20 December 2008

six months old

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i'm a very big boy now

now that simon is six months old, he has accomplished many developmental feats. he's also started eating rice cereal, but i'm sorry, i don't have any pictures of that.

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half-birthday gift

simon's feet haven't quite straightened out like they should have, but apparently both robert and i had the same problem, so we shouldn't be surprised. we went to the dr. yesterday and he prescribed these shoes. the condition is called metatarsus varus and the shoes are straight last shoes. they have hard soles and his feet have to be strapped in pretty tight so that he can't curl them. he thought the shoes were uncomfortable at first, but he got used to them pretty quick. they just take a long time to put on and he doesn't like that. also, he has to wear them for about 16 hours a day, so he gets to wear them when he sleeps at night and then some. we'll see how his first night goes. anyway, you can see that they don't keep him from smiling, not at all.

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15 December 2008

happy baby

one sign of a happy simon is he doesn't wake up from his nap crying. instead i hear a gentle rattling noise on the monitor. i didn't really think anything of it, just that maybe he had gas or was moving around in his sleep, until about 5 minutes later when simon started cooing and i knew he was awake. this is what he was doing when i went into his room



he's just so happy, and very pleased with himself for rolling onto his back.

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did you notice his feet?

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two days, two parties, two desserts

the fruit pizza was the first one, and this is the second one. it is a cranberry trifle from martha stewart everyday food.

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13 December 2008

mmmmm

i made a yummy fruit pizza for a baby shower.

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the newest member of the zissou society

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he's just missing a glock

too old to be a metal mouth

about four and a half years ago i did a flip on a trampoline, over-rotated, and landed with my mouth against the bar. three teeth fell out and only two of them were able to be put back. before i can get an implant i needed to get braces because i also have an impacted tooth hidden in the roof of my mouth. so, when i finally got dental insurance i started getting things taken care of in preparation for braces....like getting the baby tooth that never came out extracted. i was going to have a dentist do the braces, but my insurance didn't cover it (and the dentist never told me it wouldn't). so $600 later i went looking for an orthodontist. when i finally found one i liked i also found out i was pregnant, and since i need oral surgery to expose the impacted tooth, i had to wait even longer before i could get the process going. here is the current state of my mouth and progress on getting an implant.

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10 December 2008

big day, er night, for simon

yes, simon slept 12 hours without waking up to eat. yea simon! more posts to come soon!

06 December 2008

little simon big world, III

thanks to a holiday trip to grandma's we can continue this series...

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like father like son

you know how parents sometimes want their kids to live out the dreams they never had a chance to?

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i think robert just wants to give simon an early start...give him a bit of an advantage.

05 December 2008

wish list

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this is supposed to be a great teether/toy. it would be great for christmas. it has been out of stock for months, so if you feel like playing santa you should probably do it soon!

03 November 2008

dear santa,

my name is simon.

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my mommy and daddy both have saabs.

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i really want a saab too. my favorite saab is the first one they ever made, the 92.

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they don't make them anymore, and they are really rare. but i found a website called playsam.com. they sell this car for people just like me.

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i love it! if i got it for christmas i'd be this happy:

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28 October 2008

simon says...

this is mainly for the grandmas. enjoy.



so this isn't his most cheerful cooing moment, but it isn't bad. it is hard to catch everything on video.

birthday girl got flowers

thank you robert and rachel

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little simon, big world II

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i have feet

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of course, you already knew that, but i just found out

26 October 2008

four months old

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14 October 2008

thumb, fingers, fist

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not much to say

it has been a while since i've posted anything, and i'm sorry. i suppose everyone else is fine with me just posting pictures without any comments. it just seems like i should say something too. simon was weighed and measured at about three months. he weighed 14 lbs 3 oz and measured just over 24 inches. he's about in the 70th percentile for weight and length now. he doubled his weight in three months, and i was told that doesn't usually happen until six months. i swear i only feed him when he is hungry. here are some pictures taken since the last post.

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i should probably mention here that simon can't actually hold his own bottle. he occasionally holds his hands up in a way that the bottle just rests in them. but he's still a genius!

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