I may have to re-think my entire feeding strategy where Simon is concerned. Thus far I’ve prepared tasty, nutritious food for him and presented it regularly so he will eat a wide variety. At the baby food stage, I had success. He happily ate yogurt, all fruits, red lentil stew, potatoes and leeks, squash and […]
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One of my favorite Monty Python sketches is the “The Ministry of Silly Walks”. It first aired the year I was born, and I’m not alone in loving it. As John Cleese got older, the silly walks got harder to perform live, and so they stopped doing the sketch when the group toured. Fans were […]
More than any other day, Halloween reminds me that I’m no longer in San Francisco. For the most part, adults don’t dress up here, certainly most don’t dress up and then go to work that way. And even more certainly, there is no spot in town where two-hundred thousand people gather in public for a […]
Written October 30, 2007 He finally did it! After about 10 weeks of prodding, hoping, and waiting, Simon finally got himself from sitting to standing with no help from Matt or I. Too bad I still haven’t seen it. That’s right. I missed the action. It must have happened the first time on Monday while […]
Poor Matt. He somehow managed to survive Simon’s first entire year without anything too gross happening, only to be ambushed not once but twice this morning. The first gross-out moment came at breakfast. Matt was giving Simon his oatmeal as usual when he noticed a smidge on his upper lip. Without paying too much attention, […]
There’s been something afoot in the last week or so that I have been uncharacteristically silent about, mainly because I’ve been upset and unsure of exactly how I feel at any given moment. Simon has begun to self-wean himself. For the first nine months of his life, he nursed seven to nine times per day. […]
Now that Simon is one year old, his list of favorites is changing. As of this October, Simon’s day is brightened by the following: The Dirties: Dirty Duck and Dirty Dog are still very popular around here, but they are no longer toys. They instead fill the role of transitional object or lovey, and Simon […]
Today’s theme is “measuring up”. Part I: Physically measuring up Simon had his one year check-up Wednesday. The vital stats are: Height, 29.5 inches, putting him in the 40th percentile (so not a basketball player). Weight, 20 pounds, 2 ounces, putting him in the 15th percentile (so not a football player, but enough to turn […]
Today’s theme is “measuring up”. Part I: Physically measuring up Simon had his one year check-up Wednesday. The vital stats are: Height, 29 ½ inches, putting him in the 40th percentile (so not a basketball player) Weight, 20 pounds, 2 ounces, putting him in the 15th percentile (so not a football player, but enough to […]
Birthday Boy
Posted in Baby!, Birthday Letter, Jessica on Oct 16th, 2007
Well, today is it: Simon’s first birthday. One year ago last night, a singer auditioned for Matt’s band who was so very bad and so very annoying that I joked at the time that he might send me into labor. Then I awoke at 5:20 or so the next morning with a pop of amniotic […]