This morning, for the first time since his last morning in the NICU on October 19, 2006, Simon awoke somewhere with neither of his parents present. Yesterday he spent the night at his Grandma and Pappaw’s house, and according to this morning’s report, all went well. He played; he watched a movie and ate popcorn; […]
Monthly Archive for July, 2009
I’m having a “mommy moment” over here. By which I mean the sensation that my child has just done something AMAZING that no child has ever done before. Or at least not as well or as cutely. I’ve had similar feelings lately when I’ve watched Simon eat ice cream (Have you ever seen a kid […]
Simon has been playing “telephone” for ages. He’s listened to “hello”s and unreciprocated attempts at conversation from my old boss, my mom, my in-laws, and a handful of friends. Without exception, until Wednesday this week, he’s smiled into the phone, looked up at me with an expression of wonderment, and then wandered off while disembodied […]
The contents of one’s shopping bag truly are representative of one’s state of mind. I remember the day well that I came home from the grocery with candy, a copy of “The Happiest Baby on the Block”, and a bottle of gripe water. Today’s haul from Target just makes me laugh. I bought: Neo(sporin) to […]
As Simon continues to develop his own sense of self, certain times of the day are getting more challenging. Towards the top of this list lies bath time, when we are regularly reminded that our agenda (get the child clean) and Simon’s agenda (have fun and make a mess) are not in perfect—or even imperfect—harmony. […]
Howlers
Posted in Family, Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Jul 17th, 2009
I’m feeling lazy and so will wrap this week with a list of some pretty funny quotes. All but the last are from Simon. Upon playing the souk game just after a bath, in his birthday suit: “I come into the souk with my penis” A brief dialog about clouds: Simon: “What’s that?” Me: “Those […]
Simon spent the first two and a half years of his life reading board books. These fat little cardboard books were perfect for little hands guided by even littler impulse control. Many a night we tucked Simon into bed with a board book or two at his insistence. In the last few weeks, we’ve begun […]
My great-uncle Dave turned 100 Friday, and Saturday morning his synagogue threw him a large party to celebrate. In the extremely off chance that anyone reading this was also there and saw me have to leave the sanctuary to compose myself not once, not twice, but three times, I would like to briefly offer the […]
Yesterday was kind of funny. Our house was thrown completely off schedule by a scheduled air duct/couch/carpet cleaning and two afternoon meetings of mine that occurred past my regular hours and required Matt to cover me for. The carpet and couch cleaning wasn’t a big deal, but the air duct cleaning made the house sound […]
The very real downside of being married to someone you have pretty much known forever is that they know all your dirt. Meet and marry someone in your thirties—or even twenties—and you can heavily edit your teen years unless your family and old friends are particularly ruthless. But if you marry someone who knew you […]