Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Jun 15th, 2011
As with politics or tennis, parenting, too, comes with its share of unforced errors. It’s bad enough when Simon hits a rough patch and I think I err in handling it. I might tell myself that I could have or should have tried a different tactic or, if I’m really at the end of my […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 11th, 2011
As the new banner above may make obvious, my little blog vacation involved some travel. Matt, Simon, and I just returned from six days in the Bay Area, where we visited a few of our favorite places and many of our favorite people. It was, as ever, simultaneously relaxing and invigorating to dip back into […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Jun 2nd, 2011
This is all kinds of awesome. It’s late spring, and as I’ve already complained, we went straight from rain and cool to blistering heat with no real “spring” in between. I always encourage Simon to drink lots of water when the mercury rises. I just learned that Matt has done the same, only in his […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on May 29th, 2011
In the way of Kentucky, the ram and bull of April and May never quite yielded gentle spring days, heralding instead rain, more rain, still more rain, high winds and downed trees, and more than a few days with winter-like temperatures. Now Memorial Day Weekend has arrived, bringing with it a wall of heat and […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on May 24th, 2011
It happened about eleven years earlier than I expected, but last night I found myself getting Simon ready for his first date night out. It was with a teacher, I’ll concede, and she brought her daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend, but I’m still counting it as a date. A double-date to be precise. Ms. Tammy […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on May 21st, 2011
It’s both better and worse than I thought. Simon’s weight, that is. This morning he got on the scale again after a few days of more normal eating and drinking and came in at 35.5 pounds. That’s better. Then Matt measured him at 44 inches. I got the same improbable result. If he gains a […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on May 20th, 2011
My guy has always been a long, tall drink of water. Until recently, it wasn’t something I thought much about unless I was staring at a size chart and wishing I could read it on the diagonal. That’s all changed now; I’ve lately found myself reading tips on weight gain and monitoring Simon’s eating with […]
Posted in Little Boy, Matthew, Simon says... on May 11th, 2011
Simon announced he wanted to play basketball tonight, which was an inspired idea, as we play in the cool, cool basement, and today was the hottest, most humid day of the year so far. After a few warm up shots, Simon ran towards the basket for his new lay-up move. BOOM! Simon was down on […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on May 8th, 2011
Just finished a wonderful Mother’s Day: Brunch with my mom and Evie, a warm and sunny day at long last, the best sweet kugel I’ve ever had compliments of a new cookbook, being awakened by a sweet four-year-old bearing candy, and a good and sweaty run. There were lots of funny moments, but one standout […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on May 5th, 2011
I’m catching up on photos this week. Easter pics just went up, next come some-mid April play dates, and then the annual KIP Derby Parade. This last item is a sore spot. Simon’s class was supposed to create Derby hats. I discussed various horse themes—including Super Hero Jockeys—but Simon insisted on a solar system theme […]