Wow

These pj's were too big a week ago!

Thursday morning

Huh?

Air Simon

It's been a couple of days since we tried the Jolly Jumper, so I set it up today. And he loved it. Finally!




Look at the air he gets!

Three things

Three things I realized on our walk this afternoon:

1) Lately Simonazo has been fussy in the stroller. Carlos and I assumed he was tired, or hungry, or crabby. Today as soon as I put him in the stroller, he started with his crabbiness. Then he did this....



Turns out, he just wanted to sit more upright. Once he managed to do it, he stayed that way for the whole walk. The boy has abs of steel I tell you.

2) It's always cool to see Simon do something that reminds me of myself. As Carlos will tell you, I love to roll down the car window and stick my arm out. Turns out, so does Simon! He had his arm straight out but I didn't have the camera ready (of course).



3) He is on the verge of rolling over. He is motivated, he just needs to figure out what to do after he gets to this point.

Why being a baby rocks

Rainy Sunday

Since I don't have anything much to talk about, I've decided to simply post some cute pictures. Enjoy!



Marley has taken to sleeping in the crib with The Boy. He doesn't seem to mind, I guess they keep each other warm.




We tried the new highchair, but it's still a bit big.



The jolly jumper caused quite a bit of interest when it was first set up.




Chillin' in his pj's.




Splashing in the tub.

Success!

As this post is being typed, Simon is busy doing a two-step in the Jolly Jumper. It seems the boy has finally put his jimmy legs to good use, and has discovered how much fun he can have in the jumper.




In between jumps he is doing his baby raptor noises. These are the high pitched squeals he has recently mastered. As he is jumping, Carlos is playing the guitar, so it looks like Simon is busy dancing some sort of crazy jig.




If I can figure out how to post videos, I'll try to upload one of him, preferrably with the accompanying soundtrack.

Comments!!

I have had a lot of positive responses from a ton of people about the blog, but so far only two comments. I would love to know who is checking it out so feel free to leave comments. There is a comment section at the bottom of every post, just click on it and follow the instructions. Props to Suzette, my only commenter to date with not only 1 but 2 comments. Woo hoo!

Not so jolly jumper

I thought it would be easier to get him to enjoy the Jolly Jumper. I assumed it would come naturally, and that within a few minutes of trying it out he would be happily jumping and twirling away. Imagine my surprise when, after 2 days and multiple attempts, he still just dangles there. He looks up, he looks down, he leans back, but he does not jump. Or look remotely amused.



The government has assured me that his birth certificate will be here on Thursday, so today we are going to get his passport pictures taken. I am curious how they will take it, since he can't hold himself up yet. It should be interesting!

5 months

Simon is 5 months old today. He has gone from our cross-eyed, chicken legged infant to a smiling, chubby baby boy. It feels like we have known him forever, yet it feels like he just got here.

To celebrate this day, he tried his first taste of carrots.....



He seemed to like them. Luckily, he was using his ugliest bib so I didn't mind the carrot stains too much.

The big highlight of the day was the purchase of the Jolly Jumper. We had been eying them for a while, but finally decided that Crazy Legs deserved one, so off we went to Toys R Us. Once it was assembled, I think we had more fun watching him than he had using it. He staggered around for a bit and did a few impressive twirls. We were cracking up, which in turn made him laugh and smile.



Cheers Simonazo! You are 5 months old today.

Jaded

When he first sat on the baby swing, he was less than impressed.....




Once he got the hang of it, he was thrilled......


But last night, he let us know that the swings are old news.....




Look out slide, here we come!

Growing up

The other day I was reading one of the baby books we have. I was reading the 5 and 6 months chapters, getting a feel for what is ahead. Seems like all of the big firsts are coming up. First tooth, rolling over, sitting up, first words and first steps are around the corner. I can't wait! Although I will miss the infant stage (so cute) I love seeing him develop and discover.

In the past week or so, I have noticed a huge difference in Simon. It's as though, one morning, he decided to become a baby. No longer satisfied with lying down and relaxing, all he wants to do is be a part of the action. He wants to stand or sit up. All of the toys that he had previously just stared at now have a purpose. Rattles are being rattled, crinkly toys are being crinkled, and of course everything is going in his mouth. Suddenly he is chatting non-stop. Several times Carlos and I have been awoken in the middle of the night by his chatting to himself, or maybe to Marley, who has taken a shining to the crib. We just lay back in bed and giggled, listening to him talk himself to sleep. He is learning to flirt, either by smiling at people and then looking away, or looking coy. I like this stage of babyhood. Suddenly everything is new and interesting. No toys around? Give him a measuring cup, a toilet paper roll, the TV remote! It's so amazing to see him interacting with everything around him.
Life is really good right now.




Who is the handsome boy in the mirror?

Vacation

As the end of Carlos' vacation draws near, I think about the week we spent together. I am lucky to have such a great husband, he is so much fun to be around and we always have such good times together. It was also wonderful to have some help with Simon, he is lucky to have such a wonderful dad.

What did we do for a week, you ask?

We spent an afternoon at High Park with the camera. We took about a hundred pictures of ducks, although I think this one is one of my favourites.





We saw a face carved into a tree.



Simon had a nap with Donovan.




We went to Niagara-on-the-Lake and had a big pitcher of beer at lunch (yay holidays!) and bought some fudge.
We saw Niagara Falls,



although Simon was more interested in his feet.




We went to the beach. On the way, Sandi ate the rest of the fudge while we were in Toys R Us. We didn't go in the water but Chloe had a great time swimming for her tennis ball.



We also spent some quality time at home, playing,




discovering our feet,




and measuring big bellies.




All in all, it was a great week together!
Note: we also went to the zoo but unfortunately the batteries in the camera died as soon as we passed through the gates and we were too cheap to buy new ones at the gift shop. We saw baby gorillas and baby giraffes, elephants and polar bears. Simon liked the peacocks and seagulls that harrassed us while we were eating the most. He didn't care much for the wild animals.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog. I am feeling pressure to write something witty or funny, but no such luck. Maybe once I get the hang of it I will be more creative. For now, the whole point is to provide my readers (hi Mum! hi Pop!) with updated news and pictures of Simonazo. Which, by the way, means "Super Simon" in Spanish.
So, without further ado......