Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Simon says... on Apr 14th, 2010
Overheard in the car on Sunday as we drove past Keneseth Israel. “That’s my school. K-I-P. K-I-P spells preschool.” Sounds like a kicky slogan to me! Also, given my own history of spelling (Never got a 100% on any spelling test ever), this may well be prophetic. (Not that Simon will never get out of […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 12th, 2010
Sometimes watching Simon is like watching my soul walk around untethered from my body. I think once before I said he was a bit like Phillip Pullman’s daemon familiar to me, and that thought still holds true. Friday evening, the two of us were playing chase in the yard. Up the driveway, around to the […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 9th, 2010
So much for going cold turkey. After two and a half mind-numbing days of staying in the house and putting Simon on the potty every 30 minutes, we had 21 accidents and one success to show for our efforts. I had done two loads of laundry, Simon had worn every pair of shorts and underwear […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Uncategorized on Apr 6th, 2010
I am pretty ambivalent about blogging about potty training Simon. In part, this mirrors my ambivalence about potty training in general, and in part it represents my feelings that Simon deserves a bit of privacy in matters concerning his privates. About that ambivalence: We’ve more or less followed the T. Berry Brazelton approach to parenting. […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 4th, 2010
As the dedicated family photographer, I’m not in many pictures. I’m usually OK with that, but a friend recently reminded me that one day Simon and I might both like to see a shot of us together while I’m still reasonably young. So here’s Simon, triumphant after his Easter egg hunt at his Grandma and […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Simon says... on Apr 2nd, 2010
Hm. So, the cool thing about Simon’s days at KIP is that he has an entire emotional, intellectual, and physical life that is apart from me. I hear about preschool Simon, but by definition I can’t really know him except for what he and his teachers tell me. (This may change after spring break when […]
Posted in Jessica on Mar 31st, 2010
A photo essay. I still maintain that my shoes convey much information about my state of mind. Earlier, I documented my transformation from urbanite to earth mother to rejuvenated working mom. Now, right on schedule, my jonquils have bloomed, and my glorious career has been boxed up mailed to Boston and Berkeley. So what does […]
Last night, with a ton of help from my mother, I hosted my very first Passover seder. A hybrid preschool/family affair for 14, I went into it with a few clear-cut goals: Create a seder that was short and sweet enough for 3- and 4-year-olds to sit through; Cook a vegetarian Passover dinner; Invite new […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 28th, 2010
Simon is turning into quite the little helper. Matt and I try to encourage this as much as possible, and our weapon of choice is positive reinforcement: Great job putting all the pillows back on the bed, Simon. “I like it when you put your toys away, Simon. It helps me keep the house neat, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 25th, 2010
… plus c’est la même chose. Tuesday was just the second time this spring (spring!) that we have had the time, light, and weather to go outside after dinner. After Simon explored the alley and played in his little house for a while, Matt and I decided we should treat ourselves to a trip to […]