Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Baby!, First Steps, Jessica on Jun 12th, 2008
Simon has now been in the First Steps program for nearly three weeks, and we are seeing some progress on the walking front. It is, however, s-l-o-w progress, and I’m beginning to wonder if he’ll qualify for preschool when it begins this August 14. On the plus side, he spends much of his day standing, […]
If Simon could write a book report, his for Happy Baby Things That Go might read something like this: “Bus. This the bus. The bus? Yeah, the bus. Whas zis? Bu-pu? Ooooh. The bus.” There’s more going on here than this report may demonstrate. Owing to his emerging fascination with all things wheeled, I picked […]
It would be too much to say that we are seeing an explosion of language, but we are certainly noticing a distinct increase in what Simon understands and how he can communicate with us in recent weeks. The only real new words he says are baby, bunny, Bubbie, and bus. Added to the old repertoire […]
I am somewhat amazed at how difficult seemingly simple decisions can be, specifically, shopping decisions. I’ve already politicized grocery shopping to the point where I sometimes feel I need online access in the aisles to remember what is healthy and/or ethical to purchase. Toy shopping is proving no easier. The difference is that while I […]
I’m afraid we are losing Simon to the thrall of the internal combustion engine. What in the world could be as magnificent, as the car, the truck, the plane, or–above all-the bus? If Simon had any idea how often Matt and I rode the bus during our eight years in San Francisco, he might never […]
Tonight Simon had a play date with his friend Sophie, the very lovely and lively two-and-a-half-year-old daughter of friends. Simon is just now getting old enough to play with another child, and Sophie is just now getting old enough to adjust her level of play for a younger toddler. The two of them shared a […]
We might just have a Southpaw on our hands. Matt and I have noticed for several months that Simon prefers to throw with his left hand. In fact, if we hand him a ball in his right hand or he catches a ball in his right hand, he will usually transfer it to his left […]