9/9/20

1. Dan coming back up for diaper changes.
2. Getting breakfast in for myself at the kitchen counter while giving both kids small bites.
3. Nice morning over at the red circle.
4. Surprisingly peaceful lunch for the kiddos.
5. Dan taking Mattie for a bit so I could have lunch and still have quiet time/nap time overlap period later.
6. Going to bed earlier than usual!

A year ago today.

9/2/20

1. Simpler than I thought to get a script together.
2. My mom coming over for dinner.
3. Sharing a baobing dessert with my mom.
4. Dan getting all the accumulated compost out.
5. No evening cooking to be done.
6. Quicker than I expected to fix the tax filing for the backdoor Roth conversion.

A year ago today.

3/16/20

1. Dan relieving me to get breakfast and lunch by myself.
2. Making the smoky lentils recipe with bratwurst.
3. Nico wanting to go out into the backyard twice.
4. Nico taking an afternoon nap for a full length quiet time.
5. Tula helping get Mattie to a late enough third nap to not need a micronap.
6. Taking a power nap myself.

A year ago today.

3/14/20

1. Getting the labels onto the new spice tins and everything transferred over.
2. Dan going out for groceries.
3. Disassembling the changing table during Nico's quiet time.
4. Dan getting rabe pasta cooked during quiet time.
5. Eventually figuring out how to pack up the cosleeper.
6. Dan taking the changing table and cosleeper up into the attic.

A year ago today.

3/13/20

1. Nico happily playing with Mattie by rolling around together in her crib.
2. Dan covering me to be able to have breakfast and lunch quietly by myself.
3. Mattie eventually settling and continuing her second nap
4. Noticing a screw on the bottom of Nico's dump truck.
5. Successfully replacing the broken wheel!
6. Rain stopping and it being warm and sunny outside to spend the afternoon in the backyard

A year ago today.

3/11/20

1. Only one feed overnight, even with the move to a crib!
2. Getting some more sleep myself during the first nap.
3. Dan covering me for a bit so I could take a shower and wash my hair.
4. Sitting outside helping drag out waketime until the second nap.
5. Going through the Ottolenghi Simple cookbook.
6. Getting some fresh air with a stroller micronap as the third nap.

A year ago today.

3/10/20

1. My sister not needing a cosigner for a mortgage.
2. Finding room to put the crib in without taking the Snoo out entirely yet.
3. Rain holding off during the walk to the library.
4. Checking out the houses near the library.
5. Dan putting the vacuum back for me.
6. Switch from Snoo to crib seeming to not be a big deal.

A year ago today.

2/29/20

1. Make scrambled eggs with fig jam on toast for breakfast.
2. Hashing out immersion school signup with Dan.
3. Going to check out a cool old house.
4. Watching Nico get in line with the other kids to do balance beam tree pose during our mom and toddler yoga class.
5. Getting Nico home from yoga class with combo of running with him and carrying him.
6. Nico and Mattie both napping at the same time.

Four years ago today.

2/24/20

1. Dan cleaning up the kitchen before my mom got here.
2. Feeling energized after my pilates class.
3. My mom having an easier time with Mattie this week with going out for a stroller nap.
4. My mom making red duck curry.
5. Nico being really excited about his new Chinese book on building a house.
6. Getting the pork and cider stew started.

A year ago today.

2/22/20

1. Dan letting me sleep in.
2. Making it to the immersion school's open house with Mattie's nap timing.
3. My parents meeting us at the open house.
4. The teacher at least appearing to be really impressed by Nico.
5. Making it to Pilates class in the afternoon.
6. Kiddos still napping for a bit after I got back.

A year ago today.

2/21/20

1. Not having to wake Mattie up at her usual waketime after all.
2. Quiet morning to myself.
3. Dan covering me long enough to run out and pick up Korean fried chicken for lunch.
4. Mattie not seeming to be too affected by yesterday's shots other than taking longer naps.
5. My mom picking up Nico but taking him out for the afternoon.
6. Realizing that one of the Chinese immersion schools I was interested in was actually having an open house the next day.

A year ago today.

2/17/20

1. Nico playing very creatively with Play-Doh.
2. KS taking Nico out of the house for the morning.
3. Going to rest for a bit instead of just doing chores during Mattie's afternoon nap.
4. Dan finishing up work in time for me to use Mattie's last nap to start tackling packages in my office.
5. Doctoring up Dan's Instant Pot pho with black vinegar.
6. Not too difficult to put away the stuff I'd prepared for making muffins when Nico wasn't interested.

A year ago today.

2/16/20

1. Unusual morning nap timing actually working out perfectly with baptism time.
2. Getting through baptism with everyone in pretty good moods.
3. Mattie nursing well after the ceremony.
4. Mattie taking a full hour long nap in the carrier at the restaurant later.
5. Dan taking Nico out to Whole Foods giving me a chance to clean up the house a little.
6. Dan's Instant Pot recipe not taking very long.

A year ago today.

2/14/20

1. Dan's Valentine's Day scavenger hunt that he put together for me.
2. Dan getting back with pita chips in time for me to have while finishing up the chickpea & kale stew.
3. Finding more points in hotel accounts than I had thought I had.
4. Finding hotel points redemptions for the Tokyo trip.
5. Using the Baby K'tan to make it to a normal bedtime despite short second nap.
6. My mom sending back ribs and chicken wings that I had for dinner.

A year ago today.

2/12/20

1. Dan taking Mattie for a bit in the morning so I could wake up more slowly.
2. Finishing my spreadsheet of high waisted leggings recommendations.
3. Remembering to get Mattie up from her nap before I forgot.
4. Getting a stroller nap in on the way to the library.
5. Moving on to a different song for the last hip hop dance class.
6. Seeing Dan's text to pick up milk on the way home.

A year ago today.

2/7/20

1. Mattie waking up by herself in plenty of time for me to feed her before my class.
2. Getting through the stretching Pilates class despite my soreness from the day before.
3. My mom making pork slices for lunch.
4. Getting an unexpectedly long third nap from Mattie to make up for the short second nap.
5. Nap schedule getting thrown off a little meaning that I could take a nap too.
6. All of us hanging out in Dan's cleaned up office.

A year ago today.

2/6/20

1. First full Pilates class luckily turning out to be not too difficult for me. 
2. Mattie waking up just before I got home to nurse. 
3. Efforts at flossing having paid off compared to my last dentist's visit.
4. Dentist being on time and finishing up quickly enough to get back for her next nap.
5. Instant Pot pasta fagioli turning out great!
6. Dan being able to take the time off when aftercare was curtailed.

A year ago today.

2/1/20

1. Being productive in my early morning by organizing the spice drawer and ordering new storage tins and labels. 
2. Nico being really happy to listen to Chinese music playing from Dan's phone to car radio.
3. Getting dim sum with my family.
4. Dan taking Mattie in the afternoon while I took a nap to make up for the early morning wakeup. 
5. Dan getting back just as I really needed him. 
6. Getting at least the new new toilet seat installation done. 

A year ago today.

1/26/20

1. Dan taking Mattie again in the morning long enough for me to snooze some more.
2. Learning that the pastries at Olive Press Eatery are just made with olive oil, not butter, so ok for me to eat.
3. Going for a nice walk along the Greenway to check out Lotte Market.
4. Mattie's stroller nap making the rest of the day's timing easier.
5. Mattie's last nap at the right time to allow me to make dinner for Nico.
6. Mixing a perfectly ripe avocado in with my dal fry and rice for dinner.

A year ago today.

1/25/20

1. Dan taking Mattie in the morning to let me sleep more.
2. Getting a shower with washing my hair in during even a short nap.
3. Making it to soup dumplings with my sister and her friends.
4. Our grandma and my sister's friends coming over to hang out.
5. Nico not really needing much additional food later despite the early dinner.
6. Not too tough an evening despite stretching waketimes longer than usual.

A year ago today.