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, 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, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Jan 2nd, 2010
Now that we get more than “Jillian cried” when we ask Simon about school, we’re talking more about it with mixed and funny results. This has been at the fore of our conversations even though school has been out for 2 weeks now. I now know, for example, who sits on what animal at circle […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Dec 18th, 2009
A few months ago I grabbed a Newsweek to read on a plane trip. I don’t normally read Newsweek, but the cover story, “Is Your Baby Racist?” got my attention. The gist of the story was that while no, your baby is probably not racist, that yes, your baby does indeed notice race. And if […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Dec 9th, 2009
Once upon a time, when we asked Simon what happened at school, his reply would be “Jillian cried”. No more and no less; we had no idea what actually went on during the day except for the calendar and notes the teachers sent home each week. Saturday I asked Simon about school the previous week, […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Dec 4th, 2009
About six months ago I began to realize that Simon was developing real friendships. It was a sweet development; one I looked forward to watching mature. As it happens these friendships have matured, but in an almost bittersweet way. Sophie is still prominent on the scene, but he no longer gets to play with Leah […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Nov 23rd, 2009
We’re now slightly more than three months into the new school year, and things are at once very much the same and altogether different than they were back in August. I’ve still got a sweet, sensitive kid on my hands who is uncomfortable with some crowds, some loud noises, and changes of any kind. On […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Nov 3rd, 2009
Man, between fear of layoffs and actual funerals, it’s been a bit serious around here, no? Time to introduce some levity. In advance of Halloween, we read It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown a million times. In fact, I’ve already blogged about that. With Simon, it can be hard to tell how much he understands […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Nov 1st, 2009
Not from one to the other, but both at the same time. This week has been about Halloween. Which is, almost any way you look at it, a ridiculous holiday. You dress little kids up in costumes, go out door to door, and extort candy from neighbors on threat of vague “tricks”. How did such […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Oct 13th, 2009
So this is funny. Simon got a time-out at school yesterday. I suppose I shouldn’t be laughing about that, but the situation was so funny that even his teacher, Ms. Jill, was laughing a bit as she told me. She also suggested that I not discuss the time out with Simon, as she didn’t want […]