Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 28th, 2010
One of the unintended consequences of Simon’s love of British kids shows is that he asks for quite a few toys that don’t exist, or at least don’t exist in the US for a reasonable price. Just two weeks ago we had several frustrating (for him) conversations about why I could not go out and […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 26th, 2010
Maybe I can get the car-seat thing right the third time? It seems I’ve made two parenting errors where these safety devices are concerned, one by overestimating my child’s size and readiness and the other by underestimating the same. Just before Simon turned one, we were planning a family road trip and were quite eager […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 23rd, 2010
I keep reading that age three to four is when imaginary play begins, and certainly we’ve been slaying monsters and doing Iron Man poses a lot around here. I also read that age three to four is when imaginary friends show up for only or oldest children. Until a week ago, I had seen no […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 21st, 2010
Someone’s ready for his driver’s permit! He couldn’t pass the written test at this point, but he’s verbally got the rules of the road down pretty well. “Mommy,” he’ll say as we turn into a parking spot, “you forgot to turn your turn signal on.” Or how about: “Mommy, are you driving too fast?” Or, […]
When I was eleven or so, I’d pass boring summer or winter break days by reading random encyclopedia entries. In particular, I’d hunt for entries on countries and peoples. One day, the encyclopedia opened to “Lappland,” and my world was rocked by the knowledge that these indigenous dwellers of far northern Sweden and Norway—now called […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jul 17th, 2010
I swear we didn’t put him up to it… Here are the TV shows Simon is regularly exposed to: Tom and Jerry Curious George Syd the Science Kid Dinosaur Train Thomas and Friends Caillou Mama Mirabelle Kipper Noddy Sesame Street Bob the Builder #1 is a treat he gets at his grandparents. He loves it, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 14th, 2010
Twenty-two months ago, we introduced Simon to the dentist. It was awful. He had injured a tooth and we took him to the dentist and had it fixed before he’d ever gone for a basic cleaning. A papoose board was involved. Hysterical crying ensued. No one got out of that office unscathed. Even now when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 12th, 2010
Matt re-installed the latest and greatest Gallery last night, so our photo albums are back up. Late May through early July are uploaded, and we are thoroughly caught up. Link from the sidebar or the photo below.
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 11th, 2010
If I lived on Sesame Street, I’d tell you that this summer is brought to you by the theme “letting go.” The first thing I’ve had to let go of is control over Simon’s emotions. When he was younger, I’d work hard to get him out of funks or to prevent a funk from happening. […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jul 9th, 2010
Yoikes. It was just five days ago that I posted about Simon’s asking “Why am I so upset?” when he awoke crying in the night. Honestly, I assumed this was him mimicking our asking, “Simon, why are you so upset?” when he gets wound up. Still, it looked a lot like self-awareness, and I wasn’t […]