The Goodman Times

Joey’s favorite soft blanket from the Bursteins

Smiles before breakfast

Don’t know if he prefers his toes or his sweet potatoes more…

The boys playing together

Joey loves Pip’s soft fur

Halloween is SO much fun when you have a kid. 

Joey got to wear his glow-in-the-dark halloween pajamas all day…He would have been able to sleep in them, but he pished all over himself halfway through the day. 

Greg and I both rushed home from work so we could be ready for the 5PM trick-or-treat in our development.  We literally stood outside our gate while dozens of little kids came and raided our candy jar (I’m glad Greg stopped by Walmart for extra candy).  Joey was so interested in what was going on, I don’t think I ever saw him blink.  He’s definitely going to enjoy being an active participant next year!

Although he can’t quite enjoy candy, he sure enjoyed the shiny wrappers!

The Darms stopped by for some trick-or-treating.  Isn’t Lexi adorable?!

Lori, Abby & Cari’s Birthday Dinner

Bubbie and Joey

It’s annual tradition for us to go out and have a few too many drinks on Halloween in celebration of Abby, Cari and Lori’s birthdays.  This year was a little different because, regardless of our crazy night out, we knew we still had to be up for a 4AM feeding.

Super creative Detective costumes…

Silverman Sisters

Vinnie definitely wins the best dressed award!

The Burnetts as the Blues Brothers

The Darm’s

Michele and Abby

The Crew at Public House

Giggles

Joey went on a bit of a formula strike a few weeks ago and was REALLY showing interest in our food so the doctor suggested we begin feeding him solids.  His doctor warned us that most of it would end up on him, not in him for the first few weeks and that he’d only be able to eat a tbsp. or so…Well, that’s definitely NOT the case.  He dominated his entire first meal (which ended up being 1/4 cup) and hasn’t looked back since. 

Joey taking his first bites

Licking the spoon clean

We’ve had rice cereal, squash and we’re trying carrots today! I spent all last Sunday making baby food with Bubbie.  I thought the amount of food would sustain him for a while, but the way he’s eating, we’ll have to make another batch in just a few weeks. 

I tried taking a break for a photo, but Joey had other ideas…

From the minute Joey came into the world, he wanted nothing to do with being on his tummy.  Until very recently, “tummy time” has been torture.  When we stopped swaddling him at 4 months, he began sleeping on his stomach…

Now, he’s beginning to show minimal interest in trying to get around via crawling.  His attempts are hard to watch-we just want to give him a little push on his tush to get him moving along.  Eventually he gives up and begins rolling to his destination…It’s definitely time to get baby gates for our tree house. 

So proud of cousin Judy!  She wrote the book How to Eat When Life Gets in the Way and we celebrated by attending her book signing at Lux Bar last night.  Follow the link below to purchase your own copy:

http://dietcoachjudythebook.com/

I tried taking a few cute photos with Joey this morning.  We got one, but look closely at the second!  It was too late to change so I cleaned it up the best I could and the baby puke smell followed me all day 🙁

Joey and Pip

Joey’s decided its not so fun to sleep through the night anymore.  Not only am I sleep deprived, but he is too!

Having fun with Alyssa

I can sit up and touch my toes!

Joey has made a sport out of looking in the mirror.  He definitely gets this from his Aunt Michy…

Despite the dozens of toys Joey has, his favorite is still the iPhone.  I’m usually good at sharing, but after he spit up in the speaker, I’ve allowed him limited access…

We celebrated Ashley and Mikey’s wedding this weekend…What an awesome pair (and a beautiful wedding).

Super Aunt Cari babysit for Joey overnight…They had a great time playing and Joey got to have an extra-long bath.  Aunt Cari even did the morning duty so we could sleep in and recover from the night before….She’s the best!