Simon is Going to be Famous

My little cutie is going to be in a scrapbooking magazine compliments of one of my friends Jennifer Hottinger-Sloan. She took some photos of Simon around Easter which I will post if I can find them and then she created a gorgeous very atypical baby layout. It will be published in the Fall edition of Canadian Scrapbooker. Obviously this is a very limited distribution magazine so I'll try to grab a few copies when it comes out and I think that I'll be able to post the layout then as well. I'm sure Simon will be just as adorable in print as he is in real life.

Here's a few shots that Jennifer took - one of which is the photo that will be in the layout.

More to add to the diaper bag

Simon is now grabbing and holding toys. He still doesn't really know what to do with them and I doubt he'd miss them if I didn't keep forcing them into his hand but once they're there he loves to hold them and wave them in the air. So now, my diaper bag has become even bigger because in addition to the diapering supplies, extra clothes and my wallet, I now have a few little toys to keep Simon (more me) entertained. It's nice to have something new to add to our routine because we had a pretty limited amount of activities in our baby circuit before.

Meeting Great Grandma Lay (aka "Granny")

We finally brought Simon to meet his Granny. He had a long nap, was well fed and happy so we figured it was a good opportunity to go. Simon was not interested in sitting with Granny on the bed and then when we picked him up we realized why - he was actually dripping on the floor from a diaper incident so needless to say the trip was cut short. Since Granny can't see anymore we had to describe Simon to her - we basically told her to picture the cutest baby she's ever seen with big brown eyes, full lips and hair that sticks straight up - wouldn't you agree :) Pics to follow when Matt downloads them from the camera.

The Heat

Simon does not like the heat - or at least I hope that's what was making him so grumpy today. Normally my angelic boy naps for about 5-7 hours per day in 1-2 hour intervals. Today he napped for about 1 1/2 hours in 20-25 minute intervals. Needless to say he was a grumpy baby which equals a grumpy mommy. I have never been so glad for Matt to get home. I am so glad that Simon goes to bed early as I have a little time to myself to sit mindlessly in front of the computer. I'm hoping that he wore himself out and that he'll have a good night - I'll need the sleep to make it through the weekend.

@ 2 months

I meant to track Simon's milestones from birth but sleep and sanity won out for the first little while so I'll just have to keep on it from here!

At 2 months, Matt and I are feeling like most parents I'm sure in that we're thinking that our child is very advanced. It doesn't hurt that the grandparents reinforce this as well :) At 2 months, Simon is:

• has an established nighttime routine - sleeping from 7:30pm to between 2:30am and 5:30am. I have finally caught onto this now and am sleeping at least 6 hours straight.
• very alert and aware - he loves the ceiling fan, the ceiling and talking to all his sheep when he's in his crib.
• is a pretty easy baby as long as he's well fed and rested, he is all smiles
• a happy baby first thing in the morning - his smiles make getting up early worth the effort
• likes to sleep with someone during the day - although at night he is sleeping independently in his crib
• weighs in at a whopping 14 lbs., 24.5 inches, wearing 3-6 month clothing (sometimes even 6-12 months), and is in size 2 diapers
• hates getting strapped into his car seat, being put down during the day, his stroller, getting burped
• has a little bit of a baby temper when the food doesn't come fast enough or when he has to stop to burp - thankfully we don't have to wait for a bottle to warm up!
• nicknamed chunk, little piggy, little monkey
• wearing clothes versus the pj's he wore for the first 6 weeks
• has found his voice - and is not shy at expressing himself!
• often has a very serious expression on his face
• has a baby mullet mixed with a baby mohawk
• the cutest baby ever :)