Babbles

One of the most fun milestones so far has been listening to Goo learn how to talk. He started with "mama" (of course) and quickly followed with "dada" and "baba" (bottle). He's also recently added "tickle, tickle" to his vocabulary and even though it comes out "tigoo, tigoo"- we're still pretty sure he's a genius.

Here's Mr. Goo Genuis himself ... forgetting he wasn't holding on to anything ... *sigh* ...

Bumps and Bruises

We're at that stage ... in every picture we take, Goo has a different bump, bruise, or scratch. One minute he's crawling along at 90 miles-per-hour, the next minute he "trips" over his arm and his face hits the floor. Or, he's standing by the bed/crib/couch/table reaching for something, takes a big step and does a little "flip" - again, hitting the floor. Poor guy!

When we made the decision to put hardwood floors in our living room, we were thinking of the walker-stage and how much fun it'd be for our little one to zoom around between the kitchen and living room. And it was fun!



... but now it's time for carpet. Thankfully, the new place has carpet in both living/family rooms. :)

Shorts!

Now that it's finally here, I just have to say HOORAY for Spring!!! The amount of time it takes to get ready in the morning has been cut in half with less layers, no coats, no mittens, and no blanket.

And at home, really, who needs pants?

The Big 0-1

I seriously cannot believe that Goo will turn 1 in 7 short weeks. This last year has literally flown by. We spend a lot of time shaking our heads saying "What happened to that little, itty baby we met last summer?"



By the looks of things, this moose had him for breakfast.


Plans are in the works for party 1, party 2, and party 3. You can never have enough 1st birthday parties, right? We'll celebrate with my side of the family the weekend of the 4th, with our friends here in Fargo on his actual birthday (the 7th) and with Travis's side the weekend after - on the 12th. Invitations to come! :)

Weight Watchers Update

Speaking of weight loss motivation, I weighed in today and lost another 2.2 pounds. Yay! Now if I could snap myself out of my "lose 2-gain 1" cycle, this would go much faster. I had to giggle - we talked about different everyday ways to increase your activity level. Does lugging around and/or chasing after a 28 lb. 10 month old earn me activity points? I seriously think it should. Ha!

The reason I love Weight Watchers meetings is because I'm constantly learning or being reminded of things I can do to make my weight loss (and therefore my life) easier. I was reminded today to park far away and not take elevators. I know these things, but when winter rolled around this year, I totally used Goo as an excuse. It's cold, I can't drag him across the entire parking lot! And he's heavy! I'd be sweating if I walked up 2 flights of stairs with him and his stuff! Needless to say, it's not winter any more, and I'll be throwing a travel-sized deodorant in my purse. Problem solved.

Does Money Motivate?

Goo's chiropractor posted a flyer this morning about a weight-loss contest. There's a $60 entry fee, weekly weigh-ins, and at the end, the person who loses the most (inches + weight loss, percentage-wise) gets 50% of the entry fee. Second and third place each get 25%. She promises weight-loss and healthy living advice and clearly is using cash as a motivator. Is it bad that I'm totally considering this? :) Talk about getting healthy for the "wrong reasons" ...

Speaking of Goo's chiropractor - he's famous.

The "Goo" Thing ...

So I was thinking I should probably explain the "Goo" thing ... When I was pregnant, T and I couldn't agree on a boy's name to save our lives. The baby even gave us two extra weeks to think about it, but he still didn't have a name until he made his appearance at the hospital. So in the meantime, we had to refer to him as something - and Mr. Magoo it was. Mr. Magoo got shortened to "Magoo" - and later just "Goo." He's also sometimes "Goofers" and "Goofy" - both very appropriate names for our funny little guy.


On a side note, I totally horrified two of my co-workers before he was born. Here's how it went:

Them: So does the baby have a name yet?
Me: No, we really can't decide. For now, he's Mr. Magoo.
Them: (totally shocked and appalled - in all seriousness) *gasp* Don't name him that!

I laughed all the way home.

Swimming!

While we were in Hopkins this weekend we snuck a way for a few minutes and took Goo in the pool for the very first time. He didn't quite know what to think at first, but seemed to enjoy himself after the initial shock wore off.


He did cling pretty tightly to my suit strap for those first few minutes ... reminding Mom that somewhat revealing criss-cross bathing suits are probably not appropriate for swimming lessons. ;)

Movin' On Up!

We're moving! Our realtor confirmed today that our closing date will be 06/15. That gives us a little more than a month to pack, get organized, and get out. Travis and I have scheduled some time off work and Goo has been instructed to not take his first steps until we're in the new house. We can't post many photos until after closing, but for now - we'll give you a "sneak peek" of the new place.


It's a split-level that boasts 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and a huge backyard. We'll do some painting and personalizing but overall, it's in really nice shape. Which is good - because Mr. & Mrs. Fix-it we are not.

Swingin'

We took all three of our "boys" to the park this week and tried out swings and the slide. Goo was so happy on the swing that he literally screamed the entire time. So cute!