We blame Grandma and Bubbie. At least once a year, and frequently twice or more, I sit back and watch Matt, Evie, and my mom battle seasonal allergies and put up heroic efforts to keep sinus infections at bay. Since Matt and Evie began using neti pots, they have had some success, but I’ve still […]
Category Archive for 'Toddler!'
Child Art
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 10th, 2008
When Mother’s Day rolled around this past spring, I had child art on the brain. Which wasn’t to say that I didn’t give Matt numerous not-too-subtle hints as to what “Simon” could get for me, but that I longed for the day when Simon himself, as opposed to “Simon”, would present me with a gift. […]
School Boy
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Sep 7th, 2008
I hope it’s not confirmation bias or simply the effect of his new haircut, but I think Matt and I are already beginning to see the effects of KIP on Simon. He seems older all of a sudden, possessed both of more understanding and more independence. The changes have been in the works since he […]
I’m on the road right now, have been attending a rather tense business meeting, and am feeling fried. While in Boston, I engaged in a little retail therapy to take my mind off of more pressing matters and to escape dreaded pre-dinner drinks. (Having spent 8 hours in a conference room with these people and […]
It may seem strange to say about a 22-month-old, but Simon enjoyed his first real weekend day today. He’s been alive for about 86 weeks, but until now the difference between Monday and Saturday was pretty slight. He may have had a nanny on Monday, but he was still at home, one-on-one with an adult, […]
Too Much of Good and Bad Things
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 28th, 2008
I’ll collect my thoughts later. For now, my single observation about life is that everything is happening at once, and not all of it is good. As a result, I’m pretty frazzled right now. If I squint, I can just make out a clearing on the horizon, but much like Vegas, I’m worried that everything […]
Happy to Be Wrong
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 25th, 2008
Such an unusual state of mind for me, but no less true for it. I had been a font of negative prognostication this weekend. Simon, Matt, and I had a lovely, low-key Saturday and Sunday, featuring sandbox play, coffee houses, yard work (thanks for all the help, Jim and Evie!), dinner with friends, and lots […]
TGIF!
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 22nd, 2008
Rarely have I been so happy to wake up to a Friday. And I’m not alone. The entire Whitworth-Goldstein household is ready for the long exhale that is a weekend, having come through a pretty challenging week. The one who most needs it the most is Simon, but Matt and I are trailing close behind. […]
Add Another Letter to the Dossier!
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 20th, 2008
I’m telling on my husband. But I’m not mad at him at all. Quite the opposite, I really feel for him. Yesterday he made the mistake I’ve been expecting to make. It, of course, involved preschool. I took Simon to KIP yesterday because I had a big, big call from 12:00-1:30 and wouldn’t be able […]
Preschool Day 3: The Follow-Up
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Toddler! on Aug 18th, 2008
Somewhere in the large and cluttered main office of Shary Hyman, the Director of Keneseth Israel Preschool, I imagine a thick file folder marked “Whitworth, Simon”. If you were to peek inside, you would find a group of papers neatly clipped together. The top of the stack is comprised of the usual boring administrative stuff: […]