Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 22nd, 2010
So we’re in the car last weekend, heading to or from one of the two birthday parties on our agenda. Matt’s USB fob is in the car radio, thus ensuring that he doesn’t have to listen to any song, ever, that he has not vetted. A Beck song comes on. Matt goes to quiz Simon: […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Apr 19th, 2010
Matt and I used to enjoy watching little snippets of NYPD Blue to laugh at the interrogation scenes. So far as we could tell and the show and most other police procedurals depicted, police work mostly amounted to putting suspects in a small room and asking them questions over and over again until they broke […]
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, 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 […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Mar 21st, 2010
Simon is in love with a show that ceased production the year he was born. The love affair was launched nearly a year ago, when my mother popped an old VHS tape of Blue’s Clues into her player. I wondered then if the show would stand the test of time. Did it ever. He adores […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Mar 17th, 2010
Yesterday I betrayed a value I hold pretty dear, and I’m not at all happy about it. You see, I lied to Simon about something, which I don’t like, and in doing so I complied with rigid gender stereotypes I find stifling and ridiculous. You know that saying that if you are not part of […]