Simon is 4 months old!

Our little guy is growing up so fast!!! He is long and lean, and oh SO CUTE!!! He has two teeth now, and has started 'talking' to us. He squeaks and squeals and it's just darling! Simon sucks on everything and is a world class drooler. Nothing has his approval unless he gets to give it a taste test. This includes the faces of people who hold him. He will try to eat your face. :) He is great with his hands, grabbing at everything within his reach. He sleeps 9 hours straight at night (choir of angels here!) for the most part. However, the compensation for that is he does not nap during the day. Unless he is having a nursing nap (snack n snooze as I call it). He insists on being held and carried around all the time, leaving mom to catch a shower, bathroom break, or a bite to eat sporadically at best. Simon eats like a champ, and I love the time I have to snuggle him. He is amazing, and we just love our little guy so much!

First TOOTH?

Surely my little baby boy is not old enough to be teething....but alas, he is. Yesterday Simon got his first tooth. It is just BARELY peeking through his sore little gums. Simon has the BEST BIGGEST GRIN EVER! And soon he will have a mouthful of teeth to show off! He just loves sucking on his fists and his is drooling everywhere. I wonder what will happen the first time he BITES down on his own hand! Well, time to get the little guy a toothbrush!

3½ Months Old

Simon is my little sweetie! My snuggle bug! My happy man! My sweet sweet boy! We just love him. Yes, he cries...a lot. Yes, he still wakes up in the middle of the night (3:30am. grrr.) and decides to stay awake and party. But he is a joy to have in our family! He has been here for 3½ months now and he has changed so much. I have not been very good at keeping the updates on the blog. At birth he was 9lbs 9oz, 21½ inches long. Now he is 13lbs, and 26 inches. He is getting too tall for his basinette! He smiles, laughs, coos and calls out when he wants attention. Which is pretty much always. He nurses like a pro, and obviously is gaining weight well. He has started to grab at his toys and bring them to his mouth. He LOVES to suck on his fists. I suspected that when he wouldn't take the pascifier very well, he would likely discover his hands and never let them go. He has sucked blisters onto his fingers, he works so hard at them. He is a major drooler! If he is like any of my other kids, he will likely have his first tooth within a month. It looks like his hair is coming in blond, which was unexpected. It is very SLOW growing, and very light at the roots. So I may have a handsome little blondie with a dimple. SO SWEET!!!

An immodest moment.

I've fallen behind on my blog. We have facebook to thank for that.
So today I EMBARRASSED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS out of myself!!!
We went to Adams Elementary to have a meeting with the Principal this morning. She is new, and I had never spoken to her before. We get in her office and she invites us to take off our coats and have a seat. I do so. No sooner do we sit down across the table from one another that I notice my lovely blouse is UNBUTTONED COMPLETELY. I had nursed the baby and in the craziness trying to push us all out the door in time, I had failed to button up my own blouse!!!! There I was flashing the Principal! I grabbed my shirt and and started apologizing profusely. I could feel my face turn red and a wave of sweat hit me. I fumbled to do up my buttons. The principal was polite and understanding. Luckily she is a woman. And as my friends tell me, there is little doubt that she will forget this parent. Ever.