Never mind the pile of blankets in the background, LOOK at how big my baby has grown! I can’t believe kindergarten is almost over…sniff, sniff.
November 5, 2010
Simone is about to turn 3 in a few weeks. I can’t believe how the time just flies by. She is going to preschool three days a week now and she loves it. She has come such a long way since those early days in the hospital.
March 11, 2009
I am such a lazy blogger. Bad, bad mommy! Simone is walking now. I will post video soon. Hopefully before she graduates college.
October 11, 2008
10. I love the softness of her skin.
9. I love how she likes to hold my finger in the car when I ride in he back seat with her.
8. I love how she is always happy to see me when she first wakes up.
7. I love the little noises she used to make when I nursed her. (Weaning her was bittersweet)
6. I love her gummy smile.
5. I love that she gives me slobbery kisses on my chin when she misses me.
4. I love how she smiles at strangers in the mall. She is such a happy baby.
3. I love ho she calms down whenever I take her out on our front porch. It’s almost like she is communing with nature.
2. I love that the smallest thing fascinates her. Lately she’s really been digging the buttons on my sweater.
1. I love that she has forever changed our lives. 🙂
June 26, 2008
Since I last posted, I turned 40. Here are some of Simone’s notable milestone:
* Simone is starting to eat solid foods. So far she has eaten pears and bananas along with her rice cereal. Today she actually grabbed the spoon because evidently I was not shoveling the food into her mouth fast enough.
* At her last weight check she was up to 10lbs, 9oz and 23 inches. She’s almost on the charts. 🙂
* She can roll over from front to back and she pushes herself up during tummy time.
* She grabs the little rings on her bouncy chair. She also grabs my hair and she grabs my shirt when she wants to eat
* Simone is sleeping for 7 hours at night. (YAY!)
* Simone is smiling, laughing, cooing and “talking” these days. I’ve been told that she actually said mommy when I was at the store the other night.
My baby amazes me every day.
June 1, 2008
Last night I went to see Se.x and the City with a couple of girlfriends…a rare night out since Simone. It was a pretty fun night, although the night was almost derailed. I had to go to the little girl’s room about halfway through the movie. The theater was so crowded that a couple of people were sitting in the aisle on the steps. I tripped over one of the people and BROKE ONE OF MY MANOLOS!!! Waaaaahhhh! They can be repaired but it takes six months if you send them back to the manufacturer. Luckily, the SATC gods had mercy on me. One of my friends brought me an early birthday gift…a new pair of shoes! Thank goodness I didn’t have to go home barefoot.
Poor Simone was up when I got home at 1 am. I guess she was wondering where her milk machine ran off to without her permission.
May 25, 2008
Cute-o-rama! 
May 25, 2008
Wednesday I went for a run for the first time in about a year. Oh. the. pain. Ow, ow OOOWWWWEEE! I can’t believe it has been nine years since I ran the Chicago marathon. I was a size 8 and my stomach was flat. Now, just call me muffin top. On the positive side, I have lost about 30 pounds since I had Simone. But I still have about 35 to go to get to my goal weight, thanks to multiple rounds of IVF.
The last five years on the baby bandwagon felt like I was just going through the motions most of the time. I let a lot of things go. Now that Simone is here, it feels like a fog has been lifted in my life in general. Now that the fog is gone, I can see that my house is a mess. I have canned goods in my pantry that are five years old. Contrary to popular belief, just because it’s in a can does not mean it will last forever. It will probably take me all summer to purge all of the crap that I let pile up over the last five years. The junk man is gonna have a field day picking through our garbage.
In other news, my brother graduated from grad school last Saturday. He got a master’s in secondary education and he’ll be teaching math at a local high school in the fall. Smartypants. I’m very proud of him. Congrats, Bub. 🙂
May 16, 2008
My last day of work was Friday. I am officially a stay at home mom. I actually went back to work, gave my notice and worked for two weeks. It was bananas. I was so tired every day, I had to start pumping again and I missed spending my days with Simone. However, I did enjoy the lunches and shopping downtown during my last two weeks.
So far it has been fine being at home. Simone is sleeping well at night and napping during the day. Today I managed to cook dinner and work on my spring cleaning in between caring for Simone. I feel a sense of relief since I quit my job. I really don’t know how my mother worked and cared for us all those years. Now she gets to enjoy being a new granny. 🙂
April 6, 2008
Today we finally got some nice weather so my cousin Penelope and I took Simone for a long walk in her fancy stroller. I realize I spent waaaaay too much money on her stroller. But it is quite nifty. I figure we’ll either make it a family heirloom or I’ll sell it on ebay and use the proceeds to help pay for college. After our walk we went to my parents’ for dinner. I’m hoping she will sleep for five hours tonight after so much activity. If I was a smart mom, I’d be sleeping right now. I’m sure as soon as I close my eyes, she’ll be ready to eat.
Here’s a cute pic of Simone and the giant bear…
Simone's Story 
