Day 136

Simon has been falling asleep too early the past two evenings so we haven’t given him a bath.  So while I was at work, Ron decided to bathe Simon during the daytime so we wouldn’t miss it tonight again.

A squeaky clean Simon sporting his new Pampers Cruisers diapers.  These have Sesame Street designs on them and a strong baby powder like fragrance.  The last time we bought diapers, we bought Pampers Sensitive Swaddlers and Pampers Cruisers.  The Swaddlers have a more chemical like smell but worked great, not one leak.  The Cruisers are supposed to be for babies who are more on the move so we’ll see how well they contain leaks.

He likes to grab onto his toes now and did some talking with Ron after his bath.

Today Simon played with his humongous Winnie the Pooh.

Compared to his first picture with Biggie Pooh (on Day 24), Simon has really grown and is much more mobile.  Simon says: Peek-a-boo!

Simon got some gifts today from my co-worker Tina but they are for when he is bigger so pictures will have to wait.  For now, check out the website Baby Wit for some cool onesies.  Their slogan is fun: You May Not Be Cool, But Your Baby Can Be.

We still haven’t let Simon try solid foods yet but he seems to be open to sticking anything in his mouth so I’m hoping food won’t be a problem.  His fingers and hand are still his favorite things to put into his mouth, even this bug wrist rattle doesn’t get in his way.

The weekend is here!  It was a busy day at work.  I’m exhausted.  But third week back to work and so far it is tolerable.  I still get really sad in the morning when I leave and I’m really tired at night and tend to fall asleep before I mean to.  The daily routine is still a work in progress.

Day 135

My little tiger went to the grandparents again for the day.  I got him all dressed up in one of his tiger outfits.  Here’s my little muscle man, look at those arms! (but then look at that little pot belly!)

Simon (Ron) left me a Facebook post “Hi Mommy”:

Today was Day 2 with the Exersaucer and he seemed to be more interested in it and actually playing with it.

The next concert pianist?

They also made me a video of Simon chatting away.  He’s been a bit quiet recently so it’s good to hear his voice.

Daddy and Simon have matching orange colors today.

Apparently Simon had a bit of a rough patch and was crying but here he is recovering on grandpa’s shoulder.  Look at those chubby cheeks.  I wish I was there to wipe away those tears!  Notice his hand gripping grandpa’s shirt, he’s been doing that a lot lately, grabbing onto whatever is handy, including my hair.

Ron encourages Simon to hold his bottle as much as possible so that he can have at least one free hand.  In this case to check messages on his iPhone.

When the bottle gets close to empty though, Simon usually ends up dropping it since he’s not really gripping it, more like supporting it to stay in his mouth.  He’s also been sucking on it kind of weird, sometimes his bottom lip will go around the cap instead of just around the nipple.  Not sure what that’s all about.

Almost the weekend…

Day 134

I had a few hours to play with Simon this morning before going to work.  Check out his cute PJs.

Simon spent the day with Ron at his parents.  Simon is getting really chubby and round.  I don’t know if I like this picture…

or this one better…

Simon has a new toy at their place, an exersaucer.

His legs are still a little short for this toy, his feet don’t touch the ground yet.

The exersaucer may be a little bit overwhelming for Simon since he seemed a bit confused while trying to play with it.

Once Simon came home though, no more exersaucer, just his little ol’ jingle ball.  He really likes to try to put it into his mouth.

One last video of daddy trying to engage Simon in play.

Day 133

Simon is still interested in his jingle ball so Ron has been letting him play with it as much as he wants to.

He is also flipping over much more easily and fast too.

He grabbed a hold onto his toes today too.  Soon I’m sure we’ll see him sticking his foot into his mouth.

Simon has been really squirmy lately and is always trying to escape from any type of restraints.  He doesn’t like being put into the car seat and doesn’t like to be restrained in the bouncer.

Ron placed Simon in his Bumbo seat with the new tray table so that he could play with his toys on the tray… but Simon had other ideas, he just wanted to escape!  He didn’t quite make it out but with a little more leg muscle, he probably could push himself up and out so we have to be more careful with watching him.

Although Simon does not mind sitting in our lap…

And he doesn’t mind sitting on the sofa (this time not needing to be squished between the cushions).

I know this post has a lot of pictures but he had so many good ones today!  This is the last one of his new outfit.  Ron came to pick me up from work today and Simon got changed just to see me.  I love these overalls.  He was getting a diaper change in the car while waiting for me to get off work.

Day 132

While I went to work, Simon had an adventurous day.  It started out with a visit to the Honda dealer to drop off our car for an oil change and check-up.  Simon tested his car dealer voice: “Hot deals!”

After a tiresome morning, Simon had a little nap on his playmat.

In the afternoon, he discovered one of his new toys: a plastic jingle ball.  He finds it good to suck on and fun for his fingers to grab onto.

Here is a video of him playing with it:

Also during his playtime, he is playing with his monkey.  His monkey toy that is.

By night, Simon transforms into a super spy.  Does this scene look familiar? (Imagine “Mission Impossible” music playing… )

As you can see, the Baby Bjorn is multipurpose… Super Spy Baby!  Ron’s directorial debut:

Babies are so fun.  It’s even better when daddy is creative and I get to come home and watch all these funny videos!