Year 3, Day 98

"Oh, he's mad at you."I heard Jaclyn's voice just a second before I heard Miles slam his bedroom door. My first thought: "What did I do?"As it turned out, Miles had been collecting his Duplo blocks in the middle of the living room floor and asking me to sit down and build "choo-choo train" out … Continue reading Year 3, Day 98 →

Year 2, Day 298

So young, and yet he already possesses his dad's laser focus when coloring.

Day 228

Do you think that kids can see things adults can't? Like...ghosts? I ask because sometimes Miles becomes completely transfixed on wholly uninteresting parts of the room. Just...walls. Specifically corners. And when I say "transfixed," I mean that nothing can successfully break his gaze short of physically removing him from the area. Otherwise, he'll stare and … Continue reading Day 228 →