

10/28/19

1. Holding Mattie off with an ounce before the lactation consultant visit.
2. LC actually getting Mattie to latch for a good while and transferring some!
3. Running errands around town with Mattie in the carrier.
4. Convincing the librarian to let me pick up my library book despite not having my card on me.
5. My mom coming over and helping out through the evening pump.
6. Putting down The Secret Commonwealth and going to bed.

A year ago today.

10/27/19

1. Reading Wayward Son.
2. Getting in a morning nap for a change.
3. Nico falling asleep quickly for his nap even with having his crib open.
4. Managing a full Mattie wake stretch pretty well on my own.
5. Dan supervising a Mattie tummy nap while watching football.
6. Remembering to bring up sauce from the chest freezer downstairs to defrost.

A year ago today.

10/26/19

1. Mattie going back to sleep for a bit longer in the morning.
2. My mom being here to take Mattie while I got the morning pump in.
3. Getting an afternoon nap in.
4. Nipple shields arriving on time.
5. Going out with Nico for a walk to Whole Foods.
6. Calmer evening with Mattie compared to the last few nights.

A year ago today.

10/25/19

1. Catching Dan with the tuition check before he went to go pick up Nico from school.
2. Finishing mid-day pump before Mattie was up or Nico got home.
3. Getting a pretty solid afternoon nap in.
4. Just about finishing the afternoon pump before Mattie was up.
5. KS coming over to hang out with Nico.
6. RC helping out in the evening.

A year ago today.

10/24/19

1. Taking a shower and washing my hair.
2. Dan taking Mattie's mid-afternoon wakeup so I could still get a nap in.
3. My mom coming over and taking care of dinner for the evening.
4. Joining Nico and Dan in a walk.
5. Nico's description of the motorcycle vrooming.
6. My mom staying until my evening pump was taken care of.

A year ago today.

10/23/19

1. Not having to go anywhere in the morning.
2. Getting Mattie to sleep and getting a pump in before Nico got back from school.
3. Having red duck curry with noodles for lunch.
4. Still getting an afternoon nap in.
5. Going outside for a lovely fall afternoon with Dan and Nico for a bit.
6. My sister helping me wind a hank of yarn.

A year ago today.

10/22/19

1. Getting home from the pediatrician pretty quickly.
2. Fitting in lunch and a pump session before Nico got home.
3. Still squeezing in an afternoon nap for myself.
4. Nico taking a nap today.
5. My mom and sister staying a bit longer so that I could get a pump session in.
6. Successfully getting Mattie to fall back asleep a couple times in the evening.

A year ago today.

10/21/19

1. The return of grits for breakfast.
2. Therapist concluding that mouth healing was going well and everything was looser.
3. Getting a good afternoon nap in for myself.
4. My mom bringing over hotpot leftovers for me.
5. Getting to check out the house across the street.
6. Making noodles to go with red duck curry for dinner.

A year ago today.

10/20/19

1. Some longer overnight stretches.
2. My sister bringing over a bubble tea for me.
3. Setting Mattie up for some more tummy time naps.
4. Taking an early afternoon nap.
5. Having some more successful latch practice!
6. Making dumplings for a second dinner.

A year ago today.

10/19/19

1. Going out for dim sum.
2. Nico reportedly napping just fine without us at my mom's house.
3. Finding a side table I'd been eyeing for awhile at a much lower price at Home Depot, of all places.
4. Getting Mattie to nap in the K'Tan for some skin-to-skin time.
5. Starting watching the latest season of Peaky Blinders.
6. Snoozing while lying back on the couch.

A year ago today.

10/18/19

1. Sleeping in past when Nico headed over to school.
2. Dan's dad bringing food over.
3. Getting some latch practice in.
4. Taking a nap while Mattie napped and Dan had taken Nico out.
5. Quiet, normal evening.
6. Finishing folding laundry while pumping.

A year ago today.

10/17/19

1. Waking up in time to pump and still head out before Nico was awake.
2. Picking up breakfast from Panera.
3. Feeling well-treated by Dr. Bahn.
4. Getting back before Nico was down for his nap.
5. Taking a nap.
6. Doctor checking out bellybutton and jaundice and both being fine.

A year ago today.

10/16/19

1. Making noodles to go with red duck curry.
2. Taking a shower.
3. Getting some dumplings in before we needed to head out again.
4. Plan to have Nico have dinner at my parents' working out well.
5. Not getting home too late.
6. Sorting through baby clothes with Dan.

A year ago today.

10/15/19

1. Lovely sunny day out.
2. Walking over with RC to pick up Nico from school.
3. Taking a solid afternoon nap.
4. Getting an appointment for the tongue tie revision for Thursday!
5. Getting a bodywork appointment for Wednesday evening.
6. Taking Nico to the playground with my parents.

A year ago today.

10/14/19

1. Morning feeding times working out for making it to 10am lactation consultant appointment.
2. Finishing up in time to go pick up Nico from school.
3. Getting a pump in while Nico was having lunch.
4. Pediatrician not having concerns around jaundice or current weight.
5. Having time and support to still take a nap before dinner.
6. Getting time to read with Nico 1:1 at bedtime.

A year ago today.

10/13/19

1. Getting better stretches of sleep later in the morning thanks to Dan.
2. Getting ahead on needed pump output.
3. Finding where I had stashed the rest of the old pacifiers.
4. Dan going to pick up groceries and some salt lamps I found on Facebook Marketplace.
5. Taking a decent afternoon nap.
6. Quiet evening to have a normal routine with Nico.

A year ago today.

10/12/19

1. Getting some better sleep stretches to make up for the overnight.
2. Hand expression becoming a little easier.
3. My mom bringing over food.
4. Dan's dad bringing by apple cider donuts.
5. Getting to go home early.
6. Nico cutely showing interest in the new arrival.

A year ago today.

10/11/19

1. Making it into the hospital to deliver Mattie!
2. Midwife on call was still GF.
3. My mom bringing over food from home.
4. Getting a good afternoon nap in while Mattie slept most of the day.
5. Lactation consultant having an appointment available for Monday morning.
6. Dan's mom staying with me overnight.

A year ago today.

10/10/19

1. Making the rest of the dumplings and some wontons for myself for breakfast.
2. Getting a load of laundry done.
3. My mom coming over and cooking up a storm.
4. Other family coming over to help take care of Nico.
5. Falling asleep for short spurts as an afternoon nap.
6. Being able to sit with Nico for his bedtime for a bit.

A year ago today.

10/9/19

1. Feeling well-rested enough to take Nico to school.
2. Making dumplings for brunch.
3. Rainbow shawl looking loads better after ripping back the bindoff and fitting another two rows of garter stitch in.
4. Didn't take too long to finish up cooking the fried rice, so I could fit in an afternoon nap still.
5. Getting invited over for a Chinese play date.
6. Finding the tools to block the shawl without too much digging needed.

A year ago today.

10/8/19

1. Getting up in time to make dumplings for myself before needing to go pick up Nico.
2. RC stopping by and helping with lunch/diaper change/nap.
3. Rain holding off again another afternoon so could go out.
4. Family with friendly dog coming to the playground and letting Nico pet the dog.
5. Nico being interested in reading the new Chinese books.
6. Fitting boxes from the last few weeks into the recycling bin.

A year ago today.

10/7/19

1. Timing working out well for dropping Nico off at school and getting to my appointment.
2. Not too much hassle to get copies of Nico's records from pediatrician.
3. Getting home with enough time to eat the remaining red duck curry.
4. Taking an afternoon nap.
5. Rain holding off so we could go out to a playground.
6. Two friendly dogs for Nico to pet on the Greenway after the golden retriever left its yard.

A year ago today.

10/6/19

1. Getting bagels.
2. Nice morning at the park.
3. Getting the rug pads for the two new runners set up.
4. Taking an afternoon nap.
5. Getting out to the park again in the afternoon and getting some knitting done.
6. Persevering and staying despite some rain.

A year ago today.

10/5/19

1. Plenty of parking in the garage.
2. Making it to farmers market and town fair.
3. Getting a crispy pastrami arepa and later a nutella croissant.
4. Taking an afternoon nap.
5. Being better dressed for weather at park than yesterday.
6. Finishing going through to annotate all the Chinese books finally.

A year ago today.

10/4/19

1. Sleeping in until past 9.
2. Gorgeous fall day.
3. Managing to get to the library and a mailbox before going to pick Nico up.
4. Dan coming up from work for diaper changes.
5. Dan bringing me a jacket.
6. Being really happy with the designs and colors of the new rug runners from Block Shop Textiles.

A year ago today.

10/3/19

1. Going back to sleep in the morning.
2. My dad dropping off more food from my mom.
3. Easier drive to pick Nico up from school compared to yesterday.
4. Last Container Store parts arriving to finish jar organization.
5. Having rice with red duck curry.
6. Bedtime still going ok despite the weirdly late and long nap.

A year ago today.

10/2/19

1. Feeling steady enough to do the walk to school in the morning.
2. Clearing out the fridge and cooking up vegetables.
3. Driving to pick up Nico from school to avoid the heat.
4. Successfully selling the second balance bike.
5. Nico wanting to put away the plate into the dishwasher after we finished our Asian pear snack.
6. Dan giving us a ride to go check out the downtown play space.

A year ago today.

10/1/19

1. Dan taking care of the morning dropoff.
2. Going back to bed for a couple hours.
3. Managing the school pickup at least.
4. Getting a full-length chair massage.
5. Stopping by the library on the way home.
6. My mom bringing food over.

A year ago today.