We went out to dinner tonight, our first Austin dining out experience as a family. We went to Mr. Natural, because what could be more Austin than Mexican Health-Food? We were joined by our friends Amy, Walter, and (our special surprise guest) Mr. Tim Eubanks. Dad had the potato and cheese chile relleno while mom had the tofu pipian, I was forced, as usual, to settle for formula... a decidedly not Mexican option!
(The editorial staff has asked that it be publicized that Christie thinks Eric is a dork for discussing the dinner menu. It should also be noted that the staff forgot to schedule a photographer for the event.)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
wife beater bjorn
Bjorn introduced its newest, simplest, and most culturally compelling infant carrier to date. This newest model is free from the all of the straps, add-ons, and other schlock that has characterized previous versions of their product. It only requires a somewhat sweaty pot-belly to keep the child securely in place and rings in at $9.99 for a 3-pack. Try out the new wife beater bjorn today!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
sweet sleep, how I miss thee
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
cupid has a new henchman
Friday, February 13, 2009
simon's melancholy loss
the first of what promises to be a long, long, long sequence of seperations and growing pains began this morning for young simon drescher hepburn, who experienced a profound moment of melancholy at his moment of seperation from his withering umbilical nub.
when pressed for comment, young simon responded, "well, we all knew this was coming, it had been shrivelling up for days, but still, there really isn't anything in the books that prepares you for what this moment really feels like. I'm more than a little melancholy right now..."
the post seperation belly and nub are pictured below, this content may be unsuitable for young viewers. parental discretion is advised.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
the name
simon-pure simon
we named the blog today, here's the story:
1. all the reasonable spelling of simon says were taken.
2. simon-pure is an expression that means: of untainted purity or integrity
we think that it worked out well that even simon-sez was taken because we discovered a new twist on the meaning of our son's name.
for the full history, see the following wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bold_Stroke_for_a_Wife
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we named the blog today, here's the story:
1. all the reasonable spelling of simon says were taken.
2. simon-pure is an expression that means: of untainted purity or integrity
we think that it worked out well that even simon-sez was taken because we discovered a new twist on the meaning of our son's name.
for the full history, see the following wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bold_Stroke_for_a_Wife
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eyes wide open
they're big, they're brown, they're beautiful... and they have rarely been seen during the day... until now! - SCE
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
simon's friend fletcher
Friday, February 6, 2009
hotsling action
christie gets jiggy with the pseudo-self-portrait stylings...
anyway, its a great pic.
simon in a hotsling...
feels like a new (old) james brown song.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
first day home
ahhh, the joys of parenthood.
learning to swaddle.
watching season 7 of the west wing on iTunes.
exploring the first phases of sleep deprivation.
good times
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
simon comes home.
simon came home today wearing a very chic oversized hat compliments of sir walter and a swaddlle so large we nicknamed it the 'swallower'.
after three and a half long years to get to this point, it still feels pretty surreal, but we are ecstatically happy to be home with our new family.
unfortunately, our sleeplessness on this first night cannot be blamed on simon, it was our own excitement that kept us up until the wee hours watching him sleep, eat, breathe... and sharing our excitement with many friends and family over the phone...
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simon's first road trip
Monday, February 2, 2009
the journey begins...
simon was born in austin, texas on february 1, 2009 to two loving and caring birthparents.
we, christie and eric, are his adoptive parents and we are starting this blog in his name to chronicle his growing up and as a way to share his experiences with his birth family and his extended adoptive family.
simon shares his birthday with christie's cousin kent and her good friend from the peace corps cathy. grace, christie's mom, missed sharing the birthday by a mere seven hours.
it is our hope that simon can take over this blog when he is ready to journal his own thoughts, but for the meantime, we'll do the writing. the picture above is from the hospital on his first full day in the world.
we look forward to this journey with you.
simon, christie, and eric
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