Glamour Shots

Once again it took a few attempts to get Simon's Christmas photo. Here are some of the ones that didn't make it.

It took more attempts this year because Simon kept climbing off the bed and leaving.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everybody. 

Thanks for checking out Simon's adventures this year. As you can see Simon has been busy growing this year, learning about his world and learning about Jesus.

Houdini

Simon can get out of his high chair while the straps are done up.

Duplo

Simon is getting very good at playing with his duplo now. He can put pieces together. He built this with only a little bit of help.

But all good things must come to an end

Simon and Nelson

Suds took Simon and Nelson to the park last week.

Simon fed Nelson some leaves. Nelson didn't like them.

Even babies need to keep up with the news in the current economic climate

Mobiles

Simon has his own mobile phone (it used to belong to Daddy, but Simon broke it). He likes opening it and talking on it.

He likes Mummy's phone better because it had lights and noises, but Mummy prefers her phone to actually work.

New Toys

Simon has discovered that household objects are good to play with. His favourites include cans of tomatoes. He likes to place the cans in the drawers and he's worked out that the only way to fit them all in is to take the drawer out of the desk.

and the saucepans.

Sleeping

Spoon

Simon is getting the hang of feeding himself with a spoon. Usually the food makes it into his mouth. We think it's pretty exciting and are trying to encourage him, so if we're eating and randomly start clapping and telling Simon that he's done well, you'll know what it's about.

Oil

What do you get when you combine Simon and a 4L can of oil?
A big mess.
Simon pulled the can of oil out of the cupboard and spilled it everywhere. We ended up with oil all over the kitchen and bathroom. At least it wasn't hard to clean up.

Later that day . . .

On the same day as the banana smoothie, Simon was playing with the saucepans when a lid went missing.

Banana Smoothie

Simon had a banana smoothie for breakfast the other day. He liked it so much, he thought one of his toys would enjoy a swim in it.

Pumpkin Soup

Simon likes to feed himself now. He likes dipping his spoon into pumpkin soup and getting some into his mouth. Although usually he gets a lot on him.

Cooking

Simon helped Del (his godmother) make cookies yesterday. He was a bit skeptical about licking the beaters, but once he realised how good the dough tasted, he licked it all off. He ended up with a lot on his face, clothes and on mummy's shirt.
Del also gave Simon a choc chip to try. Simon didn't like it and spat it out. Mummy was very proud of him.

Pizza

Pizza is popular in our house. This is the first time Simon had pizza.

Cute

Shape-O

Remember this toy? It's called a shape-O and it's one of Simon's favourites. He knows that the pieces go inside, he can put all the pieces in (if he has a little help) and occasionally can do it all by himself. In this picture he's trying to put part of another toy into the shape-o, which didn't work.
He even has a little pattern to how he puts the pieces in. First he picks up the circle and the oval (one in each hand) and puts them in and then it's time to put the cross in.

Once all the pieces are in, it's time for them to come out again. Simon hasn't discovered the handles yet, so he reaches through the holes to pull the pieces back out. He hasn't succeeded yet.

Words

Simon has a lot of words now. He can say good (ood), water (auer), God (od), Daddy (Dada) and bikkie (bik). Sometimes he uses the same word for more than one thing e.g. milk is water and Mummy is Daddy.
Good is for almost everything.

Don't call Mummy

Simon broke her phone. 

The funny (or unfunny) thing is he broke Daddy's phone in exactly the same way about two weeks ago. Fortunately the phone company had just given Daddy a new phone and it was on its way when Simon broke Daddy's old phone.

Unfortunately for Mummy, she hasn't been offered a new phone, so you can text her, but not call her.

Keep your phone away from Simon (unless you want an excuse to buy a new one).

Too Hot!

Simon has learnt to blow on his food if it's too hot.
It's very cute.

So cute

Guitars

Simon has his own guitar that he likes to play. He got it for Christmas from Uncle Tom and Aunty Mandy.
We've been practising how to hold the guitar.
But normally random buttons get pushed.

Simon also 'helps' Daddy play his guitars. Simon holds the pick and strums the strings (with a bit of help from Mummy). He likes the cool noises that a guitar makes.

Gimme!

Birthday Shenanigans

Simon started his day with pancakes and presents. Then we drove to the Northern Beaches, Simon had a little rest on the way, lucky Winnie the Pooh was there to keep him company (Thanks Great Nanna!)

He had fun at Becky's (Mum and Dad's god-daughter) Birthday party. He got a cuddle from Becky and her dad (also a Simon).
Then he went to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Uncle Luke was also there.
He got to play with his present from Grandma and Grandpa - a ball pit! Then we came home, where he tried out his present from Mum and Dad,
hung out with Del and Suds
and ate more cake.

Towers

Simon likes building towers. He built this one with only a little bit of help from Mummy.
But even more fun than builing them is knocking them down.

'Good!'

Today Simon started saying 'good'!

He mostly says it to food (which I guess is pretty good)

Seems like a funny choice for a first word, but there you go...

So what do you do with a couch?

Lose the pants, sit down,

Have a drink,Get a bit rowdy. But try to stop before you get blind...