In this last photo Simon is wearing a swim diaper on his head. He named the diaper Ellie and said it was a hat.
Monday, March 22, 2010
What's the sad guy doin'?
A few days ago Simon got annoyed by something and decided he was sad. "Is Simon sad?" he asked me. Then he grabbed my hand and pulled me around the backyard in a playful manner. He stopped and looked at me. "What's the sad guy doin'?" he asked, then we ran around the yard again.
In this last photo Simon is wearing a swim diaper on his head. He named the diaper Ellie and said it was a hat.
In this last photo Simon is wearing a swim diaper on his head. He named the diaper Ellie and said it was a hat.
Monday, March 8, 2010
More Simon Says
9/6/09:
"'Se cayó'--Spanish for 'go boom.'"
9/7/09:
"Oven is hot."
"S is for Simon."
"Cars parked on the street."
"Another pinecone."
9/11/09:
"Birds have feathers and they fly in the blue sky."
9/12/09:
"Go for a walk with grabs?" (He wanted to go for a walk and be allowed to grab my breast. What?)
9/17/09:
"Go for a walk?" No one wanted to go for a walk, so Simon tried another tactic: "Go get Perrier?" He remembered that a few nights ago Michael took him for a walk to the corner store to buy some Perrier.
9/24/09:
"The dudes come out. All the dudes come out. Daddy say that." (I don't know what this means.)
10/6/09:
"Sir Topham Hatt has a penis?" (This came out of nowhere.)
10/10/09:
"Like a gas station of spider webs." (I don't know what he was talking about.)
10/21/09:
"The moon! There on the sky. Has a crescent."
10/27/09:
"Simon was crying in the living room, on the rug."
11/14/09:
Simon: "Mommy is friends with Simon and the toys?"
Mommy: "Did you just ask if Mommy was friends?"
Simon: "Yeah. Amigos with us?"
Mommy: "Of course. I love you so much."
11/21/09:
"Hard to say, ‘seashells by the seashore’?"
11/23/09:
"The city is too far away for the trees."
"How to make so many foods." (looking through a cookbook)
"Let’s put Thomas in here. That’s a good idea." (playing with trains)
11/29/09:
"Okay, we’re gonna go here.... Duck, you wanna play with me? You wanna play with me sometimes?.... Sorry, Percy, we don’t go there.... No, Emily, you cannot go here on the bridge. We do not help Lady to the bridge.... Simon can do it all by himself.... Goin’ to the countryside." (a snippet of his monologue while playing with his Thomas trains)
11/30/09:
"Need a towel for the cries." (He wanted to wipe his tears.)
"Aidan has to share with the other very nice cars."
12/5/09:
"Mater towed McQueen out of the cactus." (He was acting out a scene from Cars.)
12/12/09:
"Wanna snuggle with Mommy."
12/16/09:
"The penguin says, ‘You got a friend in me.’ He says that." (referring to Toy Story.)
12/18/09:
"Be careful, Mavis!" (playing with his trains)
12/21/09:
"Thank you for Christmas." (He said this to friends of mine who had given him a Christmas present.)
12/23/09:
"Leo has to get his baton back so he can conduct. The animals help pull Rocket out of the rocks. The bumble bee helps and the other bumble animals help." (describing a scene from Little Einsteins.)
1/1/10:
Simon’s version of the Thomas song:
2, they’re 4, they’re 6, they’re 8.
Something trucks, all in freight.
Red and brown and green,
They’re the really useful crew.
All with and round the bends,
It’s Thomas and his friends,
Bum, bum!
1/5/10:
"Two balms!" (Simon was excitedly holding up two tubes of lip balm.)
1/7/10:
"Nemo is Mommy’s son."
"Chugga chugga choo-choo!"
"Confitty and beyond!" (He was trying to say, "infinity and beyond.")
1/8/10:
"You wanna walk with us?"
1/9/10:
"Simon loves Mommy very much."
1/10/10:
"You wanna snuggle me?"
1/13/10:
"Mickey Mokes!" (He calls breasts "mokes," and he made a Disney joke.)
1/17/10:
"Hi, Michael. What are you doin’?" (pretending to talk to his dad on the phone)
1/19/10:
"Karen, Aidan, and Kevin." (I was just impressed by his mental use of commas and the "and" at the end.)
1/26/10:
"Hi, Bulstrode. You wanna go at Tweety’s house?" (playing with toys)
"You want more cheese? It’s delicious!"
1/27/10:
"Don’t hit like that. Just slow hit." (I had told him he couldn't hit, that he had to be gentle, and he translated this into his own language.)
1/28/10:
"I can’t believe the moke is a big, long balloon!" (He was looking at a balloon and making a breast joke.)
1/30/10:
(Singing) "The barracuda is very big… in life." (Huh?)
"I love you, moke."
2/15/10:
"The kids go, 'nuh, nuh, nuh,' then they go wipe, wipe, wipe, and then they go flush, flush, flush."
2/17/10:
"You wanna pretend Mommy has moke?"
"Are you reading a recipe book?"
2/18/10:
"It’s a fish. I have to find it. Oh, no! Where are you? We’re in the water. Goin’ in the dark! Oh, no!" (part of monologue during play)
2/21/10:
"Please, I want some water."
2/22/10:
"Mommy, find more toys with Mater’s flashlight."
3/2/10:
"...and put the ingredients in the oven." (part of monologue while playing)
3/5/10:
"Is Sully vanilla? Is Boo vanilla? What are these vanillas doing?"
"Are you at Monsters, Incorporated?"
"'Se cayó'--Spanish for 'go boom.'"
9/7/09:
"Oven is hot."
"S is for Simon."
"Cars parked on the street."
"Another pinecone."
9/11/09:
"Birds have feathers and they fly in the blue sky."
9/12/09:
"Go for a walk with grabs?" (He wanted to go for a walk and be allowed to grab my breast. What?)
9/17/09:
"Go for a walk?" No one wanted to go for a walk, so Simon tried another tactic: "Go get Perrier?" He remembered that a few nights ago Michael took him for a walk to the corner store to buy some Perrier.
9/24/09:
"The dudes come out. All the dudes come out. Daddy say that." (I don't know what this means.)
10/6/09:
"Sir Topham Hatt has a penis?" (This came out of nowhere.)
10/10/09:
"Like a gas station of spider webs." (I don't know what he was talking about.)
10/21/09:
"The moon! There on the sky. Has a crescent."
10/27/09:
"Simon was crying in the living room, on the rug."
11/14/09:
Simon: "Mommy is friends with Simon and the toys?"
Mommy: "Did you just ask if Mommy was friends?"
Simon: "Yeah. Amigos with us?"
Mommy: "Of course. I love you so much."
11/21/09:
"Hard to say, ‘seashells by the seashore’?"
11/23/09:
"The city is too far away for the trees."
"How to make so many foods." (looking through a cookbook)
"Let’s put Thomas in here. That’s a good idea." (playing with trains)
11/29/09:
"Okay, we’re gonna go here.... Duck, you wanna play with me? You wanna play with me sometimes?.... Sorry, Percy, we don’t go there.... No, Emily, you cannot go here on the bridge. We do not help Lady to the bridge.... Simon can do it all by himself.... Goin’ to the countryside." (a snippet of his monologue while playing with his Thomas trains)
11/30/09:
"Need a towel for the cries." (He wanted to wipe his tears.)
"Aidan has to share with the other very nice cars."
12/5/09:
"Mater towed McQueen out of the cactus." (He was acting out a scene from Cars.)
12/12/09:
"Wanna snuggle with Mommy."
12/16/09:
"The penguin says, ‘You got a friend in me.’ He says that." (referring to Toy Story.)
12/18/09:
"Be careful, Mavis!" (playing with his trains)
12/21/09:
"Thank you for Christmas." (He said this to friends of mine who had given him a Christmas present.)
12/23/09:
"Leo has to get his baton back so he can conduct. The animals help pull Rocket out of the rocks. The bumble bee helps and the other bumble animals help." (describing a scene from Little Einsteins.)
1/1/10:
Simon’s version of the Thomas song:
2, they’re 4, they’re 6, they’re 8.
Something trucks, all in freight.
Red and brown and green,
They’re the really useful crew.
All with and round the bends,
It’s Thomas and his friends,
Bum, bum!
1/5/10:
"Two balms!" (Simon was excitedly holding up two tubes of lip balm.)
1/7/10:
"Nemo is Mommy’s son."
"Chugga chugga choo-choo!"
"Confitty and beyond!" (He was trying to say, "infinity and beyond.")
1/8/10:
"You wanna walk with us?"
1/9/10:
"Simon loves Mommy very much."
1/10/10:
"You wanna snuggle me?"
1/13/10:
"Mickey Mokes!" (He calls breasts "mokes," and he made a Disney joke.)
1/17/10:
"Hi, Michael. What are you doin’?" (pretending to talk to his dad on the phone)
1/19/10:
"Karen, Aidan, and Kevin." (I was just impressed by his mental use of commas and the "and" at the end.)
1/26/10:
"Hi, Bulstrode. You wanna go at Tweety’s house?" (playing with toys)
"You want more cheese? It’s delicious!"
1/27/10:
"Don’t hit like that. Just slow hit." (I had told him he couldn't hit, that he had to be gentle, and he translated this into his own language.)
1/28/10:
"I can’t believe the moke is a big, long balloon!" (He was looking at a balloon and making a breast joke.)
1/30/10:
(Singing) "The barracuda is very big… in life." (Huh?)
"I love you, moke."
2/15/10:
"The kids go, 'nuh, nuh, nuh,' then they go wipe, wipe, wipe, and then they go flush, flush, flush."
2/17/10:
"You wanna pretend Mommy has moke?"
"Are you reading a recipe book?"
2/18/10:
"It’s a fish. I have to find it. Oh, no! Where are you? We’re in the water. Goin’ in the dark! Oh, no!" (part of monologue during play)
2/21/10:
"Please, I want some water."
2/22/10:
"Mommy, find more toys with Mater’s flashlight."
3/2/10:
"...and put the ingredients in the oven." (part of monologue while playing)
3/5/10:
"Is Sully vanilla? Is Boo vanilla? What are these vanillas doing?"
"Are you at Monsters, Incorporated?"
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
More Sentences
Summer Theater is over now, so I'm able to scrape together a few minutes for an update. Simon is 21 months old and loves to talk. He's good with words. Here are some more of my favorite sentences:
* "Sun is like a orange moon. Sun is like a orange stop sign."
* "Two guitars. Guitar has a hole. Like a chimney?"
* "The truck has a flashing blue light."
* "Green leaves and flowers in the alley."
* "Tapioca is puddin'."
* "Mommy cookin' broccoli and sardines." (sardines pronounced "sar-beens")
* "McQueen and Sally drive on a bridge...water, dry leaves, huge waterfall." (referring to a scene from the movie Cars.
* "Lady playin' the bagpipes." (a woman was playing the bagpipes in the park)
* "This way bicycle, man with a helmet."
* "What's the deal?"
Sometimes he speaks a bit Spanglishy. Here is the way he described playing with his friends at the park:
"Niños at the parque. Lucas and Eli and Cairo and Justin and Jake. Niños say 'Hi.'" Remember the sand? Remember the library in the other parque?"
He made up a song the other day while we were walking down the street. It went like this: "Trees and cars and trash cans and vans... and Hummers!"
There was a carnival at the park down the street two weekends ago. I had performances and couldn't go, so Michael took Simon one night and my dad took him the next night. The first night I asked Simon what he did at the carnival. He told me, "Big wheel up in the sky" (he saw a ferris wheel), "White balls" (He and Michael played a game that involved throwing white balls at targets), "Monkey" (Michael won an orange toy monkey in the ball toss game). Later, Simon named the monkey Kumlee. Where he got that name is a mystery to all of us. The next night, after Simon went to the carnival again with Papa, I asked him what he did. He told me, "Red bear turn around" (they rode a red bear on a bear ride that goes around in circles), "Bee up in the sky" (they went on a bee ride that goes around in circles and up and down), "Ride on a truck" (they went on a truck ride).
I'm starting to be surprised by all the stuff he knows. For example:
Me: "This plant has thorns. They're sharp. Ouch! Be careful."
Simon: "Like a cactus?"
Me: "Yeah! Who told you about cactuses?"
Simon: "Daddy."
Here's a hilarious pun/joke Simon made the other day. The key here is the way Simon pronounces the word "milk." He says "moke." There have been out-of-control fires in our general area and you could see huge plumes of smoke in the nearby hills. Simon and I had talked about the fire and smoke quite a bit. A few days ago we were out walking, and I pointed to the hills and said, "That's smoke." He looked at me, then pointed to my chest and said, "That's milk!" He cracked up.
Simon also loves making rhymes. "Mommy salami" is one of his favorites. "Penis neenis" is another (usually only said during diaper changes).
Oh, yeah--Simon decided to name my car a few days ago. He named it Fatty. I don't know where he got the name. I don't think he knows what it means. I think he just likes the sound of it. Anyway, my car is Fatty.
* "Sun is like a orange moon. Sun is like a orange stop sign."
* "Two guitars. Guitar has a hole. Like a chimney?"
* "The truck has a flashing blue light."
* "Green leaves and flowers in the alley."
* "Tapioca is puddin'."
* "Mommy cookin' broccoli and sardines." (sardines pronounced "sar-beens")
* "McQueen and Sally drive on a bridge...water, dry leaves, huge waterfall." (referring to a scene from the movie Cars.
* "Lady playin' the bagpipes." (a woman was playing the bagpipes in the park)
* "This way bicycle, man with a helmet."
* "What's the deal?"
Sometimes he speaks a bit Spanglishy. Here is the way he described playing with his friends at the park:
"Niños at the parque. Lucas and Eli and Cairo and Justin and Jake. Niños say 'Hi.'" Remember the sand? Remember the library in the other parque?"
He made up a song the other day while we were walking down the street. It went like this: "Trees and cars and trash cans and vans... and Hummers!"
There was a carnival at the park down the street two weekends ago. I had performances and couldn't go, so Michael took Simon one night and my dad took him the next night. The first night I asked Simon what he did at the carnival. He told me, "Big wheel up in the sky" (he saw a ferris wheel), "White balls" (He and Michael played a game that involved throwing white balls at targets), "Monkey" (Michael won an orange toy monkey in the ball toss game). Later, Simon named the monkey Kumlee. Where he got that name is a mystery to all of us. The next night, after Simon went to the carnival again with Papa, I asked him what he did. He told me, "Red bear turn around" (they rode a red bear on a bear ride that goes around in circles), "Bee up in the sky" (they went on a bee ride that goes around in circles and up and down), "Ride on a truck" (they went on a truck ride).
I'm starting to be surprised by all the stuff he knows. For example:
Me: "This plant has thorns. They're sharp. Ouch! Be careful."
Simon: "Like a cactus?"
Me: "Yeah! Who told you about cactuses?"
Simon: "Daddy."
Here's a hilarious pun/joke Simon made the other day. The key here is the way Simon pronounces the word "milk." He says "moke." There have been out-of-control fires in our general area and you could see huge plumes of smoke in the nearby hills. Simon and I had talked about the fire and smoke quite a bit. A few days ago we were out walking, and I pointed to the hills and said, "That's smoke." He looked at me, then pointed to my chest and said, "That's milk!" He cracked up.
Simon also loves making rhymes. "Mommy salami" is one of his favorites. "Penis neenis" is another (usually only said during diaper changes).
Oh, yeah--Simon decided to name my car a few days ago. He named it Fatty. I don't know where he got the name. I don't think he knows what it means. I think he just likes the sound of it. Anyway, my car is Fatty.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Sentences
Simon has been speaking in sentences for months now. Here's one of my favorite sentences: Simon was nursing, then nuzzled his lips against the side of my breast and said "Kiss milk." Here are some others from the last 2 or 3 months:
* "Donald Connor boom." (Donald O'Connor falls a lot in the "Make 'em Laugh" number from Singin' in the Rain)
* "Julie mommy." (he likes to say my name sometimes)
* "Mommy silver car." (Mommy's car is silver)
* "Daddy brown car, hot wheel." (Daddy's tires were very warm)
* "Careful shoes." (being careful in his new shoes)
* "Simon sit step." (sitting on a step)
* "Michael funny." (Daddy can be pretty funny)
* "Ready go car." (wanting to go in the car)
* "Out spoon boom." (some yogurt dripped off his spoon)
* "So many cars." (he says this all the time while watching cars drive by)
* "So many people." (he says this a lot when people are around)
* "Moon like circle." (sometimes the moon looks like a circle)
* "Man say 'woo!'" (we heard a man yelling "woo!")
* "People dancing" (I don't remember the context of this)
Here are the words to a song Simon was singing to himself the other day:
"Simon, Simon. Other babies. Doo doo doo doo doo."
* "Donald Connor boom." (Donald O'Connor falls a lot in the "Make 'em Laugh" number from Singin' in the Rain)
* "Julie mommy." (he likes to say my name sometimes)
* "Mommy silver car." (Mommy's car is silver)
* "Daddy brown car, hot wheel." (Daddy's tires were very warm)
* "Careful shoes." (being careful in his new shoes)
* "Simon sit step." (sitting on a step)
* "Michael funny." (Daddy can be pretty funny)
* "Ready go car." (wanting to go in the car)
* "Out spoon boom." (some yogurt dripped off his spoon)
* "So many cars." (he says this all the time while watching cars drive by)
* "So many people." (he says this a lot when people are around)
* "Moon like circle." (sometimes the moon looks like a circle)
* "Man say 'woo!'" (we heard a man yelling "woo!")
* "People dancing" (I don't remember the context of this)
Here are the words to a song Simon was singing to himself the other day:
"Simon, Simon. Other babies. Doo doo doo doo doo."
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Moving On
Our new house is in a great neighborhood. We can walk to the park. We can walk to a donut shop (Simon has learned about "nummy donuts"). There are lots of couples with kids living nearby, and people are very friendly. Simon and I spend a lot of time walking around, so I've discovered some fun facts:
On the next street over there is a house inhabited by vegetable lovers. So much do they love fresh veggies and fruits they've given over their entire front yard and "sidewalk strip yard" (what else do you call that area of "yard" on the other side of the sidewalk?) to the growing of them. This thriving garden has artichokes, zucchini and other squash, kale, various cabbages, various tomatoes, 7 huge sunflowers, watermelons (some have sprawled over the curb into the street), and other stuff I can't identify yet. One evening as Simon and I walked by I saw a man emerge from the house, walk down to sidewalk strip, harvest some squash, and go back to the house. He was probably preparing to cook dinner. I guess his neighbors are on the honor system.
On the other side of the street is a house that is undergoing construction of some kind--I think the owners are adding on to it. This house is on the corner and is across from a small corner of the park. Behind this house is an alley, right before the intersecting street takes over. Along much of the brick wall in the alley are posted home-made signs of various neon colors. There have to be at least 30 signs. The messages are handwritten and bear some variant of this:
"This is the land of the free. Don't let them take away your freedom and privacy without a fight. The person at [next-door neighbor's address given] is a coward and a sicko! Why does he need 4 cameras--all aiming at you and your family?! This is terrorism! Fight back!"
The point seems to be that this person is taking photos of people (mainly children) playing at the park. I don't know, though. I saw one camera, but it was aimed at the back gate of the alley, clearly for security purposes. There was another one--very small--by the front gate. It was crowded between shrubs and trees, and I doubt it could take decent pictures of people at the park. I'm still looking into this. Either way, the writer of the signs went a little overboard, I think. And it has to be the person who lives at the house on the other side of the alley wall, the house across the street from the vegetable lovers. I'm thinking the wall is his (or her) property, which is why no one has removed the crazy signs. The front yard of this house is interesting. It's mostly full of different kinds of cactus. There are some bougainvillea too. The ground is covered in white rocks. Basically, everything that grows in the yard has nasty, vicious thorns. Odd.
On another street some joker drew a really lame cartoon penis in wet cement some time back. On a street perpendicular to that, someone wrote "Only love can conquer hate" in wet cement.
A few days ago, walking to the liquor store a couple blocks away, I heard a teenage girl screaming to someone on her cell phone, "There are naked pictures of my sister on people's phones! Don't play dumb with me!" I was sad to miss the end of that conversation.
On the next street over there is a house inhabited by vegetable lovers. So much do they love fresh veggies and fruits they've given over their entire front yard and "sidewalk strip yard" (what else do you call that area of "yard" on the other side of the sidewalk?) to the growing of them. This thriving garden has artichokes, zucchini and other squash, kale, various cabbages, various tomatoes, 7 huge sunflowers, watermelons (some have sprawled over the curb into the street), and other stuff I can't identify yet. One evening as Simon and I walked by I saw a man emerge from the house, walk down to sidewalk strip, harvest some squash, and go back to the house. He was probably preparing to cook dinner. I guess his neighbors are on the honor system.
On the other side of the street is a house that is undergoing construction of some kind--I think the owners are adding on to it. This house is on the corner and is across from a small corner of the park. Behind this house is an alley, right before the intersecting street takes over. Along much of the brick wall in the alley are posted home-made signs of various neon colors. There have to be at least 30 signs. The messages are handwritten and bear some variant of this:
"This is the land of the free. Don't let them take away your freedom and privacy without a fight. The person at [next-door neighbor's address given] is a coward and a sicko! Why does he need 4 cameras--all aiming at you and your family?! This is terrorism! Fight back!"
The point seems to be that this person is taking photos of people (mainly children) playing at the park. I don't know, though. I saw one camera, but it was aimed at the back gate of the alley, clearly for security purposes. There was another one--very small--by the front gate. It was crowded between shrubs and trees, and I doubt it could take decent pictures of people at the park. I'm still looking into this. Either way, the writer of the signs went a little overboard, I think. And it has to be the person who lives at the house on the other side of the alley wall, the house across the street from the vegetable lovers. I'm thinking the wall is his (or her) property, which is why no one has removed the crazy signs. The front yard of this house is interesting. It's mostly full of different kinds of cactus. There are some bougainvillea too. The ground is covered in white rocks. Basically, everything that grows in the yard has nasty, vicious thorns. Odd.
On another street some joker drew a really lame cartoon penis in wet cement some time back. On a street perpendicular to that, someone wrote "Only love can conquer hate" in wet cement.
A few days ago, walking to the liquor store a couple blocks away, I heard a teenage girl screaming to someone on her cell phone, "There are naked pictures of my sister on people's phones! Don't play dumb with me!" I was sad to miss the end of that conversation.
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