Miles looked through the glass door and saw his babysitter approaching just after we arrived home tonight. He immediately did this: And yet, the second she mentioned going outside to look for birds, Miles embraced her, turned back to me, and said, "Bye-bye!" with a dismissive wave. Talk about mixed signals.
Author: Brian Martin
Year 2, Day 225
Miles has brought a few art projects home from school at this point, but today's was the first one he was visibly proud of. He held it up for me when I arrived at daycare tonight, and I asked him what it was. "Apple!" he replied, pointing at the colored cutouts affixed to the paper. … Continue reading Year 2, Day 225
Year 2, Day 224
The real challenge isn't putting the puzzle together, but locating all of the pieces Miles leaves in random places around the house.
Year 2, Day 223
Forget everything I said about compassion and friendliness yesterday -- MILES HAS DISCOVERED STICKS.
Year 2, Day 222
While I get to see Miles interact with other children pretty often, I don't get to see him do this at home very much. Does he get territorial? Does he share things willingly? I assume (based on a lack of complaints) that he's learning to manage this at daycare, but what about his own space … Continue reading Year 2, Day 222
Year 2, Day 221
Dinnertime at the Martin's house, in a GIF. Guess who I am in this metaphor?
Year 2, Day 220
Miles CANNOT make it through ONE meal without blanketing the floor in food. On a note that I'm SURE is TOTALLY unrelated, he really loves Cookie Monster.
