Year 3, Day 86: Miles’s Top Five Quarantine Shows

It hasn't been easy parenting while both Jaclyn and I are still working between 30 and 40 hours every week. As such, certain unsavory sacrifices have been necessary, including foregoing our parental duties periodically and allowing the television to step in and parent a bit. We agreed early in our careers as parents to avoid … Continue reading Year 3, Day 86: Miles’s Top Five Quarantine Shows →

Year 3, Day 85

When parenting* during the workday, Jaclyn and I do our best to tag team. One of us (which, given the number of meetings I have on a given day, is usually me) sequesters ourself in another room while the other (which, sadly, is usually Jaclyn) sits at the dining table to work and care for … Continue reading Year 3, Day 85 →

Year 3, Day 84

While we try to get Miles outside every day while we're stuck at home, this week's weather has been less than agreeable so far. When I finished working today, I could recognize the signs that Miles had a severe outdoor deficiency (crankiness, elevated voice...essentially the same signs I exhibit when I've gone too long without … Continue reading Year 3, Day 84 →

Year 3, Day 83

Hey! Miles sorta knows the words to the Muppet Babies (2018) theme song!

Year 3, Day 82

Miles insisted on filling the pool up by himself today. Results were mixed.

Year 3, Day 81

Today, thanks to the concert streaming on YouTube this weekend, Miles was introduced to Prince. And when I say "introduced," I mean "blown away by" (as one typically responds to his Royal Purpleness).

Year 3, Day 80

With the end of another grueling week of isolation (and work) (and parenting), we rewarded ourselves with some much-deserved burgers. Miles certainly enjoyed his!

Year 3, Day 79

When it comes to mommy and daddy talking during a TV show or trying to sing along with music, Miles has...opinions.

Year 3, Day 78

It's always interesting seeing which of our traits and tendencies Miles seems to adopt. Occasionally, this is also a chilling experience. He was beside me on the couch this evening, when he uttered a sentence I had hoped to never hear from him. "I need backrub." My eyes widened. "What?" I asked, praying I had … Continue reading Year 3, Day 78 →

Year 3, Day 77

We take naps whenever we can get 'em.