We moved into a house back in October, and yet there's still a lot of work to be done (primarily in "my" room, where the boxes have accumulated). The holidays and abrupt trips out of town have resulted in this room getting neglected for far too long, which is why I've been looking forward to … Continue reading Day 330
Tag: crawling
Day 251: Learning to Crawl
"Brian, come out here! See what he's doing!" It's never easy for me to get out of bed, but Jaclyn's enthusiasm this morning all but forced me to rise from my slumber and stagger to the living room to see what, exactly, Miles had managed to accomplish this time. He's been trying to figure out … Continue reading Day 251: Learning to Crawl
Day 226
Changing Miles's diaper has turned into quite a production. Jaclyn's complained to me about this the past several mornings, but today I got a whiff (bad word choice...how about "glimpse"?) of just how challenging it's gotten. The second Miles hits the changing pad, he tries to roll over. After he flips himself over, he starts … Continue reading Day 226
Day 219
Every day, Miles gets closer and closer to crawling. He's gotten good at using his arms to position his body and pivot himself, but getting his legs to work in service of his overall mobility has been a tougher hurdle to jump. Specifically, he can't quite seem to get his leg bent under his body...at … Continue reading Day 219
Day 215
An attempt at crawling quickly devolves into a tickling session.
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 