Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
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 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 Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Oct 7th, 2009
Matt and I have thought for ages that Simon has demonstrated a sense of humor. But then we’d try to remember what he said or did that seemed funny, and we’d either forget or end up with something that required a lot of interpretation. Sunday night, though, we got a full blown joke. Matt was […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Simon says..., Toddler! on Sep 9th, 2009
I’ve gotten some unexpected responses to pretty simple questions of late. Such as: Jessica: “How was school today, Simon?” Simon: “I have to stop crying at school.” Right. I guess I know what the theme this week has been. Jessica: “Are you friends with Anieya at school?” Simon: “Yeah. Anieya cried. I cried. Anieya hurt […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 25th, 2009
Matt has lots of funny little oddities in his speech. They have varied histories to them, and I’ve known him so long (not quite 24 years) that I know the origin of most. When he says “waglet” for wallet, I know he got that from when he and his friend Jay worked together at the […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 23rd, 2009
Just two minutes ago, as I sat uploading photos and finishing breakfast, Matt walked downstairs. Upon seeing his father, Simon looked up at him and said in an excited tone of voice: Daddy, I want to go to White Castle. Someone around here has got some explaining to do, and it’s not Simon!
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 14th, 2009
Summer is almost over. School begins next week. Simon is nearly three. And yet, I have a whole list of stuff I meant to get to over the last six months that for reasons of laziness or writer’s block I did not. The backlog is killing me, and I see no way out other than to […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 11th, 2009
Right on schedule (I assume, I can’t actually find information about this), Simon has begun naming his toy “friends.” Matt and I gave Dirty Dog, Bob, Super Speedy, and much of the stuffed menagerie their names, but now he’s picking out names himself. Over the past two days, he’s chosen the names “Tickle” and “Douglas”. […]