We’re hearing a lot of this in our house these days. Most of the time, though, it’s funnier than it is annoying, possibly because Simon is so enthralled with the word that he says it to mean many, many things. Consider these uses: “No-o-o?” (slow, with intonation up at end, vowel halfway between an “o” […]
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Not in this house, anyway. Simon’s budding vocabulary is increasingly lyrical, filled as it is with metonymy* and metaphor. Consider, for example, the ball. Simon learned the word in association with the balls we play with in the house and outside. Soon after, he recognized balls in picture books, and learned to point and say […]
With less than twenty-four hours to go before Kentucky’s Democratic primary election, Simon has decided to throw his support behind candidate Barack Obama. What finally encouraged him to make a decision and go public with it? This evening’s news reported that Michelle Obama appeared in Louisville today reading The Runaway Bunny to kids at Kosair […]
…Is imitation of course. Simon has begun to mimic our activities more often lately, and the results can be hilarious. Example A: Last Tuesday I replaced the batteries in the Pooh Train, as the song it plays was getting a bit draggy and Simon can’t/won’t cruise behind it without musical accompaniment. (Evie compares this to […]
The Gift of Frustration
Posted in Baby!, First Steps, Jessica on May 16th, 2008
What a difference two weeks makes. The last time Simon was evaluated by a therapist, he didn’t walk behind a wagon well, didn’t crawl well, and didn’t climb stairs at all. Today, he was evaluated again, this time by the physical therapist assigned to his case. Only instead of hearing about his underdeveloped upper body […]
Pardon the bad pun. The weave in question here refers to Simon’s pants. For some time now, my mom has told me about how I wore out my pants on the bottom as a baby because I was a butt-scooter. I also get queried about whether Simon wears his pants out on the bottom whenever […]
The thing about being a blabbermouth, is that when you broadcast your every thought, your words have an unfortunate tendency to come back to haunt you. Not quite 11 years ago, at Matt’s and my rehearsal dinner, my sister-in-law Stacy gave a toast in which she recalled with cheek-reddening accuracy a monologue I had given […]
More and more, Simon resembles the 10-11 month old babies described in What to Expect the First Year. This may sound alarming given that he’s over 18 months old, but the reverse is actually true. Those babies were supposed to be in constant motion-pulling up, knocking things over, grabbing things off tables, and generally making […]
Nearly all the moms I knew in San Francisco and Berkeley-the ones a generation older than me-had a similar story to tell about boys and dolls. All these moms grew up in the progressive 60s and 70s and swore they’d work to overcome rigid gender divisions in their kids. Moms would be seen having meaningful […]
The Data Are In…
Posted in Baby!, First Steps, Jessica on May 2nd, 2008
… And Simon has qualified for physical therapy in the First Steps program. He had his assessment today, and I learned much about him from the fabulous therapist, Beth, who came to our house. In some areas, I learned what I already knew. He’s on track linguistically, he’s very social, and his cognition is fine […]