OK, I know all moms think their babies are cute. I really do. But Simon’s photo shoot proofs are in, and I feel comfortable stating-objectively-that he’s cute. Now I just have to decide if I want to preserve for posterity funny cute, smiley cute, pensive cute, clothed cute, or naked cute. Above is a favorie […]
Monthly Archive for June, 2007
Feeding one’s baby involves lots of decisions. Store bought or home-made? Organic or Conventional? Pureed or in its natural state? It’s more complicated than I had originally thought. I knew early on that I wasn’t that keen on the jarred stuff. It just doesn’t taste that good to me, so I figured it probably didn’t […]
When it comes to children’s photography, there are four approaches from which to chose: You can take your own pics and call it a day. You can go to JC Penney or Sears and have cute pics taken at a good price. You can go to a professional photographer’s studio—an Olan Mills kind of place—and […]
Yup. Another baby. For those who are counting, that’s the fifth we have announced this year thus far. And we’re not done yet, as one of our dear friends-one of the few who did not have a baby in 2006 or early 2007, announced she was pregnant on our trip to San Francisco last month. […]
One day in the future, I am sure to think back to Simon at eight months and miss the little baby that he is now. When that day comes, you can be sure that today will be long forgotten-an absence of memory I welcome as a gift from the nostalgia fairy. For today Simon has […]
Shopping for Father’s Day stinks. While merchants have untold numbers of yummy and lovely presents on display for mom, the dad displays tend to feature bad cologne, useless golf gadgets, barbecue items, and joke ties. Where’s the respect? I’ve seen these bad displays for ages, but my dad usually requests “no gifts” for Father’s Day, […]
Once upon a time, we could take Simon anywhere with us. If we were ready for dinner, all we had to do was put Simon in the car and take him along with us; he was certain to quietly hang out or sleep through the whole meal, depending on whether he was in the mood […]
The Maggie Gyllenhaal Controversy
Posted in Jessica on Jun 14th, 2007
Sometime last week, celebrity new mom Maggie Gyllenhaal nursed her daughter Ramona in public. A photographer snapped a picture of her nursing, the photos ended up on several celebrity gossip sites, and the comments have been amazing-disturbing, funny, crude, supportive or just about any other reaction you can think of. It’s been fascinating and infuriating […]
A hearty congratulations are in order for my friend Joan and her husband Steve, who welcomed son Malcolm into their family June 3. Joan has been the kind of work friend you hope to find but usually don’t-a tremendous professional filled with great ideas AND a wonderful friend who will always lend an ear wrapped […]
Simon is developing by leaps and bounds these days, clearly behaving as and hitting the milestones for “the older baby”, as all books seem to term babies over six months old. But I don’t like the word “older” in reference to Simon, so after a line in the book I Kissed the Baby! I prefer […]