If you read my Random Shorts post a few days ago you may remember that we have a new routine that we've been doing to get Miloh to sleep. One of the things that we bought to help is this Twilight Turtle nightlight. I'm not even exaggerating when I say this is one of the best things ever...it's so cool and soothing that Staci and I want to get one for our room...
It's actually rather simple but so nice. It's a soft turtle with a hard plastic shell. On the shell are cutouts of constellations...so when you turn the lights on the constellations shine throughout the room. You can change the color of the lights to green, blue or amber. The green and blue are the brightest and it's reminiscent of those glow in the dark stars but a lot less hassle and a lot less permanant.
It's incredibly soothing and it shuts off in 45 minutes just as your baby (hopefully) falls asleep.
One thing I'm really digging is that 8 real constellations shine on your ceiling and walls...I think that will be cool for Miloh when he's older...it will be a learning tool.
There are two other styles of night light including a lady bug
and a sea turtle, which is even cuter than this turtle and which some of the money goes to a conservation charity.
Today is what I hope to be the first day of a tradition. I'm not sure what I'll call it...Staci calls it Miloh day while I'm thinking the Ides of Miloh.
Either way it will be a day that Miloh and I hang out.
I've always had a thing for the Ides of March that started when I had to read Julius Cesar. I was instantly intrigued by the name...not the whole Et tu, Brute part. But had no idea what the Ides were...later I found out it was the 15th of some months and the 13th of others...its not just a March thing.
Fast forward to my first job in a real career. 4 months in I got my first promotion...the day was March 15...the day seemed even more auspicious.
Later that year I was discussing with a friend the pros and cons of taking your birthday off of work...she was a fan of not working...I was cool with working. But the conversation got me thinking...maybe I should find a day that I don't work every year...a day for myself.
So I picked the Ides of March...or if it falls on a weekend I take the Friday or Monday of. I think I only worked one March 15 since I started working...but I remember it was for a photoshoot...not sure which one but I'm thinking it was good.
And now I have Miloh so I'm extending the day to him. I'm spending the whole day with him...which this year is a nice break for Staci. I plan on keeping up this tradition...I'll pull him out of school to observe our little holiday.
I hope he likes the tradition and the time spent. And I hope he extends it to his college years and further...because I think everyone needs a day like this. For a lot it's their b-day...for me it's today.
And it reminds me a bit of that Visa commercial that asks "When is the last time you went to the aquarium...with your daughter...on a Tuesday?" The question might not fit exactly, Miloh being my son, but the idea is what it's all about. I'm not a fan of putting an ad up for free...but the campaign is really nice so I'll make an exception.
Miloh had his first full on roll today...yeah it's super early. It might seem cruel that we were laughing but we really wanted him to work through it.
It was unexpected so Staci grabbed her phone just as he started...we missed the first little bit...but it's awesome anyway.
I should explain a bit what was going on because it's a bit hard to see. As he started to roll he had a tight grip on the blanket. He wanted to roll but also wanted to keep ahold of the blanket. In the end he got both...but it still made him cry.
The video was shot with a phone so it's bit dark. I might try to work on that later.
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