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Month 28, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, You’ve got potty fever, boy. You have become borderline obsessed with the potty – it seems to be the only thing you want to do and the only thing you can talk about. I’ve seen you strut over to cute little girls at the park; hands clasped behind your back as you bashfully…
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Month 52
Dear Olivia, Your Great-Grandmother Sparks passed away last night. It wasn’t a surprise by any means – in fact her health had been declining steadily since the holidays. Despite knowing that her prognosis wasn’t good, it’s still something you can never quite prepare yourself for. Perhaps one day you will know what I’m talking about. …
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Month 27, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, I need to start off this post by asking you how you are doing? You must be an adult by now, reading these entries and I hope future you is well and happy because two year old you leads me to believe that you are anything but. I feel that a popular rant…
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Month 51
Dear Olivia, The holidays are officially over and I say it’s officially over because I finally took down the Christmas tree yesterday. I love LOVE Christmas and having children only adds to the joy I have this time of year. I really can’t get enough of Christmas and having you and Miles gives me an…
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Month 26, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, One day you may read about the Newtown Connecticut school shooting or perhaps you’ll hear it mentioned on the news one day in the future and I want you to know that all school shootings or mass shootings for that matter are horrible but there is something extremely scary about this particular incident. …
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Month 50
Dear Olivia, You learned to ride a bike yesterday and for you, this is quite an accomplishment. An accomplishment that is roughly a year in the making. Let me take you back to December of last year. I purchased the most adorable little Schwinn I could get my hands on and I was confident that…
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Month 25, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, You’re a difficult child. There’s really no point in sugar-coating that because it’s who you are. You’re a pain in the ass and I have accepted that. You are difficult when it comes to most things and I say most things because believe or not, there are a few areas of your life…
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Month 49
Dear Olivia, Last month was the drama-filled month of Adriana and I’m happy to report that since her departure from all of our lives, things have settled down quite a bit. Perhaps it’s a placebo type of effect but I truly feel that you’re not so aggressive here at the house anymore. You still boss…
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Month 24, Version 2.0
Dear Miles, Happy second birthday my sweet boy. You are now a bouncing, screaming, defiant little toddler ready to enter the Hell that is the second year of life. Your defiant independent nature is nothing new but I can’t help feel a twinge of utter helplessness when I know what the year may have in…