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...

Morla the Ancient One

One thing that Simon does that never fails to make Emily and I laugh is his impression of Morla the Ancient One, the giant tortoise from The Neverending Story.  After he's done nursing he does this big stretch and throws his head back and makes this ridiculous wrinkly face.  I can't wait to show him this video when he's old enough to be embarrassed by it. :)

After the jump see two videos: one with Simon and one from the movie.  Can you tell which is which?

Sleeping through dinner

Following up on my previous post, here's a quick video to show how good Simon is when we go out to eat... here he's sleeping happily despite the noise and music in the crowded Cafe El Tapatio earlier tonight.

Going Mobile

Emily and Simon are finally able to start getting out of the house and into the sunshine.  The more we take him out and about, the more lucky we feel to have such a mellow little guy.

On Thursday June 23rd (when Simon was just one week old) we took our first family trip to someplace other than the doctor.  We drove up to Family Grounds Cafe and relaxed there for a few hours.  Simon was so patient and well-behaved the whole time, which made us feel more comfortable to take him out to more places.

Well Baby Visit #2

As I mentioned in a previous post, it is really common for babies to loose a bit of weight after birth while they are figuring out the world. When we left the hospital on Sunday he'd lost 10% of his body weight in the three days at the hospital (!) so we went to the doctor on Monday to make sure he was moving up. He was doing great then and had gaining half an ounce. We had our second checkup on Friday late afternoon. In the four days since his last weigh in our little power eater had packed on SEVEN OUNCES. I am so proud. 

The doctor also made it a point to say he looked great. He has a great attitude, is moving great, especially he is moving his head great, and you can't tell he was early at all. In other words, Alan and I are right - he is perfect. 

We started tummy time earlier today since she said he was ready. He really likes wiggling like a little worm and trying to do one handed pushups. When we get to some wifi I'll post a little video. 

In case you want to keep track:
Thursday June 16: 6lbs 12oz (Birth weight)
Sunday June 19: 6lbs .5oz (checkout of hospital)
Monday June 20: 6lbs 1oz
Friday June 24: 6lbs 8oz