Simon just had a playmate born! This morning, at 7:29 a.m., our friends Lucy and Malcolm welcomed baby Colin into the world. Lucy had a pretty easy labor and delivery, which she thoroughly deserved having weathered a rough pregnancy with grace and humor. Better yet, Colin was due December 24. His early-but-full-term arrival means that […]
Monthly Archive for December, 2006
Somebody’s Mother
Posted in Jessica on Dec 1st, 2006
Simon came home from the hospital six weeks ago today, but I’m still surprised to think of myself as someone’s mother. I’m sure that part of this is because I’ve spent the past 36+ years as Ivan’s daughter, Pearl’s granddaughter, Steve’s sister, Stewart’s niece, etc. But another part of the shock comes from the primacy […]
Well, it would appear that Simon has some colic. After six pretty easy days on the new feeding schedule, he had a very fussy Tuesday. “No big deal,” I thought, “all babies have fussy days.” And sure enough, Wednesday was great. But then Wednesday night Simon ate just before midnight and did not go down […]