Wow. I haven’t posted pictures of Simon in over a month. That’s a record. So what’s going on? Several things actually. First, there’s the hair. I mean for cryin’ out loud, just look at it. Two haircuts ago, we left the bangs long. Last haircut we scheduled right before his nap, the stylist was new, […]
Monthly Archive for September, 2009
The funny thing about the September drama over Simon’s sensitivity is that all the books talk about how “difficult” these children are. One book is even titled The Difficult Child. Apparently, I am supposed to be an impatient, overwhelmed mother who is either annoyed at my child for being different or worked up into a […]
The Highly Sensitive Child
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 24th, 2009
Back to Simon. So, some weeks ago the kind folks at KIP let me know that Simon’s fear of loud noises and transitions did not look normal to them, and they advised me to seek professional counsel. Me being me, the first thing I did was talk non-stop to anyone who would listen (sorry everyone […]
Every now and again I get slapped in the face with the fact that becoming a mother to Simon has changed me at a pretty profound level. Sometimes the realization comes with a groan, such as the day I made a sandwich for Matt and caught myself cutting off the crusts and dividing it into […]
The “N” Word
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 18th, 2009
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the word “normal.” As in, what is normal for a three-year-old, such as a fear of loud noises or insects, and what is not normal in a three-year-old, which may well be Simon’s level of fear. This all came about rather suddenly. One spring day my two-and-a-half-year-old boy […]
Comic Relief
Posted in Jessica on Sep 17th, 2009
I am just back from New York as of midnight-ish last night and am sufficiently exhausted from VMworld, two big work projects, and two days in a too small, too hot, windowless and frankly soul destroying room. I’ll play catch-up soon. Right now I have laundry and napping on the brain. But, before I forget, […]
Here, in a short vignette, is the difference between mothers and fathers boiled down to its essence. Simon has discovered the book It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. He wants us to read it to him before every nap and every bed-time, and he revels in telling us that “Lucy is cross”, that “Sally is […]
Say What?
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Simon says..., Toddler! on Sep 9th, 2009
I’ve gotten some unexpected responses to pretty simple questions of late. Such as: Jessica: “How was school today, Simon?” Simon: “I have to stop crying at school.” Right. I guess I know what the theme this week has been. Jessica: “Are you friends with Anieya at school?” Simon: “Yeah. Anieya cried. I cried. Anieya hurt […]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Child Psychologist
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 7th, 2009
I’m going to post out of order here. It’s been a topsy-turvy weekend that launched on Friday with a fair bit of angst and wrapped up just a few hours ago with a palpable sense of relief. I’ll discuss the angst part in greater depth later. For now, I’ll just report that Simon’s teacher came […]
That’s how long I’m happy being away from Simon. I know this for a certainty as I just wrapped the better part of five days being on the road. I left town on Sunday. But we spent most of that day together, as my flight didn’t leave until he was ready for an afternoon nap, […]