Archive for August, 2018

2018
24
Aug
13:18

for quits

   Posted by: arcanai    in Nuthin' Special

i quit my job today. in a month or so, i’ll be a full-time sahm. i am excited and terrified… we’re making a big sacrifice so i hope that i don’t fail. granted, i’ve been a full-time sahm AND a full-time employee for four years so this should be much easier but i’m still anxious to do it right.

2018
14
Aug
13:21

snuggle finger

   Posted by: arcanai    in the sequel

i was snuggling with the sequel, who is a big thumb-sucker, this morning. i went to take his night shirt off to start getting ready for the day and when i took his left hand to take the sleeve off, he shouted “no, no, no! snuggle finger!” i laughed and laughed. he’s never used that term before and it was just too adorable.

2018
10
Aug
20:16

Underwater

   Posted by: arcanai    in the sequel, the turkey

The boys have been making giant strides in the pool this week. They are both diving diving under to get pool toys, first couple steps for the sequel and up to 3.5 feet for the turkey.  This is huge for the turkey who has a generally cautious personality.  He’s also started swimming back and forth across the steps.  The sequel,  on the other hand,  is completely fearless. He’ll jump into the deep and just float under the surface staring up at us with complete trust that we’ll get him.

2018
7
Aug
21:09

that old joke

   Posted by: arcanai    in feelin bad

i’m officially old. in the elevator today, i had a guy ask me if my purple hair was a mid-life crisis. so apparently my colorful hair that brings me so much joy makes me look like a joke. *sigh* i know it was just one random stranger but, seriously, it took a five-second exchange to deflate my whole self-esteem. and that, folks, is why you shouldn’t talk to strangers. jerk.

2018
3
Aug
8:58

worship

   Posted by: arcanai    in the sequel, the turkey

over the last few weeks, the boys’ favorite play has been “worship service.” they have lego pieces they’ve declared to be microphones (although we accidentally left those in AL this week so we’ve had to make new ones) and they get up on the trampoline, plug in their mics, and ask if we’re all ready for the service. then they joyfully jump up and down while singing (read: shouting) “power in the name of jesus” or “what a beautiful name it is.” they raise their hands and get all into it. the turkey has even started taking a break between songs to bow his head and say a prayer.

every time i feel like we’re completely failing at this parenting stuff, they do something to make me think we can’t be messing up too badly.

2018
1
Aug
8:48

two wheels

   Posted by: arcanai    in the sequel

the sequel made the move from three to two wheels on his balance bike this weekend and he’s doing great. he can already coast again!

we want to get the turkey a real bike for his birthday but we still have to push him to ride his trike where he can practice pedaling. he’s so fast and good on his balance bike, he just doesn’t want to move on!