Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Nov 5th, 2010
My inquisitive little fellow is really ramping up the questions. Some lead to investigations. “Where is the water coming from?” he asks my mother after flushing the toilet. To answer him, Mom took the lid off the tank and let Simon watch the magic of valves. Others lead to laughs. “Where is R2? Does R2 […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Nov 4th, 2010
It’s true. I played my first game of Candyland by-proxy yesterday. The shrieking player opposite me might have looked a lot like Simon, but the things that he said! Anyone reading this who knows Matt will surely recognize him in the following: Upon receiving many one-square cards in a row: “Wa-wa-wa [trombone sound]. I keep […]
“She’s adorable. Where did you get her?” That little gem was my first taste of what it’s like to be an adoptive mother to a child of color. I’m not, of course, but this is what I look like to the other parents when I carry Agotich to and from her preschool class. The AJ […]