Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Nov 17th, 2009
Let’s do some math. By even a conservative estimate, Matt has gifted me with an hour of back/neck/foot rubs every day since, oh, about 1987. Take off the four years we were broken up and/or lived apart in college, and that means we’re talking about 18 years of back/neck/foot rubs. At an hour a day […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Nov 13th, 2009
Just in the past few weeks, Simon has begun to really unleash his imagination in play. It’s been amazing–and hilarious–to watch. Here’s one sample to take us into the weekend. We’re in the bathtub, and Simon is playing with the foam numbers we used to line up on the wall. They stick together reasonably well, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy on Nov 11th, 2009
We have entered the era of “helping,” as Simon now wants to help Matt and me in all matter of chores. Sometimes, his help is actually helpful. When Simon wants to pick up toys, put laundry in a basket, carry things to the table, or put handfuls of leaves in lawn bags, he is indeed a […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Nov 8th, 2009
Matt and I have been hearing a lot of our own language parroted back at us lately. And we’re not alone. Just a few days ago a friend (the father of one of Simon’s classmates) described his daughter placing her finger-tips under his chin, lifting his chin up a bit, looking him in the eyes, […]
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, Little Boy, Simon says... on Oct 27th, 2009
Here’s how to kick Old MacDonald three-year-old style: Old MacDonald had a farm, E, I, E, I. O And on that farm he had a duck, E, I, E, I, O With a quack, quack here, And a quack quack here, Here a quack, Everywhere a quack, quack, Old MacDonald had a farm, E, I, […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says..., Uncategorized on Oct 25th, 2009
Aptly enough, yesterday Simon mastered the concept of, well, yesterday. Matt came downstairs to watch him while I went up to grab a shower and asked Simon if he needed a diaper change. The conversation went something like this: Matt: “Simon, do you need a new diaper?” Simon: “No, I’m fine.” Matt: “So mommy changed […]
Posted in Jessica, Little Boy, Simon says... on Oct 21st, 2009
Simon has said some hilarious things the past few months. Too bad my memory is shot and I can barely remember any of them! One utterance popped up yesterday. He wanted to go into the bathroom and brush his teeth in the morning. I was to go with him. He was to use “The Thomas […]
Posted in Family, Friends, Little Boy on Oct 18th, 2009
When Matt and I collapsed in bed Friday night, we both had the feeling that Simon was dreaming happy dreams, reliving what had almost certainly been the happiest day of his life. Simon was too young to understand his first birthday and got scared when everyone sang to him. Last year, I planned way too […]