Thanks for stopping by! Being a dad is a unique challenge, the winding path through which is fraught with successes and failures. I'm only three months in right now, and the hand brake on this roller coaster is broken beyond repair. And you'll be able to hear (read) all about it on this site! A … Continue reading Welcome to the party, pal!
Year 2, Day 328
Spending time with our friends in Wilmington also means that Miles gets to spend time with his buddy Kaleb. While he's met Kaleb previously, it was only this time that he was able to really play with him. And boy, has Miles taken a liking to him! Miles absolutely adores "Keebah" (as he calls him). … Continue reading Year 2, Day 328
Year 2, Day 327
With a three-day weekend ahead of us, we traveled to Wilmington today to spend a couple days with our friends Heather and Jason. While we're hoping this weekend is pretty relaxing and low-key, we also recognize that Miles needs to burn off copious amounts of energy every day (especially after a lengthy car ride). Fortunately, … Continue reading Year 2, Day 327
Year 2, Day 326
I woke up this morning to the sound of Jaclyn telling me she was going to the gym (it was 5:30 AM). Despite being barely conscious, I still recognized how absolutely insane it is to get up for ANYTHING that early in the morning but hey, you do you, Jaclyn. I woke up AGAIN to … Continue reading Year 2, Day 326
Year 2, Day 325
Already taking after his dad... Tonight, Miles was completely unwilling to go to sleep. Jaclyn would sit down, read a book with him, and upon completion Miles would bound over to the bookcase and retrieve another book. After over 30 minutes of this, Jaclyn emerged with no willpower left to continue trying to coax Miles … Continue reading Year 2, Day 325
Year 2, Day 324
I walked into daycare this afternoon, as usual, with a feeling of intense excitement. No matter what sort of day I've had, seeing Miles at the end of the day will erase any stress and replace it with unbridled joy. Our eyes met, I smiled, and Miles pointed. "Mommy!" he said. "Uh, no," I replied. … Continue reading Year 2, Day 324
Year 2, Day 323
Parenthood takes you to some confusing places. You're frequently confronted with questions you never considered before, like "What's the longest amount of time a human can go without sleeping?" and "What's the easiest way to get poop off the ceiling?" Nothing opens up these floodgates quite like potty training. We've all been doing it so … Continue reading Year 2, Day 323
Year 2, Day 322
Over the weekend, amidst the continued stress of potty training and the cleanup of another mess, I asked Jaclyn to consider using pull-ups a little more frequently. She said that she was shying away from them because she didn't want Miles to backslide and rely on diapers again when he had already made so much … Continue reading Year 2, Day 322
