Day 279

Simon loves his mozzarella!

Simon enjoys playing with his beads on wires.

It’s very interesting to watch him playing with the beads. He’s really concentrated on moving them around on the wires.

Tonight we took Simon to Open Gym at Gymboree. There were a lot of older kids there so it was kind of crowded and they were being a bit rambunctious. I was afraid one of the kids would trip and hurt Simon or throw one of the rubber balls at him. Simon wasn’t in that playful of a mood actually, probably tired and hungry. Plus his teeth were probably bugging him. He started to chew on one of the toys there.

Simon had dinner and a bath before bedtime. I thought Simon looked so cute in his Elmo bath towel.

He really wanted to stick his thumb in his mouth though. Poor guy, I hope those teeth come out soon so he’ll be more comfortable.

Day 277

Just awoke and ready for breakfast. He’s leaning eagerly forward. I love his little teeth!

While Simon had a nap, I let Maxwell sit in my lap and scratched him behind the ears. Maxwell is 12 years old now, an old man in cat years. He’s still seems pretty healthy except maybe a bit skinny.

Simon had an hour nap before we went to Gymboree so he was a little more active and not so cranky. Right when we got there, he went straight for the whiffle balls. He likes them because they are easy to grab with his little fingers in the holes.

Today’s class was too crowded though so it was hard for me to get him to play with all the set-ups. His favorite of the day was still the crawl through the fabric tunnel. I put him down on one end then quickly went to the other side to entice him all the way in. He crawled way too fast to give me enough time to take a photo of him inside.

Tonight Simon had some chicken nuggets for dinner. We put them in the microwave, let them cool a little bit, and cut them into little chunks. He always goes for the new food right away but also had avocado and grapes for dinner.

It usually takes an hour for him to have a meal. I wonder if this is normal? We do a mixture of him letting him feed himself and also feeding him. I guess it’s better that he eats slower, it’s better for his digestion.

Day 276

Simon had a long 3+ hour nap today. He’s been having long naps lately. Likely because he is teething. You can see the whites coming out on his upper gum. Those teeth are going to pop out soon!

Hammer in the air!

Apparently Simon likes watching Super Grover. Check out that grin.

Little drummer Simon.

All dressed up to come pick me up from work. Thank you Grandma Tam for my warm sweater.

Tonight was McD McRib and Chicken Nuggets night. Yum!

Day 275

Happy Nine Months Simon!

Ron found this Gymboree wire and blocks toy on Craigslist so we picked it up before Thanksgiving. It’s useful to have him practice standing up and practice his dexterity.

Simon had red seedless grapes for the first time today.

I cut them in small chunks so that he could grab them and could gum them. He seems to like them.

Simon also had meatballs (actually started last night) made by daddy using ground beef, basil, onions, and baby oatmeal (fortified with iron). They were a bit dry but Simon seemed to like them and just needed to drink some water while eating them or have some fruit along with it.

Yay! for new foods.