Picture of the Day: 2/13/12

This green stuff feels funny!

Airplanes!!

On our way to Arizona... Simon loves the activity! Flight went great, he didn't sleep much but also didn't fuss too much. 

Learning to pull up

The past week has been an intense learning week. Simon can pull himself up in the crib. Unfortunately sitting down is a completely different skill set. Don't worry, he forgave me for leaving him standing in the crib so I could get a picture.

Crawling Forward

Last week - Thursday the 9th - Simon crawled forward with Jenn, Colleen and a camera to witness. He has done it a few times since, but really hasn't figured out that he can move. He crawls a couple scoots forward to get something and usually ends it in a dive for whatever he's going for. He is learning to pull up more and more... it's possible he might just skip the crawling. 

Hick Baby

These pictures just make me laugh. He just wouldn't stand still!

Naked baby

We were going to give Simon a bath and took the opportunity to take a picture of his really nicely healing back.

He can see clearly now...

Simon had his first eye doctor appointment this morning. Illinois has a great program for a free eye check for kids between six months and a year. He has perfect vision and even had his little pupils dilated to make sure the eyeballs are completely healthy. They are! We talked about our upcoming trip to Arizona and the doctor recommended sunglasses. Actually, she recommends them for here as well. 80 percent of eye damage leading to cataracts and macular degeneration happens before the age of 18! So we got Simon some Baby-bans. He isn't a huge fan, he would much rather eat them, but we will try to get him used to them in the next week before vacation. They have an elastic strap around his head to hold them on and are a fun color. Arizona here we come!