Bath Time!

I've really come to love bath time.  It's pretty much my favorite part of the day.  If Simon gets a bath and swaddled, he'll sleep better.  He's been sleeping from about 9:00 to 5:00.  He always wakes up at 5:00 exactly.  Because it helps him sleep, I've been giving him a bath every night.  He loves it to no end.  He doesn't laugh tons, but he just looks at me with little smiles and is totally focused on my face.  He's also calm no matter how much he was fussing before he went in the water.  It's good on mom's end, too.  There's nothing distracting me... not the cats or the tv or anything.  Dad doesn't feel up to giving him a bath, so it's Mommy - Simon Time.  We totally bond and it's especially nice if I've been away from him at work all day.  I love being his mom. 

Father's Day

We had a really great first Father's Day.  Simon insisted we get Daddy a new tie which he proudly wore to church.  Then we came home for some quiet family time.  Simon was in a really good mood and Blaine took advantage.  He played with Simon while he was in his rocking chair and Simon ate it up.  Then we went to dinner with family and had a great time. 

I think Blaine would be the first to admit he struggled a bit the first few weeks with Simon.  It was an adjustment learning how to care for a newborn.  But since Mommy has gone back to work and the two of them get their alone time, they've really started to bond.  Then Father's Day and yesterday Simon was just so darn happy and good for Daddy it's all started to fall into place.  I had to get out the video camera on Father's Day because it was so neat to see Daddy and son have that much fun together.  There is so much love in our home.  It's getting really hard to go to work now that Simon is more alert and active and chipper.  He's such a blessing and a joy.

Pictures

I've decided that I need a much better camera.  It's so hard to get good pictures of my sweet little guy.  I pretty much have to use the flash, which I hate.  Also, if I don't make them black & white he turns out a funny shade of purple and I'm not good enough at photo editing to properly correct it.  Yep, B&W is my friend.  I also haven't gotten around to getting any professional pictures done.  I'm sure I'll regret that, but I've been a bit busy.  I have gotten a few shots I really like.  And I'm glad I have the Flip but I really regret not getting the HD version.  That said, here are a few of my favorite photos.  Enjoy.

4 Weeks

So, I had a baby 4 weeks ago.  He's a boy.  His name is Simon.  He's 4 weeks old today.  Today we took a walk to the office to get a package for daddy's 30th birthday.  One of these days I'll write all about my wonderful labor and stay in the hospital.