H. sapiens var. Raquel

Who’s your stylist?

Posted in H. sapiens var. Raquel, H. sapiens var. Simon on November 7th, 2011 by rmd – Be the first to comment

For the record, I did not give Simon a faux-hawk. His hair ‘do — a sort of reverse tonsure, sparse on the sides with a completely bald spot in back — is the product of rubbing his little head against the crib mattress and the floor.

Some moms at a breastfeeding group asked me if I cut it that way. I did not. He has his daddy’s wispy, fly-away hair. It sticks up like that when it’s clean. I just brush it straight back so it doesn’t stick to his forehead and get oily. When it’s greasy it gets plastered to his scalp.

He has baby-pattern baldness. The only cure is time and learning to sit up.

 

Simon’s week so far

Posted in H. sapiens var. Raquel, H. sapiens var. Simon on September 22nd, 2011 by rmd – Be the first to comment

On Monday, Simon wore his Pirate Parrot onesie to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

First Mate Squeaky Panda, Cap'n Simon the Red

On Tuesday, Simon visited Raquel’s office. He smiled at her editor/boss, flirted with the receptionist and cuddled with her friend Shaya. He already knows who to suck up to and has a better understanding of office politics than his mother will ever have.

AP's finest: Administrative Assistant extraordinaire Donna, Reporter-in-Training Simon, Night Writer/Video Journalist Raquel

After a quick snack in a spare edit room, he fell asleep in my arms. Now no one will believe me when I complain about how he screams and keeps us up all night…

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Overheard in the Dilwedel household

Posted in H. sapiens var. Peter, H. sapiens var. Raquel, H. sapiens var. Simon on July 30th, 2011 by rmd – 1 Comment

Simon: WHAAAHHHAAAAHHH!

Peter retrieves the screaming babe from the other room.

Raquel: Uh-oh, what’s wrong with him now?

Peter: He’s a baby. In the long run, he’ll be fine.