Year 5, Day 31

In a suprising, but welcome, turn of events, I was welcomed (literally welcomed) home tonight to a quiet, relaxed home. "Hi Daddy!" Miles called from the couch. "Welcome home!" Jaclyn said. I plopped down on the couch next to Miles. "Hey buddy! How was your day?" "Good," Miles replied. "What did you do at school … Continue reading Year 5, Day 31 →

Year 5, Day 22

I always knew this was going to be a challenge for me, but the more Miles learns to communicate the truer it is -- fatherhood is a constant battle between NEEDING to act sternly and WANTING to laugh hysterically at EVERYTHING. Almost every time I say, "That isn't funny, Miles," or, "I'm/We're not laughing, Miles," … Continue reading Year 5, Day 22 →

Year 4, Day 359

As noted in yesterday's post, Miles has been struggling this week with misbehaving during the school day and finding himself sent to time-out. We get reports daily, and as this week has progressed we've felt more and more dejected each afternoon. Now, fortunately, Miles is pretty good about letting us honestly know how his day … Continue reading Year 4, Day 359 →

Year 4, Day 293

After yesterday's challenges, I was prepared for the worst today, despite having assured Miles that he wouldn't see Paw Patrol or PJ Masks in any capacity for three days if we received another bad report from school (or experienced such behavior ourselves). He had already lost his plush Chase and Marshall dolls, and we were … Continue reading Year 4, Day 293 →

Year 4, Day 292

It was barely after 5:00 this evening when I got a text from Jaclyn saying, "Miles had another bad day at school." My heart sank. This was becoming a legitimate trend, as the "selective hearing" Miles has been exhibiting around us has slowly seeped into his life away from us. I expect him to test … Continue reading Year 4, Day 292 →

Year 4, Day 179

Miles went through most of his infancy without really developing a tendency to cram things into his mouth. As such, it's been surprising recently to find that Miles is suddenly very interested in sucking on all of his fingers. And even though I've been paying very close attention to this behavior and have been trying … Continue reading Year 4, Day 179 →

Year 3, Day 308

As predicted, even with his babysitter coming over for part of the day, Miles gave us a run for our money as Jaclyn and I tried to work today. On my way out for trivia, I called Miles over for a hug. "Miles," I said, placing my hands on his shoulders, "I have one question … Continue reading Year 3, Day 308 →

Year 2, Day 130

We've seen a lot of growth in Miles over the last couple weeks. And while a lot of this has been positive, not every aspect of growing up is desirable. A...sure, we can call it "developmental milestone"...we appear to have reached in the last couple weeks involves Miles's response to the more unsavory parts of … Continue reading Year 2, Day 130 →