Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in First Steps, Jessica, Toddler! on Jul 8th, 2008
I think we’re about finished with First Steps. Last Wednesday, the day I horribly overbooked myself, our therapist Amy called to see if she should come for Simon’s therapy. It seemed ridiculous to cancel just because Simon could walk. I mean, I was thrilled to see him walk his little Frankenstein walk, but there was […]
Posted in First Steps, Friends, Jessica, Toddler! on Jul 4th, 2008
Much like the airline industry, I am prone to encountering “overbooking situations”. Somehow, I always think that this will be the week when the space-time continuum will alter to accommodate my planned 30-hour day. Wednesday, I actually planned the following day. And I swear that at the time, this day seemed a bit busy perhaps, […]
“Uh Oh!” must be one of Simon’s favorite words. We hear it most mornings when he wakes up, along with “the bus!” “ball”, and “oh no!” Specifically, we hear “Uh oh! Uh oh! Uh oh! Uh oh!” It’s fun to say. Now, though, we have a context for “uh oh!” that’s less fun. Ever since […]
Technically, I took my babymoon trip two years ago in Maine. But I’ve decided to redefine the term, and Simon and I are having our second babymoon of 2008 now. (The first was documented here.) Simply put, he’s been a happy, funny toddler for nearly two weeks now. Since Father’s Day, when he began walking, […]
Age is a funny thing-it’s more relative than I used to understand. In my mind’s eye, I still picture myself as a twenty-something-a youngish twenty-something. My parents, meanwhile, are frozen in their forties, my cats are still kittens and my heroes are all still in their prime. I’ve known that this is all untrue for […]
Sometimes the answer to a problem is right in front of you, but you just can’t see it. Fortunately for me, my path has crossed with someone who has a complementary problem to mine and better vision into a solution. My problem is that I worry Simon needs more socialization than he’s getting. I’ve made […]
Simon has uttered what sounded like sentences in past, but I could never tell. Today, however, clear as day he took one look at his new toy (pictured) and carefully enunciated: “That’s the bus.” Yup, it sure is. Looks like mama picked a winner. Best of all, it’s a maple bus made in Vermont by […]
Fourteen and a half months ago, I gulped hard and spent a small fortune on 15 medium-sized Fuzzi Bunz, a diaper sprayer, and 15 micro-terry diaper inserts. These replaced the previous lot of 15 size small Fuzzi Bunz Simon had just outgrown–diapers that never had to accommodate the digestive tract of a baby eating solid […]
As I write this, the ghost of Red Auerbach has lit up his victory cigar with over two minutes left on the clock in the NBA finals. Actually, who am I kidding? The ghost of Red Auerbach lit up with two minutes left in the first half. Here in Louisville, my little family celebrated tonight […]
Simon is taking off. What a beautiful sight! After Sunday night’s performance, I was cautiously optimistic that Simon would continue to improve and would be walking soon. But I didn’t want to put a time-line to it because Simon’s progress to date has been so slow. Two days later, however, I’m seeing things differently. We’re […]