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Month 17, Version 2.0
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…
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Month 41
Dear Olivia, You have been at preschool for six months now and still love it. You get excited about going and sometimes it seems to be the only thing you can talk about. You have never been worked up about going or ever told me you don’t want to go. I think a huge contributing…
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Month 16, Version 2.0
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…
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Month 40
Dear Olivia, To say it has been a difficult month would be an understatement and for the first time you’re not the sole contributor to the problems. That right there deserves a round of applause. This past month has been jam-packed with a funeral, a car break-in and a sick dog. Thankfully we decided not…
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Month 15, Version 2.0
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…
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Month 39
Dear Olivia, Your fourth Christmas has come and gone and as sad as I am for the holidays to be over, there is also a sense of relief to finally get you back on some kind of schedule. There was a brief time when you would wake up and the first thing you would ask…
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Month 14, Version 2.0
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…
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Month 38
Dear Olivia, I hope one day you can help me out and shed some light on how one minute you’re jumping around laughing and the next minute you’re crying hysterically naming every body part that hurts. You were absolutely fine last night and when I told you it was time to get out of the…
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Month 13, Version 2.0
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…