We instituted another new reward system for Miles this week, giving him the chance to earn redeemable tokens for good behavior and general compliance. Tokens can be redeemed for prizes that Miles himself had a hand in picking out, so we hoped buy-in would be easier. What I don't think either of us expected was … Continue reading Year 5, Day 339
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Year 5, Day 328
As part of his year in pre-K, Miles is expected to "read" 100 books, logging each one. While we read with him almost every night, Jaclyn and I aren't always the most diligent about actually recording those books. As some of Miles's classmates began hitting that milestone, we vowed to improve our attention to this. … Continue reading Year 5, Day 328
Year 5, Day 193
Jaclyn had to make a relatively last-minute trip to the Ohio State Fair for work today*, leaving me alone to contend with Miles and Brie. Fortunately, our vet tech neighbor saw to Brie today while I was at work, and yes, Miles was in school for the better part of the day, but what WASN'T … Continue reading Year 5, Day 193
Year 5, Day 173
Miles got a taste of victory yesterday, as he was crowned "Bingo Winner" in his class. Proof. And just what did this victory entail? Well as winner, Miles received (in his words) an orange thing that you put in a drink and then drink it. I'm not sure what exactly he was describing, but he … Continue reading Year 5, Day 173
Year 4, Day 333
It can be difficult to truly chart Miles's growth (or frankly my own slow decay) when I see him (me) everyday. It usually takes some sort of isolated benchmark event to really see how much he's matured over several months. Today, for instance, Miles returned to the dentist for another check-up. Gone was the sense … Continue reading Year 4, Day 333
The Perils (& Pride) of Paternity 