It’s me! I am back online talking your ear off again. It’s been… well, years since I have blogged. In fact I actually deactivated my blog for a while. I wasn’t writing and we were in the thick of big transitions. Do people still read blogs? Personally I love reading people’s thoughts. It’s a little daunting trying to figure out where I left off. So I am just going to jump right in and give you some life updates.
Family Update
On June 2, 2021 we welcomed our third baby. Augustine Luke Running is the best little “book end” baby and what we are considering our last baby. He’s the sweetest little guy and is honestly just so happy to be apart of what is happening in the room. He has red hair like his brother and chubby baby cheeks like his sister had.
Moses started preschool and goes three days a week. So far he is loving it. Through him starting school we came to the conclusion we need to get him evaluated for speech. He’s not like crazy behind but there are some big challenges he faces daily when it comes to communication. What people don’t say enough to you as a mom is that each kid can be different in every way. After being evaluated by a speech language pathologist he now goes to a speech therapy once a week. Let me tell you, being in a meeting as someone you’ve met once read off all the things your child can’t do is a hard moment.
Sawyer is now in pre-K and starts big time kindergarten next year! She's currently on the waitlist for two schools and I'm trying not to lose sleep over it. She has her first wiggly tooth and adult tooth growing right behind it. I am full of emotions knowing the first tooth to come out is the first tooth she cut. Maybe it’s because we are in the midst of teething with our youngest, but this just feels like one of those “don’t blink” moments. She was my first baby and we worked hard on those baby teeth. I spent so many moments bouncing and consoling her as she cried from teething. Now one by one they’re going to come out and I get to go back to consoling her as we help coach her through tugging them out.
Work Update
For the past three years I have been working part time from home doing social media for a Stockton based company. Last month my position was eliminated and I now am in the thick of a job hunt. The job market is insane right now. So many people are hiring and twice as many people are applying. I have been applying for *gulp* full-time jobs. Ideally working remote so I can be home for after school hours. But I have applied for some that are in office and hybrid. Looking for work clothes after spending the past five years mainly wearing jeans and leggings was oddly satisfying. I also felt incredibly out of place in the blazer section of a store.
Home Update
I think the last time I blogged we were still living in Stockton, CA. We are now living in Visalia, CA which is located in the the south central valley of California. We are close to the Sequoia National Park and we can easily drive up to the river during the summer months to cool off. We are just itching to purchase a home and are pretty much as ready. Once I land a job we will be able to get a grasp on when we will actually buy. For now I am just dreaming on Pinterest.
If you made it this far thank you for sticking around! I was reminded last week that you just need to show up on social media to be successful. Not saying I’m going to be the next big blog, but I would like to get better at creative writing and continue to work on skills I have developed over the years. So here I am, showing up.