Daycare update.

Thanks to everyone for the kind thoughts. As a "guy" I know this type of thing should not faze me, but it did and does.Amber is also having major guilt because she wants to be the one who watches Simon. In our time and economy both parents (in most cases) have to work to provide. I got to feed Simon at lunch on Monday and will do the same on Tuesday, Wednesday. I think Thursday will be our last park day before going to school for real. Our staff daycare is awesome but is still hard leaving your "buddy" behind so I can go to work.

Daycare tryouts.

The fam and I went to the daycare today (EC) to drop off Simon's school supplies. He took to the teachers and other kids like he had known them for months. This kid has a great personality. Tears did not roll (yet) and the visit went great. I am going over to EC at lunch to feed him on Monday and Tuesday, this should make it easier on him (more like me). I am also blessed with great friends who work in the building (EC) who will drop in on him during the day. This just goes to show, Simon is a great kid who goes with the flow and loves to flirt with the ladies. Man I wish I had his people skills.

Simon is getting BIG!

I have been very blessed to spend time with Simon this summer. He has grown so much in more than size. I have grown also :-). Simon's personality is great and it is a joy to work and play with him. He loves to lay in the park and watch the leaves and people move. Sometimes he will nap and I just lay next to him and read. How lucky am I to have Simon and Amber in my life? They do enlighten my life.

Simon's new chair!

So Amber, Simon and I went to a PTO BBQ this evening. Simon did so well setting up during the day that I had to get him his first chair. Enough said....

Simon's new chair!

So Amber, Simon and I went to a PTO BBQ this evening. Simon did so well setting up during the day that I had to get him his first chair. Enough said....

Facebook and Twitter

I was the one who said, "I will never do Facebook" and "Twitter is a waste of time". In the last few months I have found these two social networks to be very easy to update and to follow. With mobile capabilities making easy tasks of taking photos then uploading them to the site, how could you resist. Twitter is a beast of its own! Fast updates and even faster answers to questions I may have. If you are in Chicago and want to know where's a good place to eat? Twitter can help.
I know it is the time we are in and information is at our fingertips with our cellphones and other gadgets, but when I look at Simon and his amazement for the little things (clapping or a game of Peeka-Boo) I realize the technologies we have now are no more cutting edge than the old bag phone I had in the 90's.

This is the first time Simon has stood on his own while holding onto something.

MIA, back for an update on Simon.

Simon is doing well. We took a brake from swim class and the heat has been unbearable for the little one last week. This week we started our swimming class up again along with our weekly/ daily park days. Today we went to Sequiota park for a run and some lounging around. Simon did great in the B.O.B. and I was able to run for 5 miles with no meltdown. This is a big accomplishment for anyone who knows how Simon loathes the B.O.B. After our run Simon chilled with a cold one (Nutramigen) and I finished a half gallon of water. Everything is going great and Simon is a joy to spend time with. I will realy miss this time when school starts. I have 6 more weeks left and I will spend as much of that with him as I can.