Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jan 10th, 2011
So Greg (friend, former neighbor, father of Ruby) calls us on Saturday with cabin fever. “Let’s go out. Wanna see a movie or something?” I’m at a friend’s, getting my first introduction to Pilates (how can I move so little and still feel my muscles so much) and picking up the files from five years […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jan 6th, 2011
Four years and six weeks if you want to get technical on me. And please don’t. I felt guilty enough. The primary causes of procrastination were: (1) not wanting to disrupt school or nap time; and (2) dreading the shots that accompany this visit. With babies, you don’t have to tell them before, and they […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jan 4th, 2011
Two years ago, Simon and I returned to KIP after winter break and discovered that all his friends had begun talking. The teachers told me that this communal verbal growth spurt was typical. Last year, we returned from break to find that most of his classmates were potty trained. The teachers tell me that always […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jan 2nd, 2011
It’s been a year, and this time I’m going to write first and then look back at last year’s to determine how much has changed. What rocks Simon’s world these day? Here’s what: 1. Scooby Doo and Star Wars, especially the episodes with the Harlem Globetrotters (really) and “Episode VI”. The majority of Simon’s Christmas […]