Tears of a Clown

We've heard from a few people now that since all of the pictures and movies we post of Simon show him happy or peacefully sleeping, then he must be such a little angel all of the time.  But that's just the face he wants you to see: Simon as the happy bouncing baby.  People don't realize there is another side to Simon, the angry little SiMonster that he keeps hidden away from his adoring public.  Finally we have proof of the existence of the real Simon:

Click through to see more terrifying video and photographic evidence... 

First bath - 8/14/11

It wasn't his first bath *ever*, but since we didn't have a real baby bathtub we've been dipping him in a flimsy plastic bucket or just wiping him off with wet facecloths.  We finally bought him a bathtub last week, and Sunday night was his first-ever bath where he got to lounge comfortably in the water.  He didn't quite know what to make of it at first, but by the time we took him out (which we smartly did *before* he got tired of it) he seemed to really be enjoying himself.

Thanks for the strategically placed facecloth when you're posting mostly-naked pictures of me on the internet, dad!

More pics of bath and post-bath Simon after the jump...

Picture of the Day: 8/17/11

He has a play date with Holden (9months) and Julianna (mom) this afternoon so he is dressed up...  Emily chose the shirt.

Date Night! Dad and Kiki babysit

Dad and Kiki took care of Simon while we went to a nice dinner and a movie. We saw Cowboys and Aliens, which was just not as good as I wanted to be. I didn't expect something so dark and violent - neither did all the parents who took their small kids to the theater.

Kiki did the lions share of the babysitting and feeding. She was a natural!

Picture of the Day: 8/14/11

He's getting a little too big for these PJ's, so for a while he was wearing them like flannel chaps

Picture of the Day: 8/10/11

Well-behaved boy out at dinner with Mom

Wait a minute...

Simon slowly realizes that my thumb is not actually his pacifier.  My favorite part of this video is the end when he pulls it back to inspect it and figure out why this isn't working.