Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011

Our little man was going to spend Halloween as Clark Kent.

But he had a surprise for us! A blink of the eye and he became...

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Kitchens, Bathrooms and more

The house is SO close to done I can taste it. Tiling and painting will finish in the next day or two. Then waiting for the glass and the plumber to finish up the faucets and we are in soon!! Goal move in date is next Friday, but this weekend we'll be doing some initial wiping down of the inside kitchen cabinets and getting furniture and bookshelves set up. Follow the jump for pictures.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Circles

I tried so hard to get a picture of Simon looking at the camera. I unwisely chose a very interesting blanket and couldn't get him to look up, even with some help from Britni. He is still sticking out his tongue often, I he does it when he is thinking. This is the same blanket he was swaddled in in the hospital. Those circles sure got smaller!


Picture of the Day: 10/18/11

Even though he looks asleep, he isn't. He hasn't moved in the last 20 minutes but to suck on his pacifier and to open his eyes to slits and follow me around. Just making sure I'm getting ready this morning and not slacking off. He is like an old grandfather on his rocker keeping tabs on his lawn!


Monday, October 17, 2011

4 months already!

Today is Simon's four month doctor appointment. How is he possibly that old already? He's changed so much in those four months. I can hardly believe it was such a short time ago that he was our tiny little lump of a baby. Now he has so much personality! He is super strong and loves standing more than he likes sitting. He also is really smiley and always up for laughing at his parents' silly faces.  This morning to prep for the doctor, the little guy worked his arms with some pushups (look at the fun he was having), then did some standing around and finally rested up at Safari Cup. Doctor was hard, four shots for vaccines, but he's doing great now - sleeping it off. 

At the 2 month appointment he was in the 50th percentile for height and weight (measured from his actual birthday of June 16, not his due date which apparently some doctors do). At 4 months he's now around 55% for height and 45% for weight:14 pounds and 2 ounces, 24 and 3/4 inches long, with a 41 cm head. Pretty perfect if you ask me!



Saturday, October 15, 2011

Family Saturday

Simon has been awesome the past few weeks, sleeping through the nights (8ish to 5ish) and getting up at 5 because that's when I wake him up to eat before I head to work. Last night was the rare exception where he woke up twice (midnight and 3) to eat. I think he's hitting another growth spurt soon since he also had 14 ounces yesterday (five more than normal!). 

After the jump there are some videos and photos.

Despite the interrupted sleep, we have had an eventful day. Simon and Alan stood at the window and watched people walk by at the chiropractor's office while I got adjusted.  Look at how well he's standing! Just holding on to Alan's fingers and leaning a bit to keep his balance, but the weight is all on his own legs.  


When he was tired, Simon just sat down. 


Then we went back to the house and had some tummy time. Still looks surprised when he rolls over though. He's started arching his back and squirming a lot, so he'll figure out how to roll onto his tummy from his back soon. I'm just hoping he waits until we get in the house, the cradle is a little too small for him to be rolling around in.

Quick rollover for those with little patience (you know who you are!):
And a longer one of him thinking about rolling over (still only about 30 seconds).


Picture of the Day: 10/15/11

Supper frog man!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Picture of the Day: 10/11/11

So many hard choices: which toy to eat and which to throw on the floor and most importantly which to nap with. Duck doesn't even make it to the mouth, it goes on the floor; after some deliberation and slobber rooster doesn't taste right and gets tossed too; monkey tastes just right then gets a snuggle as a reward.

Friday, October 7, 2011

Meeting Auntie Lisa

Simon loves his Auntie Lisa, he even has the shirt to prove it!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Extended Basque Visit

The Basques all got together to visit and catch up. We had a wonderful meal and lots of fun, so much fun that we didn't take many pictures. But happily we got a group photo before the party broke up. Next time we'll be sure to get Nikki's whole face.

More Great Grand Parents

Great Grandparents White had a special Simon visit for an advanced showing of snuggle time. There were songs and lots of laughs. Follow the jump for videos!

Great! Grand-parents

Simon meets his great grandparents, Larry and Claire White.

First Plane Ride - Boston

On the Fifth of October Simon took his first plane ride! Like always he was fantastic. For the full story follow the jump.