Simon is now in the thrall of himself and enjoys his own reflection whenever he sees it. For a long time I assumed he had no idea that he was looking at himself, but now I’m beginning to suspect otherwise. He loves all babies and small children, but he seems to have an especially soft […]
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Las Vegas is not my kind of town. I’ve been there at least once a year for business since 2001, and while I’ve more or less made my peace with it, I’m always relieved to get back home. The smoke, noise, and crowds on the strip and in the casinos take a physical toll on […]
In the past week Simon has added two new tricks to his arsenal, both of which have occurred when I was not around. Given that I’m around 99% of the time, I’m beginning to think Simon knows what he’s doing in this regard and is out to get his mama for some injustice I have […]
Yesterday Simon went back to the pediatrician for his nine-month check-up. The relevant stats are: height-28 1/4 inches, putting him in the 50th percentile, same as last visit weight-18 pounds, 6 ounces, putting him in the 25th percentile , a slight drop from last visit head circumference-18 5/8 inches, putting him in the 95th percentile, […]
In what is widely regarded as the worst (and possibly most sexist) Star Trek episode ever, the crew of the Enterprise runs into a group of alien airhead women, the Eymorgs, who steal Spock’s brain to think for them and run their society’s infrastructure. It seems they have lost the ability to think for themselves. […]
The Scene: A lovely day in Tyler Park, sunny, breezy and comfortably warm. The Players: Matt, Jessica, Simon. A slighter younger, significantly hipper couple with their two sons, age approximately 4 and 7. Our time at the park began by simply lying on a blanket under a tree and rolling a tennis ball and forth […]
Simon is now in the full throes of separation anxiety. This developmentally normal phase is alternately cute and tiresome, thrilling and exhausting. I am Simon’s entire world, or at the very least his very most favorite person within it. When I laugh at him, he laughs. If I seem upset, he will, too. What’s more, […]
This past weekend, Matt and I went with friends to the Police Reunion tour at Churchill Downs. Matt discovered The Police in 1983, the year they broke up. They were the band who got him to listen to rock music and remained his favorite for over two decades. I discovered Sting in 1984 when his […]
Simon will be nine months old next Monday. According to the books, that puts him five days away from crawling. Well, I’ve baby-proofed in anticipation of the big event, but I’m not counting on it happening anytime soon. Simon hasn’t been early with any major motor skill, but this is the first he’s likely to […]
Tonight was the night Simon ate the first real table food I made for him. I’ve been waiting eagerly to introduce Simon to more complicated food and have him join me at the table, and I’m very excited that our gustatory adventure has begun. For the past month, Simon’s breakfast (oatmeal or muesli with fruit) […]