Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 21st, 2011
One little month ago, it looked like Simon was filling out. And he was… … in preparation for his most recent growth spurt. When Matt came back from Arizona last week, he took one look at Simon and said, “I think he’s taller.” Turns out this was no parental misconception. It’s a long-ish and boring […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 20th, 2011
Two steps forward and one step back, I’m afraid. Our first area of growing independence is, as I just wrote, the preschool drop-off. Last week, on Wednesday if I remember correctly, I needed to go inside KIP. Simon wanted to walk up alone. I continued to explain to him that I had to go to […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 14th, 2011
You can tell the kids talked about Valentine’s Day last week at school. Simon, already a very affectionate boy, was in love overdrive. “I sure do love you, Mommy!” he’d randomly offer. My hand was taken and kissed multiple times a day. I got hugs all the time. He wanted to snuggle extra long every […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 11th, 2011
One of Simon’s best Christmas presents this year was a kids’ air hockey table from his Grandma and Papaw. We play multiple games every day, and we both have a blast. We love it so much, in fact, that it is still sitting upstairs, placed behind our couch as though it were a sofa table. […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Feb 9th, 2011
“Wipe my poor tears.” That’s what my poor mother had to deal with from yours truly for several years when I was a young girl. The story is that one day I got upset when my Bubbie was with me, and as she dabbed my eyes with her ever-present tissue, she spoke those now immortal […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 7th, 2011
Simon isn’t reading, but he’s sure trying to. For several months now, he’s wanted to know what every word starts with. Aside from the expected C vs. K, C vs. S, and G vs. J confusion, he’s been doing very well. Oh, and the totally unexpected (to me) but understandable confusion that words like “wa, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Feb 5th, 2011
And a sign that, perhaps, we’ve had too many holidays and snow days in the past two months. Matt: “Good morning, Simon. Do you know what day it is?” Simon: “Is it Saturday?” Matt: “Yup. It’s Saturday.” Simon: “How am I going to get back to school if it’s always Saturday?”
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 3rd, 2011
I have a few cute pics to share. First, there is Simon and Ruby at the zoo last weekend. Not-too-cold winter days are the perfect time to hit the zoo, as the animals are actually awake and active AND you can see them since the crowds are so much smaller. Here’s Simon and Ruby on […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 2nd, 2011
It’s very hard to teach a young child how to tell a small lie or pretend a bit in the name of kindness. We don’t have many occasions in which dissembling is recommended, but the one recurring one is when I take Agotich home from preschool on Tuesdays or Thursdays. Unless Simon is with my […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, Little Boy on Jan 28th, 2011
Simon and I have a little joke: “Why can’t Cambria do X [name of any random task],” I’ll ask? “Because he doesn’t have any hands,” Simon will helpfully explain with a huge smile on his face. Cats. Liberated from work by the lack of an opposable thumb; prevented from human play by the same. Or, […]