Simon has been working on cutting his central and lateral incisors (the front four teeth) for over a week now, and it has resulted in some fussy, uncomfortable days and some board books with chewed up corners. Friday night I finally saw the culprits-four tiny icebergs just about to break through the gummy surface-when Simon […]
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This Thursday I had my scheduled appointment to order prints from Simon’s photographer. With Dede Holman Photography, you don’t simply look at proofs and choose your package. No, you have to come in for an appointment to place your order after viewing the proofs online at home. When Dede explained this to me, I thought […]
Yesterday, Simon had his first kiss, and, befitting his station as a Kentuckian, it came from a cousin. A second cousin once removed to be precise, so hardly scandalous. It happened at my Uncle Sam and Aunt Marcia’s house, where the greater Goldstein clan gathered for swimming, horseshoes, croquet, and a cookout. My first cousin […]
OK, I know all moms think their babies are cute. I really do. But Simon’s photo shoot proofs are in, and I feel comfortable stating-objectively-that he’s cute. Now I just have to decide if I want to preserve for posterity funny cute, smiley cute, pensive cute, clothed cute, or naked cute. Above is a favorie […]
Feeding one’s baby involves lots of decisions. Store bought or home-made? Organic or Conventional? Pureed or in its natural state? It’s more complicated than I had originally thought. I knew early on that I wasn’t that keen on the jarred stuff. It just doesn’t taste that good to me, so I figured it probably didn’t […]
When it comes to children’s photography, there are four approaches from which to chose: You can take your own pics and call it a day. You can go to JC Penney or Sears and have cute pics taken at a good price. You can go to a professional photographer’s studio—an Olan Mills kind of place—and […]
One day in the future, I am sure to think back to Simon at eight months and miss the little baby that he is now. When that day comes, you can be sure that today will be long forgotten-an absence of memory I welcome as a gift from the nostalgia fairy. For today Simon has […]
Once upon a time, we could take Simon anywhere with us. If we were ready for dinner, all we had to do was put Simon in the car and take him along with us; he was certain to quietly hang out or sleep through the whole meal, depending on whether he was in the mood […]
Simon is developing by leaps and bounds these days, clearly behaving as and hitting the milestones for “the older baby”, as all books seem to term babies over six months old. But I don’t like the word “older” in reference to Simon, so after a line in the book I Kissed the Baby! I prefer […]
I’ve extolled the virtues of several baby products twice now. Simon is now over seven months old, and his list of favorites continues to expand and change along with him. Our current favorites are: Dirty Dog: You may recall that months ago, Simon had a favorite blanket toy we called Dirty Duck. Well, some time […]