At Simon’s one-year check-up, our doctor told us he should visit the dentist before he turned eighteen months. We were surprised to hear this and frankly dreaded the trip. So we put it off. He turned eighteen months and we maybe possibly fibbed at his check-up about having a dentist. We are, after all, friends […]
Monthly Archive for September, 2008
It’s been ages since I’ve uploaded new photos to our album. I’m afraid that was one of many tasks that slipped through the cracks during my six weeks of travel and work craziness. Filed under, “better late than never”, you may find some cute pics of Simon at the petting zoo, with Molly, and hanging […]
My mother has told me more than once how, as a newlywed, she watched her new nephew bang his head on the floor in frustration and thought to herself with the certainty that only the childless ever have: “No child of mine will ever do that.” Then she had my brother Steve, who walked around […]
Time to take a patience pill! School was still out at KIP Monday, so I took the day off from work to go on full-time mommy duty. Looking for ways to enjoy the warm and sunny weather, I decided to head to the zoo, figuring that Simon would have a great time running around, being […]
Last Sunday, what was left of Hurricane Ike blew through Louisville, bringing with it 70-mph winds that took down 3,000 power lines, countless trees, and left over 340,000 with no electricity. As Matt watched a tree fall on and destroy our shed and saw the lights go out in our house, I was checking into […]
While I was in Vegas this past week, Simon picked up some new linguistic ability. I had heard “wabble” (waffle) and “yewow” (yellow) before my trip, but “You know what?”, “apple”, “Ernie”, and “bubuly” (blueberry) are all post-trip additions, leading up the big highlight: His first sentence. We’ve heard possible sentences before, but we were […]
David Foster Wallace
Posted in Jessica on Sep 18th, 2008
One of my favorite authors killed himself last week, and I’m terribly sad about it. I have to confess that while I call David Foster Wallace a favorite, I never read his most famous book, the one all the obituaries will surely mention, Infinite Jest. There was no slight intended; it’s just that those with […]
We blame Grandma and Bubbie. At least once a year, and frequently twice or more, I sit back and watch Matt, Evie, and my mom battle seasonal allergies and put up heroic efforts to keep sinus infections at bay. Since Matt and Evie began using neti pots, they have had some success, but I’ve still […]
Child Art
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 10th, 2008
When Mother’s Day rolled around this past spring, I had child art on the brain. Which wasn’t to say that I didn’t give Matt numerous not-too-subtle hints as to what “Simon” could get for me, but that I longed for the day when Simon himself, as opposed to “Simon”, would present me with a gift. […]
School Boy
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 7th, 2008
I hope it’s not confirmation bias or simply the effect of his new haircut, but I think Matt and I are already beginning to see the effects of KIP on Simon. He seems older all of a sudden, possessed both of more understanding and more independence. The changes have been in the works since he […]