The Goodman Times

Quality time with Nanny and Poppy

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jgoodman

Joey had to skip his regular music class today because he’s still getting over being sick. They didn’t want to miss out on their time together so they headed to the park for some fun!

Cruising in the Park

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Bye Pip…See you soon!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jgoodman

We found a great home for Pip. In fact, it’s the perfect home for him. Our cousins, who live in the suburbs and have 4 boys, did a trial run with him while we were in Hawaii and have officially decided to take over the reigns. We couldn’t be more excited that we still get to have Pip in our lives, yet he’s finally getting what he needs in terms of space, attention and exercise!

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Maui 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jgoodman

Greg and I had a great time re-living our honeymoon and exploring new places! We flew in a day early so we could have some alone time and celebrate his birthday before the rest of his colleagues arrived. On Thursday, we rented a car and spent the afternoon shopping in Pa’Ia. In route to Pa’Ia, we even saw a rainbow 🙂

We had a very successful shopping trip and Greg, after he was well-fed, had a positive attitude while watching me shop!

After shopping, we had an hour to kill before dinner so we parked at a nearby beach and watched the locals surf.

Greg’s birthday dinner @ Mama’s Fish House

Enjoying his ceviche!

On Friday night (his actual birthday), we celebrated with the rest of the company. SAVO arranged for a beautiful cake, too!

We had a few company-outings to attend while we were there, including going to a luau. We got to see a beautiful sunset, show and dined on great food!

The SAVO crew

Despite being busy, we spent the majority of time at the pool, lounging and having tropical drinks.

Monday morning we got up early for a catamaran/snorkeling adventure.

I had a great time chasing the turtles and Greg kept an eye out to make sure I didn’t get lost.

On Monday night (our last night in paradise), we had the President’s Club Awards Dinner.

Greg was chosen as “Top Innovator for 2011”

On Tuesday afternoon, we went for a last meal at the Four Seasons. Ferraro’s was great and we had a beautiful ocean-view.

The flight home was surprisingly a breeze. We both slept for the majority of the flights and when we finally landed in Chicago, we headed straight to HP to see Joey! We had a blast, but we’re both SOOO happy to be back with our little guy. It’s amazing how much he’s changed in the last week. He’s walking everywhere no and saying “no no” to just about everything.

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Joey’s week in review

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jgoodman

We headed to Hawaii last week to celebrate Greg’s President’s Club Award! We were really sad to leave Joey, but knew we were leaving him in good hands! It was the first time we spent more than 24 hours away from him 🙁 Bubbie Silverman watched Joey for the first half of the trip and Nanny watched him for the second half.

Saying Bye-Bye

Joey had a blast playing with all of his new toys in the basement….

Bubbie took Joey shoe shopping on Thursday…

…and to the park.

…and to Shabbat dinner at the Wigoda’s on Friday night.

By late Friday evening (48-hours after we left), Joey got hit with a nasty virus. He had his first fever (highest temp. was 103.2) and it lasted 5 days. He looked pitiful in every picture that came our way…

Great Bubbie Go-Go and Aunt Abby went to help Bubbie Silverman out on Saturday, after a sleepless Friday night.

Dancing with Bubbie

Finally getting a few minutes of zzzzzzz’s

When Nanny got him, his fever was lower but his cold was in full-swing! Despite not feeling great, Joey had a great time playing with Sadie (Nanny’s dog). They also went for a walk and to the pediatrician just to make sure he was okay.

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Playdate with Ari

Posted on April 30, 2012 by jgoodman

We headed over to Ari’s house last night for dinner and some fun. The boys truly enjoyed hanging out with one another. Ari was so excited to have a friend over, despite Joey being tired from protesting his afternoon nap.

Joey loved exploring all of the new toys

…and they played tug-of-war with Ari’s toys.

The enjoyed dinner together, too. Joey ate an entire cup of strawberries (and some cheese tortellini).

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Tunnel Fun

Posted on April 29, 2012 by jgoodman

We got Joey this tunnel to use for entertainment at his birthday party. When I opened it up the first night, Joey wouldn’t go near it. By the next day, he was loving it and now he hangs out in it on a regular basis.

Joey’s newest discovery is the fridge. He loves opening the drawers, trying to take items out and trying to get to the cheese.

Cheeeeeese!!

Walking up a storm!

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Our baby has a bongie

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jgoodman

It kind of freaks me out because 4 of Joey’s adult aunts still sleep with their bongies/stuffed animals to this day.

Downward Dog

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11 Months Old

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jgoodman

Joey’s 11 months old today. He’s such a big boy and we’re so proud of him!

Favorite Food: Strawberries, although he still prefers his bottle over anything else (we’re dreading next month when he’s supposed to give it up).

Favorite Toy: Blocks- He loves knocking towers down (doesn’t build them yet), throwing blocks down the steps, chewing on them and trapping them in toys they don’t belong in. He also still loves his ball pit, throwing balls out two at a time now.

Favorite Book: Book that plays animal sounds, although he’s torn about every page.

New Development: Joey prefers walking to crawling now, doing about half and half to get around.

Mischievous Activities: He’s finally getting over exploring in the dog bowl, preferring the fireplace now. He also climbs on top of anything he can, but doesn’t yet know how to get down. He also loves biting me (yes, just me).

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Week in Review

Posted on April 21, 2012 by jgoodman

Joey had a ton of fun hanging in his new playroom this week. He has so much fun just putting toys in and out of the toy boxes.

Downward Dog (his new favorite pose)

Loving his stackable cups

Wednesday was Boys Night In while I was at Mom’s Night Out! Joey made sure to give Greg a run for his money, pooping just about everywhere, except in this diaper. Greg even gave him his first solo bath!

We had a last-minute, pizza Shabbat last night. It’s ridiculous how much Joey loves hanging with Zeyde. He’ll go from tears to an immediate smile if Zeyde just walks in the room!

Joey with Aunt Michy and Uncle Billy

Finally found a baseball cap that fits!

Obsessed with Aunt Michy’s bracelets

This morning I pulled out our suitcases so we could begin packing for Hawaii. Joey’s under the impression he’s coming with us instead of staying back with Bubbie and Nanny.

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Back to the Zoo

Posted on April 15, 2012 by jgoodman

Although Greg and I still haven’t gone to the zoo with Joey, he has been about 5 times- what a lucky kid! Today, he went with Bubbie, Zeyde, Aunt Lori and Uncle Vinnie.

His favorite animal was the polar bear

They told me they changed his diaper in the middle of zoo, but they literally meant “in the middle of the zoo”

After the zoo, they took him to the park. He loved swinging, per usual.

It’s 6PM now and he still hasn’t gone down for his afternoon nap. Maybe it has something to do with the ice cream, pizza, chicken fingers and french fries he had on his outing?

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“Take your Family to Work” Day

Posted on April 15, 2012 by jgoodman

On Saturday morning there was an “open house” at Greg’s new, modern office.

Joey had a great time hanging out at Greg’s desk…he made sure to get his fingerprints all over Greg’s screen.

He also spent some time playing on the putting green next to Greg’s desk.

Ready to go home!

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I’m adorable and I know it!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by jgoodman

Joey and I went out to dinner with Lisa last night. We went for Mexican, and Joey couldn’t have been happier. He ate so much guacamole (and fajitas and avocado and yogurt melts and applesauce and cheese) that I was afraid to see what was in his diaper this morning. Fortunately, he waited to play “show and tell” with Alyssa!

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Fun with Grandma and Grandpa!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jgoodman

Grandpa came over yesterday to watch Joey while I was held up at work.

We spent the evening building Joey’s toy room furniture. We can’t install it yet, but we made significant progress building it!

Joey helped, too!

Grandma helped keep Joey busy while they guys worked and I got dinner together.

Joey loved his box rides from Grandma

Pippin had fun hanging out with Joey too!

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Walking and Talking

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jgoodman

Attempt 1

Attempt 2

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Joey’s 1st Passover

Posted on April 9, 2012 by jgoodman

We celebrated the first night of Passover at the Silverman’s. Joey’s aunts and uncles got to spend some quality time with him one-on-one.

Riding with Cari

Uncle Dick with Joey (and Pacman)

Isn’t he adorable!

Passover

We spent the 2nd night celebrating at the Wax’s. Joey was lucky enough to celebrate with 3 of his great-uncles, 3 of his great-aunts and his Great-Grandma, just to name a few!

Joey’s great-uncles playing the guitar