Year 3, Day 325

Jaclyn shuffled Miles into the house tonight following a small pee-pee accident in the car. His pants and underwear wet, we coordinated quick transport to the bathroom to get him cleaned up. After finally getting him seated on his potty, I wrestled his shoes off, then his pants. "Here's the pants," I said, handing them … Continue reading Year 3, Day 325 →

Year 3, Day 294

I came home from trivia tonight to find a weary Jaclyn emerging from Miles's bedroom. "I give up," she said. Just the thing you want to hear after ten hours of work. Miles was in fact not interested in going to sleep, at least not in his bed. "I wanna go sleep in Mommy and … Continue reading Year 3, Day 294 →

Year 3, Day 158

Miles tries to "make good use" of all the toilet paper he pulled off the roll.

Year 2, Day 116

The most revelatory things about being a parent are often the smaller quirks and details that seem so trivial that you never really gave it much thought beforehand. Example: You might think you'll never be okay with someone wiping their nose with their hand then putting that hand directly into your mouth, but then you … Continue reading Year 2, Day 116 →