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The First Day of The Rest of Her Life.

It is five months to the day after that first intubation, the one that happened down the hall from the operating room where my innards were being carefully replaced. I’ll let Mr. Astaire say the rest.

Untitled from Alexa on Vimeo.

By Alexa | Posted in Ceci N'est Pas Une Ecrivaine |

122 Comments

Al

Posted July 8, 2008 at 11:41 pm | Permalink

Yeah Simone!!!! That was the fanciest footwork I’ve ever seen! Great video and congratulations to twinkle toes Simone!
Susanna Bluhm

Posted July 8, 2008 at 11:47 pm | Permalink

what a pretty pretty girl with no tubes!!!! xxxo
Kim

Posted July 8, 2008 at 11:56 pm | Permalink

Yippeeeee! Way to go, Simone! LOVE seeing her beautiful face with no tubes.
Farah

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:07 am | Permalink

I know you are one proud and happy Momma - Baby Girl is sporting the tubeless look! Go Simone
MrsWaltz

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:20 am | Permalink

Best. Video. All. Day.
Juli

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:21 am | Permalink

WOOOOOHOOO!
Laura

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:23 am | Permalink

Happily Ever After.
Sarah

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:51 am | Permalink

I think I am in love!
Susan

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:55 am | Permalink

Hooray! And what a dancer she is!
Kerri Anne

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:56 am | Permalink

Hurrah! (And oh, the tapping! The tapping was so great!)
Jackie

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:09 am | Permalink

She looks so great!! All plump and pink! Perfection.
Heather

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:15 am | Permalink

The spinning move made my head explode from laughter.
wavybrains

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:29 am | Permalink

That’s brillant. I can’t stop laughing. Terrific.
R

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:43 am | Permalink

no strings attached indeed! what a great day!

p.s. you couldn’t possibly be more excited about Burn Notice than my husband. Never thought we’d be such fans of USA, but there you go!
Mijke

Posted July 9, 2008 at 2:11 am | Permalink

Yippeee!! Go Simone! Oh, and it must be a lot easier: tapdancing without wires…
Monkey's Mama

Posted July 9, 2008 at 2:37 am | Permalink

You are killing me with the tap dance montage.
Veronica

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:16 am | Permalink

Thankyou so much for the smile. She is gorgeous and FREE!
Erin

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:28 am | Permalink

wow - congrats!! this must be sunch an amazing feeling for you. what a fun video, too! she’s an amazing “air-tapper”.
Duchess

Posted July 9, 2008 at 4:41 am | Permalink

Nice work Simone! Being wireless is all the rage these days and I must say it looks good on you!
Heather B.

Posted July 9, 2008 at 4:48 am | Permalink

mmmm room air! Congratulations to you and Simone.
Cara

Posted July 9, 2008 at 5:42 am | Permalink

Yay Simone!
randi

Posted July 9, 2008 at 6:42 am | Permalink

That actually brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing little girl! And who doesn’t love some Fred Astaire in the morning?? Congratulations!
Hairy Farmer Family

Posted July 9, 2008 at 6:44 am | Permalink

Oh, BLESS!!! I’m all teary-eyed now.

Extremely nifty footwork there, honey! Mummy will doubtless be forking out for dance shoes before too much longer.
tash

Posted July 9, 2008 at 6:45 am | Permalink

Back off people, I call next dance!
Linzer

Posted July 9, 2008 at 6:48 am | Permalink

Woohoo! Congratulations to you guys and the Tiny Tubeless One. What a great montage, too.
Heather

Posted July 9, 2008 at 6:58 am | Permalink

How fabulous! My favorite music video ever, the dance numbers were amazing! Go Simone!
Heather

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:07 am | Permalink

Really, these are HAPPY tears! I am so thrilled for you both. What a fantastic video too! Congratulations and I can’t wait to see what sort of adventures Simone is set to have now!
Meredith

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:16 am | Permalink

Yipeeeee! What a great video - I especially love the dance sequence at the end. Bravo, Simone!!
witchypoo

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:31 am | Permalink

She looks positively giddy to be free. I love it, but I’m sure you love it more.
jonniker

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:32 am | Permalink

oh my gosh! Who’s a free baby now? WHOOOO? WHOOO?

Adorable.
Amelia Sprout

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:45 am | Permalink

Oh! You just made my day. The cute baby tap dancing along with Fred is just too precious for words.
Sunnie

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:47 am | Permalink

Simone……You GO GIRL!!!!
Alexa - Thanks for sharing her with us!!
She’s Beautiful!!!
EJW

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:55 am | Permalink

What a wonderful video! I’m so impressed with you and so happy for Simone!
Peggy

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:03 am | Permalink

Tubeless, wireless baby WTG!!!!!

Great video!!
LawWife

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:12 am | Permalink

I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face watching that. Hooray for Simone!
Heather

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:24 am | Permalink

She is just so beautiful! Way to go Simone!!!
I’m so happy for you guys!
Mar

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:27 am | Permalink

Beautiful before, but WOW - she’s even better sans tube. Congratulations!
kate

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:34 am | Permalink

Yay for Simone! Woo hoo! No strings to tie you down!
bleu

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:58 am | Permalink

YAY congrats you go girl!!!!!!!
TB

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:00 am | Permalink

Awesome. Congratulations to all of you and here’s hoping she’ll be free of all monitors very very soon.
Beautiful video, beautiful girl.
All Adither

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:01 am | Permalink

Am so happy for you three!
DaisyCake

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:08 am | Permalink

what an gorgeous and fabulously talented little girl!

DEEP BREATH! aaaaaaahahhhhhhh
Ashley in NY

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:12 am | Permalink

Wooohooo!!!

GREAT video!
Kelly

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:23 am | Permalink

Love it! The tap dancing is perfect.
Penny

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:26 am | Permalink

Look ma, no tubes! Wooohooooo!

What a fabulous video!
Maura

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:45 am | Permalink

Those tubes were holding back some serious talent! Look at that girl go!
elizasmom

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:50 am | Permalink

Aww, look at that footloose and fancy free girl. She looks better WITHOUT accessories, doesn’t she?

Congratulations.
jv

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:50 am | Permalink

Yay Simone! Looking great, getting so big! That was an awesome video.
KL

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:50 am | Permalink

Yay, no tubes!

I love her arms and legs moving around. It looks like she’s dancing and having the time of her life.
Paula

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:00 am | Permalink

The Baby of the Week (Year) has so many talents!!

Congratulations!
Becca

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:10 am | Permalink

That was quite possibly the BEST video I’ve ever seen. I found your blog yesterday, and am just thrilled that Simone is off oxygen! And she is quite the dancer, I might add.
Ann

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:21 am | Permalink

Hey, it’s a lot easier to spin a baby around the room without a cannula, huh? Yay for Simone!
Leah

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:36 am | Permalink

Excellent! Simone is not only beautiful and wonderful, she’s astoundingly talented. Very nice. I’ve now had to watch this video 7 times in a row because my 4 year old daughter came in while it was playing and has become obsessed with it. “Again! Again!” She finally decided we could stop watching it (needs a potty break), but as she walked out of the office, she said over her shoulder, “I love Simone.” So. Damn. Cute. Thanks for sharing!
Jendeis

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:37 am | Permalink

Yay Simone! I especially loved her concentration face during her tap solo! :)
Becky

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:46 am | Permalink

That’s my favorite ickle girl!
Jane

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:07 am | Permalink

Inspired choice of music! Love it, love it!

Congrats to you and Simone just luxiouriating in all that freedom! Now take her out for a walk in the park (think of Seurat). Walking with a baby is one of the greatest ways to burn off any baby weight.

Beautiful baby - no wonder she keeps winning that baby of the week award.

Jane
Krista

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:13 am | Permalink

She’s SO adorable! =) I’m so proud of her!
Marie

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:14 am | Permalink

Your talents have no end!

Awesome video + music + baby!!
Sarah

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:27 am | Permalink

The video is great. And the bigger picture with Simone’s amazing progress since her birth is even greater!
Shannon

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:29 am | Permalink

That was very cute. I have checked back over a dozen time in the last two days to see if you had gotten the results yet. I am very happy for you. I also think the tapping was adorable. Thank you for sharing with us.
DinoD

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:36 am | Permalink

Bravo, just Bravo.
silene

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:36 am | Permalink

Fancy moves, Miss Simone!! You are giving Mr. Astaire a run for his money… This video has me grinning from ear to ear, and not just because is 100% cannula-free. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the number one feel-good movie of the summer (OK, maybe second to my own recent feature of my daughter crawling for the first time…)
carole

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:06 pm | Permalink

oh, i needed these giggles! thank you, you gorgeous, free-breathing baby, you.
evany

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:14 pm | Permalink

Yay! This brought a total happy tear to my eye. CONGRATULATIONS!!
Alicia

Posted July 9, 2008 at 12:52 pm | Permalink

She is so big and so cute and so wow!!! YUPEEE!!!

The swing shot made me a tad dizzy, ha ha!
Ginger

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:13 pm | Permalink

Hooray for Simone, and Flotsam Family freedom. Hooray!
Jen

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:19 pm | Permalink

YAY! She’s destined to be a dancer!
Helen

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:33 pm | Permalink

She had a really good beat going on there in the beginning. I’m thinking she’s one with the Astaire.

Huge congrats to your family, it must be a fabulous mood at Casa de Flotsam.
twangypearl

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:33 pm | Permalink

oh, marvelous news! HOOOORAY!
liz

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! That is so TERRIFIC!!!
Alex

Posted July 9, 2008 at 1:51 pm | Permalink

Wow. With footwork like that, she’ll be a contender for baby for the week for a good while…just up until she graduates to toddler of the week, I’m guessing. What a beautiful, beautiful girl. Congratulations!
drowningindoghair

Posted July 9, 2008 at 2:10 pm | Permalink

There’s no way any other baby will ever win baby of the week now! Thanks for sharing the news with us in such a fun and fabulous way. It sure made a lot of people very happy to hear that Simone is going tubeless from now one. Can’t wait to see her escapades in the future.
Heather

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

So fabulous!!
sam

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

Simone, you kick ass! Go, baby, go!
christine

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:18 pm | Permalink

Go Simone Go!

Also, dude she is totally keeping the beat. Excellent job!
Rachael

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:19 pm | Permalink

Yeah Simone!

You’ve got tap dancing down to an art!
Nic

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm | Permalink

What a great video. I love the scenes of the swing coming in and out of the frame. I see an Oscar in Simone’s future!
amanda

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:44 pm | Permalink

HOOOOORAAYYY!!!!
Eliza

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:49 pm | Permalink

OMG I just fell over DEAD! The tapdancing! The cuteness! SQUEEEE!!!!! This was some find work–buy the film crew a drink on me ;)
natt

Posted July 9, 2008 at 3:55 pm | Permalink

thats some fab dancing!!

and her chubbiness is just divine - i just want to squeeze those thighs!! x
Laura

Posted July 9, 2008 at 5:50 pm | Permalink

Oooo, the cordless version. Do like.
Deb

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:05 pm | Permalink

WAY TO GO SIMONE!!!

This Grandma wants to snuggle you….AND munch those chubby cheeks~~

So Beautiful!

Deb
amieable

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

The best video of someone else’s baby I’ve ever seen. I love how it’s timed to music! She’ll be a tap dancer before you know it.
Deborah

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

How on earth did you get her to dance like that?! Maybe she is just a natural. Yay Simone! It’s been fun following her progress the past few months.
Michelle

Posted July 9, 2008 at 7:52 pm | Permalink

OH that was too cute. What a solo artist…she stole my heart.
Flicka

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:27 pm | Permalink

Look Ma, no oxygen! WAHOO! Congratulations all around, what a terrific milestone!
Nicole

Posted July 9, 2008 at 8:59 pm | Permalink

So adorable, so active and so chubby. Wonderful!
Lynn

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:39 pm | Permalink

That is some fabulous fancy footwork! Yeah Simone! And, of course, some great choreography, mom — thanks for bringing such a smile to my day. :-)
~Amanda~

Posted July 9, 2008 at 9:47 pm | Permalink

Lemme just say she is adorable and looks just like her beautiful Mommy!

After you finished spinning her around did she wobble all over the place from the dizziness? :o)
Sharon

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:00 pm | Permalink

Beautiful :-)
Karla

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:52 pm | Permalink

I find it almost unbelievable that a video of a baby I’ll never meet can make me cry.

I am so happy for you three!
LetterB

Posted July 9, 2008 at 10:57 pm | Permalink

OMG eat your heart out Fred. So happy for her and for you guys.
Emily

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:16 pm | Permalink

Simone is quite the dancer. She has a natural since of rhythm.

YEAAAAAA! for all of you.
Emily

Posted July 9, 2008 at 11:16 pm | Permalink

Argh.

Not “since of rhythm,” “SENSE of rhythm.”

It’s late.
Rebeccah

Posted July 10, 2008 at 12:18 am | Permalink

Best. Video. Ever!!!! Woot!
Stacie

Posted July 10, 2008 at 12:47 am | Permalink

Yea! Congrats to all of you!

You know, now she is really going to blow the other contenders for baby of the week out of the water! ;-)
Priya

Posted July 10, 2008 at 1:18 am | Permalink

This was HILARIOUS. I love it! This song should be her campaign for Baby of the Week theme.
Alex

Posted July 10, 2008 at 2:07 am | Permalink

That was brilliant! I enjoyed that immensely. Thank you and CONGRATS, Simone!
StaceyB

Posted July 10, 2008 at 9:01 am | Permalink

Miracle baby that is absolutely precious! I am so happy to see her FREE! She is adorable! Congrats to the entire family!!!
Karen

Posted July 10, 2008 at 9:16 am | Permalink

JUST AWESOME! LOOOOVED your video! heheheeh! It was hilarious! esp. that little spinny part that now has my head all whirly twirly!
Thanks and CONGRATULATIONS SIMONE!
Debrah

Posted July 10, 2008 at 11:28 am | Permalink

Awesome!!!
Sheri

Posted July 10, 2008 at 12:05 pm | Permalink

Great for her and you too!!!!

I need a kleenex…I cry whenever I read your blog.
Melanie

Posted July 10, 2008 at 12:30 pm | Permalink

YEA!!! I have been checking this blog, waiting for news!!!
meanmama

Posted July 10, 2008 at 1:51 pm | Permalink

Congratulations! Wonderful news.
Cam

Posted July 10, 2008 at 7:21 pm | Permalink

I can’t even begin to tell you how this post has brightened me up!
Congratulations, Simone!
Ruth

Posted July 10, 2008 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

Hooray!!!
Janette

Posted July 10, 2008 at 9:50 pm | Permalink

That is quite possibly the cutest video I have ever seen! I am so happy for Simone. I love reading your updates and I have the biggest smile on my face after this one! Congratulations!!
Mel

Posted July 11, 2008 at 7:33 am | Permalink

I just showed it to the ChickieNob and Wolvog and they cracked up. The Wolvog is currently screaming, “I want to watch it again!” So if you see that someone has watched it 300 times in one morning, er…that would be the twins.
Inzaburbs

Posted July 11, 2008 at 7:45 am | Permalink

Wow! I bet you feel as happy as she looks!
So happy for you!
Jen

Posted July 11, 2008 at 9:30 am | Permalink

Simone, may the only tubes you experience from now on be the socks and tops versions. Wait, cancel the tops. Those are probably never coming back..
Congrats!
TheHMC

Posted July 11, 2008 at 11:10 am | Permalink

Love the video! Simone is lucky to have a funny and loving mom like you. She’ll be able to look back at all of your accounts of her first months when she’s older and I know she’ll appreciate every bit of it.

She’s coming along quite nicely, mom. Way to hang in there.
Mauigirl52

Posted July 11, 2008 at 11:40 am | Permalink

What a great video, I think she really is in time to that dance music! So glad she’s off the oxygen!
Jennifer

Posted July 11, 2008 at 2:30 pm | Permalink

Oh Simone! Thanks for the chuckle!
Sarah

Posted July 11, 2008 at 3:11 pm | Permalink

HOOOORAY!
Leah

Posted July 11, 2008 at 3:50 pm | Permalink

Congratulations!! What a beautiful little dancing girl!
another karen

Posted July 11, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Permalink

you GO girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stephanie

Posted July 11, 2008 at 5:01 pm | Permalink

Delurking to say she is adorable!!! Perfect music for the perfect video :)
Leni

Posted July 11, 2008 at 9:04 pm | Permalink

Adding my congrats, so happy for your family! lots of smiles and good thoughts coming atcha from another interweb stranger. :)
Dani

Posted July 11, 2008 at 10:14 pm | Permalink

Most. Beautiful. Baby. Ever. (next to my own of course :)
And such a talented dancer at such an early age. Clearly she’s a savant.
ann

Posted July 12, 2008 at 1:29 pm | Permalink

Awesome video - I know your editing career has been focused on words, but you’ve got mad skills as a video editor! The tap-dancing sequence had me rolling with laughter.
So thrilled for all three of you. She looks gorgeous without the cannula. What a star!
Kimmer

Posted July 14, 2008 at 9:45 pm | Permalink

Brilliant! This video made me laugh and cry at the same time. YEAH SIMONE! She’s such a strong little one.
Marti from Michigan

Posted July 15, 2008 at 1:43 am | Permalink

Tube free at last! You go girl(s)…..(and guy)!!!!!

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