I might have just put Simon off his bath for a few days, as we had a minor accident yesterday morning that badly scared him. Mean mommy—that would be me—decided it was time to scrub behind dirty-baby’s—that would be Simon’s—ears. Simon decided he was having none of that. So he bucked and twisted and arched […]
Monthly Archive for November, 2007
Simon’s love of books seems to be increasing at a rate proportionate to his understanding of them. A favorite for many months now, they are now nearly always his first pick of toys. Watching him “read” them is funny and inspiring at the same time. His normal routine is to pick the book up, turn […]
We are clearly reaching a fun and amazing point in Simon’s development. He’s beginning to use a few recognizable words, and he has obvious favorite songs. The words first. He’s said “mama” for a while. Despite—or perhaps because of—Matt’s desire to be called “papa”, Simon has settled on “daddy”, which alternatively comes out “da-da”, “da-dee”, […]
I’m having a bit of deja vu this Thanksgiving weekend. Last year at this time, Matt was working way too much, I spent the Friday after Thanksgiving visiting my mom and my Goldstein cousins, and Simon was learning new tricks. This year, Matt is working way too much, I’m spending today visiting my mom and […]
Simon has discovered something that is–for today at least–even more fascinating than ceiling fans: lights. Beholding this wonder, he felt it was his duty to point them out to Matt and me today. Heading into the kitchen, he pointed up to helpfully call out the fixture over the island. On the changing pad, borderline fussy, […]
When Simon wakes up from his naps and nighttime sleep, Matt and I let him talk or sing to himself a bit, then go in to get him once we hear crying. For several weeks, we reliably heard a bit of happy babbling before Simon grew tired of being alone and started to whine. Then, […]
So blah, blah, blah, blah. Enough talking. We finally got a few new pictures off the camera, and since Gallery is down, I thought we’d share. I think he’s adorable.
Oh dear. I have blogged before about motherhood’s effect on brain cells. At the time, I was alarmed to realize that my recall and memory were not what they were pre-Simon, and I looked forward to the day when my old brain returned to me. Now I fear my brain is worse off than ever, […]
I play a little finger game with Simon pretty regularly called “Where is Thumbkin?”. Each finger has name: thumbkin, pointer, tall man, ring man, and pinkie. You sing it to the tune of “Frere Jacques”, and for the past few weeks, whenever we get to pointer, I’ve been awaiting Simon discovering his own pointer. He’s […]
My Beautiful City
Posted in Jessica on Nov 9th, 2007
I suppose it was only a matter of time until an oil spill hit my beautiful city, but now it has. I’ve spent the last few days reading articles about the San Francisco Bay spill and clean-up. The articles are hard to read, and the pictures of oil-soaked sea life are heartbreaking to see. I […]