Another Happy Day

I left the burner on.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God.

What about me, huh?

Doesn't the blue light ruin my sleep too?

Okay. Here. Here you go.

Hey, stop!

I can't see, I can't see.

Ah!

No biting.

Ow. No biting.

Bad dog.

Baby, haven't you seen that show before?

Yeah, I have.

You know, reruns are actually really great.

Like comfort food?

No, no, no. It's not indulgent.

It's actually healthy.

You know, the predictability reduces stress.

Are you stressed, Jo-Jo?

-I'm fine. -Mm.

-I have my wage review today. -Can I get a mug?

-Babe. -She's six weeks.

Exactly. She doesn't need caffeine right now.

How about, you know, when her naps get a little longer.

Lucien. A sip is fine.

Okay.

Mm! Stop it!

What are you two getting into today?

Um...

-Are you serious? -Yes.

We're gonna eat, shit, and sleep.

Hm. You must find the predictability

-reduces your stress. -Mm.

Okay, you can go.

One day at a time, baby.

-Go! -Going.

Good luck today.

Thank you.

Lucien?

You'll be fine.

It's just a few hours.

It's nine hours.

Call a friend.

Or I don't know. Fuck it.

Watch TV.

Okay. I really have to leave now.

Hm.

-See you later, okay? -Mm.

Hey phone, start timer.

No.

What?

Hey phone, white spot, nipple, breastfeeding.

Oh, God.

Okay.

Shh.

Okay.

Hell yeah.

Fuck you.

Yep, you're up.

Oh.

Hey, phone, end timer.

Hello.

Hello, I'm talking to you.

Look at me when I'm talking to you.

What do you want to do today, huh?

Yeah, I have one guess, and I think I'm right.

All right, well, I'm not gonna let you eat alone.

Oh, that's not delicious.

Get something.

Bingo.

All right.

Shut up.

Shut up.

Hi, ma'am, are you--

Shh! Come in.

My baby's sleeping.

Oh, oh.

Are you Joanna Blau?

Sometimes.

Uh-huh, well, um...

Do you need a glass of water?

No, thank you.

Gotta keep moving.

Oh, just one second.

Can you open this?

Oh, okay.

Oh.

My, my, what a strong man.

- Could you just please-- - What time is it?

It's about 9:15.

And what day is it?

It's Monday.

Right.

Ma'am, if you could just please--

Don't call me ma'am, call me miss.

Okay, miss.

-I'm kidding, call me Joanna. -Yeah, I really--

Are you real?

I'm sorry?

Sometimes I can't tell if I'm dreaming.

Ow!

Oh, shit, what the fuck?

Oh, sorry, I was supposed to pinch myself.

-Oh, my God. -Oh, shit!

Oh, I--

Okay, I--

I-- I have a schedule.

Oh.

Alma?

Alma?

Where's my baby?

Alma!

Alma!

Alma!

Where are you?

Where are you? Alma!

Holy fuck.

Holy fuck.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Hello? Is now a good time?

Wait, what? I called you, Mom.

Oh, I know, I know.

But is now a good time, or can we talk later?

Well, now is a terrible time, but now is the time I called

because I want to talk to you now.

Okay, okay, just let me step out.

What's going on, sweetie?

Well, I'm taking care of a tiny baby all by myself.

Um, there's poop everywhere, my nipple is bleeding,

I'm having weird dreams, and I'm very, very sad.

You don't sound sad. You sound mad.

Well, I'm mad, too.

Oh, honey, I wish you weren't so far away.

Well, why don't you just come here and, like, take care of us?

Honey, you're already coming here at Thanksgiving.

That's really soon.

I'll meet the baby then.

I don't need you to meet the baby, Mom.

I need you to, like, hold the baby.

Jo, you can do this.

Women have been doing this for thousands of years,

with much, much less.

I didn't have anyone to help me.

I know, I know.

You know what I told myself when you were born?

What?

Any moron can have a baby.

Okay.

What I mean is, you're not the first one to have a baby.

But it's-- it's my first time having a baby.

I'm the first one to have this baby.

Oh, sweetie, I wish you didn't live so far away.

I'd do all your dishes and take out your trash

and let you sleep.

Then just come. I'll pay for your ticket.

Joanna, honey, if you--

Mom, you have no idea how badly I need family right now.

Is Lucien's family coming in?

They live halfway around the world.

It's, like, a really big deal for them to come here.

They wish they could be here.

You know what?

Listen, honey, I'm gonna get you Aunt Miriam's number.

She used to live in Chicago.

She probably still does.

She was very cool.

-Like you. -Who is this?

Your dad's brother Leonard's ex-wife.

Oh, you just loved her when you were little.

I-- I have no memory of this person.

Of course you don't. You were a baby.

I want my mom.

I'm fixing it, okay?

You're gonna have somebody, and I'll see you in eight weeks.

It'll go by so fast, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Hey, phone,

start timer.

Bless you.

Hey, phone, end timer.

Sandra!

- Joanna! - Hi!

- Oh, let me see that baby. - Oh, yeah.

Oh.

Oh, congratulations.

You did it!

- Hey, phone, start timer. - Oh, my goodness.

What are you doing here?

I--I got on the bus, and I got off here.

Okay.

It feels really good to be here.

-Like, so good. -Really?

Yes, it does.

Hey, is your vagina like a gaping open mouth now?

You have no idea.

I do not remember anything about my vagina before.