Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica on May 17th, 2007
I realize that an obnoxious trait in the new parent is to suddenly feel like you are an expert in children based on your newfound experience with a single child. I really do understand how annoying and misguided that is. But I’m thinking that perhaps you don’t have to know very much about kids to […]
Posted in Baby!, Jessica, KIP (Preschool) on May 15th, 2007
Last week I pre-registered Simon for preschool. Isn’t that hilarious? He’s seven months tomorrow and has only been sitting up for three weeks, but soon his name will be on a list of those entering Keneseth Israel’s 18-month old program beginning in August 2008. What’s more, I plan on doing the same at my second […]
Today is my first Mother’s Day, and in some respects, I still don’t feel like a real mom. With Simon being so young, I haven’t had to treat a skinned knee, lower a fever, soothe hurt feelings, or help with homework. Nor have I argued with Simon over where he can go, how much he […]
We’re now four weeks into solid food, and the culinary adventure is beginning to be fun even as it gets to be more challenging and even a little political. Like 99% of parents in America, we started with boring rice cereal from a box, step one in a strict progression ordered by the pediatrician. It […]
I saw the movie Brazil in 1985, and even though that was 22 years ago (cough), there is a character from it that still resonates with me: Archibald “Harry” Tuttle, the vigilante repairman/plumber who circumvents Brazil‘s dystopian Central Services to conduct freelance maintenance and repairs. Twenty-two years ago, the idea that plumbing and electrical work […]
Whenever I’ve talked to people about going with out or taking a vacation with a baby, I always hear the same thing. “You just have to lower your expectations.” Today was my first forray into this new world. At about 10:30 today, I decided that once Simon woke up from his morning nap, we were […]
A disclaimer: If you are squeamish or easily grossed out, you might want to skip this post. Oh holy mother of all that stinks! We just had our first experience with a real solid-food poopy diaper and it exceeded our expectations. By a long ways. To paraphrase a friend, it was hell in microfleece. You […]
When Simon was about three weeks old, an old friend called to check in on us. He and his wife were considering having a baby themselves, and the question arose, “Now that you have him, can you imagine your life without him?” At the time my friend asked, Simon was just a few weeks old, […]
I have two quick and happy updates to share tonight: First, and most importantly, baby Sam has been discharged from the hospital after his most recent heart surgery. He needs to regain some weight, but I’m sure that’s nothing for this little fighter. Amazingly, Jen and Dave report that he laughed for the first time […]
Today Simon went in for his routine 6-month well baby check up. The relevant numbers follow: Weight: 16 pounds, 6 1/2 ounces (35th percentile) Length: 26 1/4 inches (50th percentile) Head circumference: 17 7/8 inches (90th percentile) Yup. Our guy is of average height. He’s a bit on the slender side. And has an ENORMOUS […]