Monday, May 9th, 2011

turns out he wasn’t exactly perfect all the time

posted by lizzie    « 3 Comments »    tied to back in the day, motherhood, Simon   

I read in the Times last week about moms who think that their babies are perfect — handsome and intelligent looking and whatever else — and then years later, look back at the baby pictures and realize how deluded they were. I laughed, inwardly, as I read the story, knowing perfectly well that so many mothers are deluded, but that I was not one of them. Simon had always been a perfect baby. Yes, he was a plump little cherub whose many many many baby pictures attest to his angelic nature and super-model baby capabilities.

And then we got our new computer, which allowed us to put all of our pictures in one place. We spent a couple of hours this weekend sorting through old baby pictures. And I laughed, outwardly this time, as I realized how deluded I was. I mean really. Simon was a cute baby, no doubt. We got comments everywhere we went from perfect strangers who had no financial stake in his future telling us he belonged on tv, that he looked like a baby in an ad, that he was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. But you would never guess it to look at some of these charming shots.

I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw some of these. I hardly recognized him. Best use of Mother’s Day ever.

Comments

  1. Abby says:
    May 9, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    I’m literally shaking with laughter! Too bad I’m at work and can’t bust a gut looking at where this kid has come from.

  2. Natalie says:
    May 18, 2011 at 6:18 am

    Ha ha ha, those are hilarious pictures!!! In his defense, even the supermodels can have some pretty bad pictures taken of them, and I certainly remember him being a very cute little guy! We have some pictures of Samuel where he looks pretty awful, too – oh the memories!! :0)

  3. Becca says:
    May 26, 2011 at 2:02 pm

    Oh my heck! I needed this so badly! I feel like the baby blues have already hit and I’m still pregnant! Abs, I am at work and I just let it all out. I’m surprised my neighboring teachers didn’t come in to shush me. Thanks for sharing. I’ve always thought Simon was adorable, but I love these pictures too!

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