Dear Miles, I am exhausted and I have a very strong suspicion it is your constant crying that makes me feel like I never get a good nights rest.  My exhaustion from listening to you cry for the past seventeen months has made me a little crabby as well – I snapped at a poor […]

Dear Miles, The other morning while putting your jacket on, I made the horrific discovery of scratch marks on the back of your neck.  I pulled your shirt down slightly to see that the horrible scratches continued down further and there was even some dried blood.  Obviously I didn’t witness the event that took place […]

Dear Miles, One of the greatest hardships I have experienced with having two children is how to give one hundred and ten percent of myself to each of you when you both do not feel well and want nothing more than for me to hold you.  It pains me when either one of you are […]

Dear Miles, I have made the realization that you understand quite a bit more than I give you credit for.  Your vocabulary is still nil but you have some how grasped the idea of torment and vengeance.  I remember all those days we warned Olivia to stop tormenting you because there would come a day […]

Dear Miles, Let me start this monthly banter with a story.  The other day while Olivia was at preschool, I took you to the mall to run a few errands.  It was your typical mall excursion except for the fact that it’s a little bit busier with the impending holidays.  On a side note, you […]

Dear Miles, Woooooot – we made it a full year!  Let me say it again, WOOOOOOT!  This has been one tough year and we scratched and clawed our way to get to this point and I really feel like I can sigh a huge breath of relief that the so called “infant” days are behind […]

Dear Miles, Holy smokes, someone took their cute pills because you have become uber cute with your squishy cheeks and plump round little body.  I fight the urge constantly to keep myself from biting you.  I’m not sure why I have that reaction with cute babies but when I see a cutie – I feel […]

Dear Miles, Our summer is finally winding down and your sister starts preschool this upcoming Tuesday which means things are about to become glorious for you.  It is true that your parents overextended themselves this summer and we planned several lengthy trips back-to-back but hopefully I can look back at them at some point in […]

Dear Miles, Right off the bat, I need to apologize for the series of blows your head has taken recently – typically under my supervision.  Perhaps I’m a little loosey goosey when it comes to parenting you or perhaps that’s just a casualty of having multiple children.  I’m embarrassed to say but on more than […]