Hungry, Sleepy, Focused

We've only had him for a few weeks but we're starting to really understand what Simon is trying to tell us with his limited communication skills. Being able to figure out what he needs or is thinking about makes it easier to keep him satisfied and happy as much as possible.  We can tell pretty easily if he's hungry or tired or dirty, and it's fun to watch him when he's in one of his brain-building Active/Quiet alert states.  The one that we are still having a little trouble with is knowing when he needs to be burped more, but we're getting there.

That's not a happy face

Videos of three of Simon's moods after the jump...

First Fourth

Simon spent his first 4th of July with his parents and his Aunt Colleen.  His little cord stump fell out the previous day so he was able to wear a onesie for the first time.  The timing was perfect since Colleen had made an American flag onesie for him at the baby shower a few weeks before.  That afternoon we all took a walk up to the house to see the construction progress (which I'll post on soon).  The girls were walking too slowly for us guys, so we decided to speed down the sidewalk and leave them behind.  Simon loves it when we do crazy bouncy driving in the stroller so he really enjoyed the ride.  Then we hung around outside the house waiting for the two girls to catch up, and Simon started getting hungry.  Nothing some more crazy stroller driving couldn't distract him from though...

He's knows there's a pretty good chance he won't get any food from chewing on my finger, but he's considering trying it anyway

Two videos from our 4th of July walk after the jump...

Due Date

This is the day.  Simon Emory Basque was due to join the world on July 3rd. Instead he came seventeen days ago. What a great seventeen days it has been. 

Tummy Time - July 2nd

The doctor told us the more tummy time the better and luckily Simon seems to enjoy it almost as much as we do. He just scoots around like a little worm when we help him out by giving him something solid to push off of. Already he is noticeably stronger than the first time we did tummy time a little under a week ago. This boy is growing so fast!

Pictures after the jump.

Tummy Time Training

Within a week of his escape from solitary confinement, Simon B was back in the gym working to build up his strength.  See a video montage of this intense first workout after the jump!

Cradle Stretch

A couple of videos of Simon really exploring the studio space in his cradle.  Nothing too exciting here, but give him a break - the kid's barely a week old!

Hunger Games

Simon has some definite cues that he uses to tell us when he's starting to get hungry.  Lots of sticking out his tongue, chewing on his fingers or wiping his hands on his face.  And usually that enough for us to respond promptly and get him some food.  But sometimes we don't do that in time and his patience starts wearing thin...