Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
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”. […]
I’ve spent many hours in my life getting judgmental about and rolling my eyes in front of parents who freak out over school choice. I have spent many hours in my life bragging that *I* went to at least one school in a crappy neighborhood, and everything turned out fine. I am quick to cast […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 5th, 2009
The only thing sweeter in a given day than reading Simon his night-time stories? Having him read them to me. Simon rediscovered an old favorite, Old Hat, New Hat, about a week ago and just about wore me out with it. I get that toddlers love familiarity and repetition, but reading any book—even a cute […]
Posted in Jessica, Simon says..., Toddler! on Aug 2nd, 2009
We are one step closer to joining polite company. Simon has readily and quickly said “thank you” for a couple of months. He equally readily and kind of endearingly reels off the “excuse me”s, including those directed at inanimate objects he passes in the house: “Excuse me” he says to the chair as he squeezes […]
This morning, for the first time since his last morning in the NICU on October 19, 2006, Simon awoke somewhere with neither of his parents present. Yesterday he spent the night at his Grandma and Pappaw’s house, and according to this morning’s report, all went well. He played; he watched a movie and ate popcorn; […]
I’m having a “mommy moment” over here. By which I mean the sensation that my child has just done something AMAZING that no child has ever done before. Or at least not as well or as cutely. I’ve had similar feelings lately when I’ve watched Simon eat ice cream (Have you ever seen a kid […]
Simon has been playing “telephone” for ages. He’s listened to “hello”s and unreciprocated attempts at conversation from my old boss, my mom, my in-laws, and a handful of friends. Without exception, until Wednesday this week, he’s smiled into the phone, looked up at me with an expression of wonderment, and then wandered off while disembodied […]
The contents of one’s shopping bag truly are representative of one’s state of mind. I remember the day well that I came home from the grocery with candy, a copy of “The Happiest Baby on the Block”, and a bottle of gripe water. Today’s haul from Target just makes me laugh. I bought: Neo(sporin) to […]
As Simon continues to develop his own sense of self, certain times of the day are getting more challenging. Towards the top of this list lies bath time, when we are regularly reminded that our agenda (get the child clean) and Simon’s agenda (have fun and make a mess) are not in perfect—or even imperfect—harmony. […]