12/31/19

1. Being able to put Mattie back to sleep pretty quickly after nursing.
2. Recovering with a longer stretch after getting two wakeups overnight.
3. Being able to give Mattie a bath with Dan during Nico's quiet time, making up for yet another short nap stretch in a row.
4. Taking a nap when Mattie finally took a longer nap.
5. Rewatching the Ali Wong comedy specials.
6. Using the last nap to wash my pump parts.

A year ago today.

Top good things in 2019:

1. Having Mattie.
2. Mattie learning how to nurse successfully.
3. Buying a house.
4. Moving to a walkable town.
5. Being near family when Dan had to have surgery.
6. Getting a promotion at work.

12/30/19

1. Having time to play and read Chinese books with Nico while Mattie napped and my mom cooked.
2. Having red roast duck curry for lunch.
3. My mom picking up Mattie while I settled Nico for his quiet time.
4. Dan coming up to get Mattie so I could snooze for a bit longer.
5. Dan letting me get rid of more books than I expected.
6. Getting Mattie to go back to sleep for a pre-midnight bedtime.

A year ago today.

12/29/19

1. Having a quiet morning to myself.
2. Re-reading the Beka Cooper books.
3. Dan getting all his cooking done for the day.
4. Coming up with a quick vegetable side dish to make by sauteing an onion to go with kale and some raisins.
5. Mattie catching up on sleep with a long stretch in the afternoon.
6. Lactation consultant judging the past week's weight gain as good enough to cancel the appointment.

A year ago today.

12/28/19

1. My mom bringing over food, including duck and youtiao. 
2. Organizing toys and books while everyone was out.
3. Taking a shower and washing my hair.
4. Nico successfully napping at Grandma's. 
5. Getting the first baby giggle! 
6. Getting a 10:30 bedtime instead of midnight. 

A year ago today.

12/27/19

1. Going right back to sleep again after the morning feeding and sleeping through Dan putting Mattie back down for the next stretch of sleep.
2. Nico being more interested in the Luka when I got it to read some of his truck books.
3. Timing working out to be able to make wontons for Nico's lunch.
4. Getting a chance to triage the remaining presents with Dan.
5. BS/LS coming over for a visit.
6. My mom bringing over food for dinner.

A year ago today.

12/26/19

1. Dan taking over so I could go right back to bed after the morning feeding.
2. Dan's mom taking Nico out for a walk to the library.
3. Mattie going back to a longer morning and early afternoon nap schedule.
4. Feeling better after catching a quick snooze in the late afternoon.
5. Nico leading me by the hand to go to his room for bedtime book reading.
6. Finally getting an earlier start to Mattie's night than in the last week.

A year ago today.

12/25/19

1. Morning nursing sessions going ok despite mistiming the pumping session a little.
2. JW and her family visiting.
3. Nico enjoying unwrapping presents.
4. Getting to take an afternoon nap after Mattie finally got a longer stretch.
5. Taking advantage of a surprisingly long evening stretch from Mattie to make fried rice.
6. Organizing all the gifts a bit.

A year ago today.

12/24/19

1. Perfect timing for doing a videochat after Dan got back with CH/KH/TH finally.
2. My mom sending back more dumplings with Dan.
3. Having enough time to give Mattie a bath before Dan had to head out again.
4. Finally getting a longer sleep stretch out of Mattie and therefore being able to take a nap myself.
5. Waking up early enough to get more present wrapping and some organizing done.
6. Nico settling down for bedtime ok even with the later hour.

A year ago today.

12/23/19

1. Warm and sunny out, didn't even need a jacket.
2. Making it to the UPS store with the big boxes.
3. Making it to the library.
4. Eventually finishing wrapping all the presents being given out tomorrow.
5. Having plenty of supply for a giant feed day from Mattie.
6. Noticing that the stuff in Nico's duffle bag in time to run another load of laundry.

A year ago today.

12/22/19

1. Actually getting a good amount of sleep myself out of the late morning stretch.
2. AL coming by to visit.
3. Having rice with roast duck curry for a late lunch and dinner.
4. Mattie catching up on sleep from the last few days with longer naps.
5. Mattie nursing well enough to start cutting down on the number of pumps.
6. Organizing the boxes in my office and clearing a path.

A year ago today.

12/21/19

1. Timing working out perfectly to nurse Mattie before and after my massage appointment.
2. Mattie successfully nursing from both sides and transferring well!
3. Getting a massage.
4. Taking a shower while Dan's mom was here and washing my hair.
5. My mom taking the remaining roast duck and making it into curry for me.
6. Actually getting to start and finish the finances review in the same day.

A year ago today.

12/20/19

1. Plumbers being available to come over right away in the morning to get the work for today done.
2. My dad bringing over insulation and also a seafood omelet for me.
3. Getting hot water back in the kitchen! Without any pipes bursting anywhere too.
4. Getting the dishwasher back working, thanks to a combo of the electricians and my dad putting the dishwasher back in place.
5. Mattie sleeping pretty well through the various construction noises.
6. No banshee-ing during nursing today, even with no bottles at all.

A year ago today.

12/19/19

1. Talking things out with Dan when he's not trying to get Nico out the door to school on time.
2. Local businesses taking pity on me and letting me cancel the day's appointments without penalties.
3. My parents coming over, my mom cooking and my dad helping diagnose our kitchen problems
4. Plumber being able to come by the same day to help figure out what to do with our frozen kitchen hot water pipe.
5. Mattie not needing much for the nap that coincided with the plumber's visit so I could get my questions asked.
6. Catching a quick doze even during an evening 30 minute nap from Mattie.

A year ago today.

12/18/19

1. Dan letting me borrow his phone to get through the day.
2. Getting back to sleep after having gotten up early to get an extra pump in.
3. Remembering to get the ribs started.
4. Making a batch of yaki-soba and having it last more than just a couple meals.
5. Eventually succeeding in having a way to let Dan and Nico go to the mall to pick up my new phone.
6. Eventually figuring out how to activate my new phone's SIM card correctly.

A year ago today.

12/17/19

1. Another 8 hour stretch of sleep overnight!
2. Dan taking care of packing Nico's lunch.
3. Getting a second long stretch in the morning and being able to take advantage of it with nowhere to go.
4. Finishing up with the priest and getting home before Mattie was hungry, so was able to nurse.
5. Mattie getting back to her usual self after yesterday's shots.
6. Nico's gift out of his school's gift exchange not being another toy but the Little Blue Truck Christmas book, both perfect for him and something that could be kept packed away for most of the year (if he lets me).

A year ago today.

12/16/19

1. 8 hour stretch of sleep from Mattie.
2. Pretty quick in and out from the doctor's office.
3. Mattie waiting until we got home to nurse instead of having to use the bottle.
4. Spending some time with Nico being delighted by his new toy while Mattie slept and my mom made us dinner.
5. Mattie taking a big last feed for the night via nursing after all.
6. Taking a quick shower.

A year ago today.

12/15/19

1. Nico asking me what various words were in Chinese, like "church" and "backing up."
2. Remembering that I had told Nico he could have an apple with his bagel when he saw me having one the night before and had asked for some then.
3. Getting in a nap myself with a surprisingly long late afternoon stretch from Mattie.
4. My parents stopping by and helping Dan with Nico and dinner.
5. My dad fixing our squeaky door so that closing the door would no longer wakeup a finally sleeping baby.
6. Not accidentally coughing smoothie onto the library book.

A year ago today.

12/14/19

1. Successfully getting Mattie to continue sleeping a longer stretch.
2. Taking a shower and washing my hair.
3. Getting a load of my own laundry done.
4. Mattie continuing to nurse pretty well throughout the day.
5. RC and VC being understanding about the unexpected meltdown.
6. Nico not needing to go to urgent care after all.

A year ago today.

12/13/19

1. Doing the overnight feed with the SNS not taking too much longer overall even with pumping afterwards.
2. Nico being cool with taking a wrapped present to school for the holiday gift exchange.
3. Mattie latching without any aids!!!
4. Mattie continuing to latch without aids, leading to the best day of transferring ever!
5. Having basil pork from the freezer to give to Nico in lieu of the curry.
6. Rounding off the evening with a bowl of cereal like Dan.

A year ago today.

12/12/19

1. Getting the Urban Outfitters tables re-packed up and moved to the garage once I decided I didn't want to keep them.
2. USPS opening up a window for just package drop-off so I could get out quickly without the slamming door waking up Mattie.
3. No one else in line at the UPS store, so could also get in and out quickly and quietly.
4. My mom picking Nico up from school.
5. My mom bringing over roast duck.
6. Back to better day of transferring by Mattie.

A year ago today.

12/11/19

1. Lulling Mattie back to sleep for an extra hour in the early morning.
2. Getting a solid late morning stretch of sleep myself.
3. Side tables being available at the local Urban Outfitters store to be placed on hold.
4. Making it over to the library with Mattie to pick up a couple books.
5. Dan thinking to ask for help getting the tables to the car, to be able to go pick them up with Nico.
6. Having dumplings for dinner again.

A year ago today.

12/10/19

1. Feeling well-rested enough in the morning to stay up for breakfast and messing around on my laptop.
2. Rain holding off long enough to make it out to the post office with Mattie.
3. Dan coming up for help me when I nicked Mattie's finger with the nail clipper.
4. Taking a late afternoon nap again.
5. My parents and sister stopping by on their way to the airport and hanging out with Nico for a bit.
6. Having chive/pork/shrimp dumplings for dinner.

A year ago today.

12/9/19

1. Doing a full reset with washing sheets and showering with washing my hair.
2. Successfully figuring out how to fold a tetrahedron frame.
3. Getting in an hour and a half nap with a surprisingly long later stretch from Mattie.
4. My dad fixing the kitchen drawer for us.
5. Getting a solid dinner with the curry that my mom brought over.
6. Having the energy from the nap to clean up and organize the fridge a bit.

A year ago today.

12/8/19

1. Not taking too long to fall back asleep for the last morning stretch.
2. Having a pumpkin cupcake with breakfast.
3. Nico's fever seeming to lift and back to his usual personality.
4. Taking a nap on the couch in the afternoon myself.
5. My parents and sister coming over to hang out for a bit.
6. Making a second batch of dumplings for my dinner.

A year ago today.

12/7/19

1. EN and MB visiting!
2. Going out for dim sum.
3. Taking the chance to run the robovac in Nico's room.
4. Making it out to a holiday art fair downtown.
5. Dropping off our contributions to the sponsor family drive.
6. Being pleased with the new side table from Urban Outfitters that arrived.

A year ago today.

12/6/19

1. Getting out for lunch at Olive Press Eatery again.
2. Mattie getting a longer than usual nap in the stroller, allowing me to finish reading Ali Wong's book.
3. Making it to return the book to the library and pick up a new book before Mattie wanted to eat again.
4. Finishing weaving the ends on Nico's new balaclava.
5. KS and Dan taking Nico to go see the tree lighting downtown.
6. Best day of transferring so far on nursing.

A year ago today.

12/5/19

1. Astounding 6 hour stretch of sleep from Mattie.
2. Dan taking care of both Mattie and Nico in the morning hour because I hadn't been able to go back to sleep yet.
3. Pumping before she woke up allowed for going out to drop off package at post office.
4. Starting the Ali Wong book finally.
5. Amazing chicken sandwich at Olive Press Eatery.
6. Piecing together just enough yarn to finish casting off Nico's new balaclava.

A year ago today.

12/4/19

1. Finishing watching the Veronica Mars season.
2. Turning to Netflix romcoms.
3. Ribs turning out well.
4. Nico climbing into his chair for dinner of his own accord.
5. Sitting at the table with Dan and Nico for dinner.
6. Having a bit of the remaining basil pork myself after packing enough for Nico's lunch the next day.

A year ago today.

12/3/19

1. Getting a long morning stretch.
2. Waking up right before needing to get ready to go out.
3. Not taking too long before figuring out we need to reschedule the appointment.
4. Working on knitting Nico's balaclava while watching Veronica Mars.
5. Making it out to Olive Press Eatery with Mattie.
6. Mattie falling asleep in the bassinet while we were in the restaurant.

A year ago today.

12/2/19

1. The Snoo successfully rocking Mattie to sleep for a nap and through a couple transitions.
2. Getting a long stretch from Mattie in the afternoon to finally catch up on sleep.
3. Nico and his child-sized snow shovel.
4. Noticing an additional Madewell discount for Cyber Monday to reorder from yesterday and stack 15% cashback.
5. Starting the new Veronica Mars season finally.
6. Making another batch of yakisoba in-between childcare demands.

A year ago today.

12/1/19

1. Adding leftover dimsum to my morning grits for some more flavor.
2. Getting some quiet time in the afternoon with both kids asleep at the same time.
3. Ordering Sagebooks with the holiday 20% discount.
4. Thinking to ask my sister before signing up for a Hulu subscription.
5. Finishing up nursing Mattie in time to go read a book with Nico for bedtime.
6. Dan staying up long enough to move the baby laundry.

A year ago today.