We’ve been working on numbers lately, and the results are mixed. Funny, but mixed. Simon knows three numbers: one, two, and eight. We started working with two right before his birthday. “How old will you be, Simon?” we’d ask. “Tea” would come his smiling response. A few weeks ago, he started to understand that one […]
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Somewhere along the line, be it from friends or books or mere wishful thinking, I got the idea that I wouldn’t have to think about potty training until Simon was 2 ½, and probably closer to three. This notion gave me great comfort; no one seems to find potty training easy or enjoyable, and diapers […]
“If You’re Happy and You Know It…”
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Dec 9th, 2008
“… Then your face will surely show it.” One of the singular joys of preschool is the serendipitous discovery that Simon has learned something I long ago forgot. Within the past two weeks, this has happened twice. Once Matt and sang “If You’re Happy and You Know It” to Simon, in truth to occupy his […]
Do you like my new jeans? I think they fit pretty well. The color may not be the best, but then again, these really weren’t designed for my demographic. I am modeling the Revert Flex Brite skate jean. They are made by CCS, a company that touts itself as being the world’s largest skate shop. […]
Hearty congratulations are in order today for Shawn and Yun, who sometime after 1:00 p.m. yesterday welcomed identical twin daughters Amber and Allison into the world. Amber and Allison join older sister Kalyna, who is a lovely and precocious 2 1/2, to fill out the mini-van. Special kudos to Yun, who carried the twins to […]
Heaven help us. I think Simon has toddler colic, and it’s not a bit more fun than the newborn variety was. The issue at hand is that Simon is displaying increasing fits of temper, and the kid is just ear-splittingly loud. I realized a few months after I moved to Louisville from San Francisco that, […]
Hm. I’ve read that all toddlers have an obsessive-compulsive streak to them, and I sure hope that’s the case. Because really, what else could be the explanation for this? I, rainbow stacker of diapers, nightly inventory taker of toys, and expert folder of socks and undies, did not create this tidy line-up of Thomas engines […]
On a lighter note, if they actually did have a day like this, here’s what it would look like over at our house.
Simon was scheduled for his two-year check-up Friday, and I decided to move ahead with it despite his ineligibility for getting the hepatitis and flu vaccine that should accompany the visit. After our last, disastrous, trip to the urgent care center last October, I vowed to follow up any subsequent trip with my regular pediatrician […]
Especially when you aren’t feeling well. We were at the Whitworths’ for Thanksgiving last night, where the entire family plus several friends put the count at 12 people. Normally, that’s a fine number for Simon: enough to keep him stimulated without overwhelming him. But last night, Simon wasn’t his normal self, and the whole thing […]