More and more, Simon resembles the 10-11 month old babies described in What to Expect the First Year. This may sound alarming given that he’s over 18 months old, but the reverse is actually true. Those babies were supposed to be in constant motion-pulling up, knocking things over, grabbing things off tables, and generally making […]
Monthly Archive for May, 2008
Geriatric Motherhood
Posted in Jessica on May 6th, 2008
Any pregnant woman aged 35 or over is considered medically “geriatric”. When I first had this term leveled at me, I thought it very funny. After all, if being called geriatric allowed me to pick my preferred doc as my primary OBGYN (he takes the high risk cases), allowed me amniocentesis, and sent me home […]
Nearly all the moms I knew in San Francisco and Berkeley-the ones a generation older than me-had a similar story to tell about boys and dolls. All these moms grew up in the progressive 60s and 70s and swore they’d work to overcome rigid gender divisions in their kids. Moms would be seen having meaningful […]
My Last Derby
Posted in Jessica on May 3rd, 2008
Just a few days ago, I said in passing to Matt that one day we should find a connection, spend a ton of cash, and buy tickets to the Derby. I’m from here, after all, so it seems like a reasonable thing to do one day. Or not. I’m pretty sure I’ve just watched my […]
The Data Are In…
Posted in Baby!, First Steps, Jessica on May 2nd, 2008
… And Simon has qualified for physical therapy in the First Steps program. He had his assessment today, and I learned much about him from the fabulous therapist, Beth, who came to our house. In some areas, I learned what I already knew. He’s on track linguistically, he’s very social, and his cognition is fine […]