At the one year mark, it just should not be this hard to get out of the house. And most days it’s not. Most days either before or after Simon’s regularly scheduled nap, I put on our coats, him into the stroller, grab my keys and wallet, and off we go. One—two—three—out! Then there are […]
Monthly Archive for November, 2007
I may have to re-think my entire feeding strategy where Simon is concerned. Thus far I’ve prepared tasty, nutritious food for him and presented it regularly so he will eat a wide variety. At the baby food stage, I had success. He happily ate yogurt, all fruits, red lentil stew, potatoes and leeks, squash and […]
One of my favorite Monty Python sketches is the “The Ministry of Silly Walks”. It first aired the year I was born, and I’m not alone in loving it. As John Cleese got older, the silly walks got harder to perform live, and so they stopped doing the sketch when the group toured. Fans were […]
More than any other day, Halloween reminds me that I’m no longer in San Francisco. For the most part, adults don’t dress up here, certainly most don’t dress up and then go to work that way. And even more certainly, there is no spot in town where two-hundred thousand people gather in public for a […]
Written October 30, 2007 He finally did it! After about 10 weeks of prodding, hoping, and waiting, Simon finally got himself from sitting to standing with no help from Matt or I. Too bad I still haven’t seen it. That’s right. I missed the action. It must have happened the first time on Monday while […]