Day 178

Si, mi nombre es Simon (Yes, my name is Simon)!

Simon is becoming an eager eater. This is right before his lunchtime. Feed me, I’m hungry!

His finger coordination is improving and he can more easily grip small objects. Although once he gets a grip, he will only grasp it for a short while before letting it fall from his hands.

Ron let Simon check himself out in the mirror to practice self-awareness and identity.

I love this look… eagerness maybe?

Simon’s core strength is also improving. While on his stomach, he is better about pushing up on his arms and now has been trying to get his knees under him. He’s getting closer to crawling!

It’s unbelievable… I’m not sure what we will do once he starts to crawl. I wonder how the cats will react.

Day 177

Hi everyone!

Simon drinking at 45 degrees.

The picture of contentment.

I love it when Simon falls asleep on me. It also reminds me how big he’s getting. He used to fit so compactly on my chest but now he can wrap his legs around my sides. He’s a warm bundle of joy.

Day 175

Simon’s morning exercise includes:

Walking around my Exersaucer

and doing some push-ups

After his morning exercise, Simon gets really tired and takes his nap. Lately it’s been 3 hours long! Not sure what is going on with him but at least it gives Ron a prolonged period of time to do work at home during the day. Here he is waking up from a restful nap, all smiles and happy.

Ron dressed Simon up in a new outfit. I bought this tank top at H&M that says “Mum + Dad = Me”. It was a warm day again so he didn’t want to get Simon dressed up in anything too warm. Ron tried to prop Simon up against the couch to stand and he can sort of lean backwards against it but wasn’t really in the mood to have his photo taken. This is the one with the best expression though. It almost doesn’t look like Simon. It also looks like he’s about to fall forward but daddy is always there to catch him in case.

Sometimes babies are so funny. They just want to keep on playing and playing… then suddenly fall asleep.

Ron said that Simon was sitting quietly playing with his toys at his feet. Then a few minutes later when Ron looked up, Simon had completely konked out. So hilarious. Poor guy must have been pooped out.

Simon had more prunes for dinner and unfortunately I got some on his clothes. So I changed him back into his white tank top and just a diaper. It was still too warm for him to wear much else. This heat wave is great! I wish it would last. But anyhow, you can check out all of Simon’s chubby parts: face, arms, legs, belly. Makes you just want to pinch him, doesn’t it?

He was suddenly fascinated by the Boppy pillow’s manufacturer tags. Likely because they’re soft and easy to grab in his little hands. I cut most of the tags off his bibs and other toys so maybe he’s also fascinated because it’s something new. It’s so fun to watch him fascinated by something, I’m just fascinated by him.

Day 174

Simon is able to more effectively do some push ups with his arms. He hasn’t coordinated his legs yet so he moves backward instead of forward. How does that saying go? Sometimes you have to take two steps back before you move forward…

Check out Simon’s strong posture!

For lunch, Simon had peas. He didn’t seem to enjoy it.

Which is weird because this is the second time he’s eaten them. I think last time we might have mixed it with some fruits though so he didn’t mind so much. Ron said he had much funnier expressions at the beginning of the meal but this video captures his almost outright refusal to open his mouth to eat. His eyebrows are so expressive.

Simon and Ron went for a short walk in the afternoon and since it was such a warm sunny day, Ron had to find Simon a hat. He ended up choosing this foam visor which is actually used for bathtime. It is supposed to keep the water from getting into your baby’s eyes when you pour water over their hair. I love his big eyes in this photo.

After their afternoon walk, Simon konked out with Pooh watching over him. He still likes to sleep with a plush, I think it helps him to release the rest of his energy so that he can fall asleep. He’ll grab Pooh by each arm and try to stretch him out or wrap his arms around him and try to roll over or hold him by one hand and toss him around. It’s quite funny to watch him fall asleep.

Simon was konked out again when I came home from work. I thought it funny that he is crossing his ankles.

Eventually Simon did wake up to play with me. I found out he likes it when I make weird sounds. He tends to like “oo-oo” sounds like “Moo-Moo” and “poo-poo” but this was kind of new. I love his laugh.

Update on poop:
So we think the prunes worked. He pooped in the middle of the night but not sure if it was from the prunes or that he was just due to have a bowel movement. Since he didn’t finish the full portion of the prunes, we’ll probably let him have some more tomorrow night and see what it does if anything. At least he really likes eating them.