Tag: good things

I love October for the beginning of fall and the holiday season, our anniversary, and the arrival of decent weather. We had a good month, and I am no less excited for November!

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1 – Watching Bridesmaids with David while Meredith sleeps in my arms

2 – Movie at Alamo Drafthouse with David

3 – Our three-year anniversary; family walk in beautiful weather

4 –  Successfully completing a very busy day without feeling overwhelmed

5 – A PA overhearing my interaction with a patient and saying, “That should have been filmed as a commercial for Methodist.”

6 –  Los Cucos with Vanessa, Lucas, & Alice

7 – Waking up to all of us, even Cleo, huddled together on the bed and David with his hand on Meredith

8 –  Catching up on TV shows

9 – Celebrating our anniversary by seeing Over the Rhine in concert

10 – First day of charge nurse training going well

11 – I didn’t die driving home with a 103 degree fever

12 – Visiting Uncle Ralph and introducing him to Meredith

13 – Uncle David and Marchar coming into town

14 – David and Maggie’s rehearsal dinner

15 – David and Maggie’s wedding!

16 – Meredith being good and sleeping through the whole church service

17 – Dinner at my in-laws’ house

18 – Dinner at Scott’s with Nathan; my nephew Lucas holding Meredith

19 – Family over and David getting us all soup for dinner

20 – Being able to leave work early

21 – Meredith laughs for Mom for the first time

22 – Bookstore & Target outing with David

23 – Lots of good blog work

24 – La Leche League meeting with Sara

25 – Dinner at my in-laws’ house (we do this a lot and it’s always a highlight)

26 – Hearing Meredith babble a whole lot

27 – An idea for changing up book club

28 – Pumping going really well

29 – Hearing Meredith laugh for the first time; dinner with great-grandparents

30 – Zoo & beautiful weather

31 – Dressing up Meredith for Halloween

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1 – A visit from the old church youth group

2 – Best massage of my life

3 – Long leisurely brunch with Lauren W.

4 – Going to a wonderful new church (Cornerstone)

5 – Family outing to Fuddruckers & Marble Slab

6 – Organized pantry, trip to doctor & shopping

7 – Free breakfast at Chick-Fil-A

8 – Floor time with M. while I read to her

9 – Zelda with Lauren W. & finishing Infinite Jest

10 – Having my parents over for dinner; my dad watching football w/ David & Mom & me giving M. her bath

11 – The Weepies with Sara K.

12 – Visit from Maggie R.

13 – Lunch with David

14 – Lots of good time relaxing with M. on the couch

15 – Couple hours of alone time with David

16 – Facial, David saying good night to M. and I by drawing on my arm while she nurses down

17 – Crafting club; Maggie P’s bachelorette party

18 – Another great experience at church at Cornerstone

19 – Visit from Lauren W.

20 – Watching DWTS premiere

21 – Last day of maternity leave: M. being extra cuddly, David taking her so I can get things done

22 – First day back at work going smoothly

23 – Dinner at Scott & Vanessa’s

24 – Quality time with Meredith, cooking dinner for family, evening walk

25 – Being invited to small group at new church, exploring Pottermore, dinner at in-law’s house

26 – Dad visiting M. at daycare & sending me a pic, getting an IV on a patient I’ve always had trouble with

27 – Getting a new-to-us car, David’s silly videos with M. and his being extra helpful

28 – When David went the wrong way coming home & acted like he knew where he was

29 – Meredith smiling when she saw me when I picked her up from daycare

30 – Seeing the church kids in their high school talent show

August has been an excellent month. I didn’t have to work at all, got so much done around the house, and made lots of progress on this whole motherhood thing. It was easy to come up with one good thing each day!

1 – Organizing the nursery more thoroughly and getting my nails done

2 – Lots of relaxing and reading

3 – Newborn pics with Cio and going through the birth pics

4 – Watching David hold Meredith and sing her to sleep

5 – My mother-in-law meeting Meredith for the first time (she was out of town by necessity when M. was born)

6 – Making a Moby wrap and wearing Meredith in it successfully

7 – My MIL watching Meredith in the morning & letting me sleep in

8 – Visiting work with M. and going to the doctor

9 – A visit from my friend Elizabeth and her son Grayson

10 – Taking M. to see David at work

11 – Dessert night with David’s family

12 – Meredith’s first bath

13 – Making progress on organizing the office to the point that I actually like spending time there now

14 – Church meeting

15 – First time out running errands with M. alone; successful pumping

16 – Shopping at Hobby Lobby

17 – Starting the TV show Prison Break with David

18 – Meredith was especially alert & calm and drank a little from the bottle

19 – My friend Maggie R. bringing me lunch

20 – Crafting club

21 – Sleeping in way late with David & Meredith

22 – Watching a movie in bed

23 – Lots of smiles from M.

24 – Meal planning done

25 – Cooking dinner for the first time in a LONG time

26 – Productivity: addressing wedding invites, crafting, meal planning, blogging

27 – M. starting cloth diapers; decorating & organizing the nursery some more

28 – Going to church for the first time in almost two months; a visit from my friend Carmen and her fiance Steve who live in Austin

29 – My brother Barry coming over to hang out

30 – Discovering a new children’s consignment store just blocks away

31 – Barry’s birthday dinner with the family

July was crazy, but somehow I managed to keep up with my list of one good thing each day:

1 – Dinner with Bryan & Misti

2 – Shopping with Mom

3 – Lunch with Maggie R.

4 – Making brownies on a whim with David

5 – Starting an IV on a 95-year-old lady on the first try, carpal tunnel and all

6 – Crawling back into bed with David for a few extra minutes before work

7 – Getting a package in the mail

8 – Dinner at my parents’ house

9 – Seeing Super 8 with David

10 – Getting the house clean, even the bathtub

11 – David coming to my doctor’s appointment and talking on the way home

12 – My in-laws bringing a delicious dinner and seeing my nephew Lucas for the first time in two weeks

13 – David cleaning and having dinner waiting for me when I got home from a long work day

14 – Movie night with David

15 – Getting off work 3 hours early

16 – Finishing a cross stitch project for the nursery

17 – Fun book club meeting and reconnecting with a high school friend

18 – Harry Potter with Lauren

19 – Finally going into labor for real

20 – Meredith is born!

21 – A full day with Meredith

22 – Getting all needles and wires out, taking my first shower in three days

23 – Coming home from the hospital

24 – Birthday party for my dad and father-in-law

25 – Successful errands with Meredith and my mom

26 – First sit-down dinner as a family of three

27 – Getting a glowing report for Meredith by the pediatrician

28 – Delicious dinner from Clydell

29 – Catching up on TV shows

30 – A full day of visitors followed by a low-key movie night with David

31 – Walking around the mall with David just to get out of the house

 

In an effort to focus on the positive in life, I decided to take a hint from a fellow blogger and record at least one good thing every day. Here’s my list for April!

1 – Catching up on American Idol with David

2 – Cooking a homemade dinner and dessert for my in-laws

3 – Getting a massage

4 – Visiting Cleo at Mom & Dad’s house

5 – Starting a new Bible study

6 – David bringing me dinner, drawing my bath, and doing the dishes

7 – A big turnout at youth group and a good discussion

8 – Starting four IV’s successfully at work

9 – Getting a lot of painting done in the house

10 – Resting on the couch with David and watching the Masters

11 – My last free, relaxing evening for three weeks

12 – An extremely efficient work day

13 – Childbirth class, especially when David rubbed my back with a raquetball

14 – An unexpected reprieve from responsibilities in the evening

15 – Dinner at my in-laws’ house for my SIL’s birthday

16 – Brunch with Marlena

17 – Bringing Cleo home

18 – Homemade cupcakes at my nephew’s birthday party

19 – Making it through the day (it was a rough one)

20 – David making me laugh during childbirth class

21 – Going to bed early

22 – The end result of our house being thoroughly cleaned and the arrival of my best friend Becca and her family

23 – Playing at the park with Becca’s kids and seeing an old high school friend

24 – Easter dinner with the family

25 – Investigating Babies R Us with Becca and not feeling so overwhelmed afterward

26 – Opening a book for the first time in five days

27 – Starting the third trimester with a good day at work

28 – Playing Apples to Apples with the youth group and NOT getting in a fight with David ;)

29 – Mexican food with my in-laws

30 – A day with my friend Sara doing more baby product research