Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Simon :: five months


Simon at 5 months
Laughing up at storm
Loves playing with dad
Coos often after eating
Able to see further
Tight grip he uses to sometimes pinch
Moves from where you put him to another direction and place through rolling
Has tried food a few times and almost seems disgusted
Loves jumping in his jumparoo
Since discovering that he can sit up in his stroller is offended when we use the bassinet and lie him down
Sits front facing in his carrier which means he now loves hikes even more
His hair is coming in nicely
Fitting perfectly in 6-9 month clothing
Sleeping in his own room at night

Me
Figured out a good work/home balance
Have a goal to lose weight and doing really well
My dinners have not only been healthy and delicious but also frequent which is saying a lot
Am jealous of how Simon lights up to Peter



Late 4 month photos























Sunday, April 21, 2019

Simon :: four months

Simon at 4 months:
Had his first laugh
Getting over reflux
Sleeping through night in his own
89% for length
Grasping and grabbing
Rolling both ways
Got a little sick with first cold
No likey Bumbo
Slobber monster
Fan of Daddy's facial hair
Likes to rough house with Dad
Self soothing better
Breaks out of swaddle almost instantly

 Me:
Working from the office 3 days a week
Started running again
Finally feel like I have time to blog/edit videos
So excited for the warm weather to take Simon on walks as much as I can
My figure is returning but the weight is somehow still there
Trying to do more meal prep














Thursday, March 21, 2019

Simon :: three months

Simon:
Started grasping at objects
Burping himself
Smiling all the time
Almost laughing
Very chatty with 'goos' and 'aaaahs'
Much more fidgety
Loves the Baby Bjorn
Sleeping from 11pm-7am
Does not like being left alone
Stranger danger still
World traveler
Gets too happy sometimes and won't eat
Still no interest in toys

Me:
Not much of a zombie these days
Nursing isn't too bad now
Am able to haaka 3oz in the morning to store
Am grateful to get some baby snuggles in when they come since he's so wiggly and wants to see everything these days













Saturday, February 23, 2019

Fife Walking


These are some of the sleep walking stories in the Fife household since Simon's birth.

Multiple times within the first month Peter (and I a few times) would wake up in a panic and frantically search the sheets for Simon. Every time Simon was sleeping soundly in his bassinet or nursing in my arms. 


Sometime within the first two weeks after Simon’s birth was Peter’s best sleep walking story post Simon. I'm nursing Simon in bed when Peter bolts up and kinda crawls towards the foot of the bed. He is staring at the ceiling.
P: "It's okay, Jill. I've got this, I got this, you just go back to bed."
J: "Peter, what's going on?"
P: "Don't worry, just go to sleep."
J: "Peter, why are you staring at the ceiling??"
I can see some realization in his expression and he, confused, goes back to sleep.
It turns out, he was dreaming that Simon was nursing on our ceiling light. You know the kind, the flush mount ones my sister affectionately coined "boob lights". So he thought Simon was nursing on this boob light and was afraid that if he unlatched then the suction would end and he would fall. Peter didn't want me to see because I would freak out which is why he was trying to get me to go back to sleep. Haha



He once tried burping his pillow.


Peter has fallen asleep in bed and I just got done putting Simon in his bassinet next to our bed. As I go to lay down Peter pops up and cradles my head in his hands and helps me lower it to my pillow.
P: "It's okay. I got it. You can lay down."
J: "Thank you."
P: "You're welcome."
He puts his phone delicately on my sternum.
P: "This is just going to balance out and hold that shelf. There you go."
He then pats my arm.
P: "You've got to be careful. You could've done some real damage to his head!"
I just laugh at him because there is no shelf even near us and Simon is not in my arms.



P: "Are you going to eat after the chocolate dome... chocolate pizza... ahhhhhhh the orange?"
Me: "... nope! Go ahead."

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Simon :: two months

Simon:
Smiling a lot more
My favorite thing is his scrunchy face when he is an eager eater
On the verge of laughter
Figuring out reflux and doing much better
Cooing
Sometimes sleeping through the night
Almost too tall for some 0-3 month outfits
Loves walks in the stroller
Not loving car rides as much
Hates when he feels alone or when it's too quiet
Daddy's boy
Follows daddy with his eyes all around the room
Eating for 10 minutes on each side now
Got his passport!

Me:
Eager to have him sleep through the night
Just caught a flu and Peter held down the fort
Wearing non pajamas more and more
Just started work up again 4hr/day from home
Working out is still on the todo list