"Bee Bo!" (a.k.a this week's obsession)

You might not know what "BEE BO!" means or maybe you've forgotten. It's just the tiny hippo way of saying...


BELLY BUTTON!



From The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boyton

Sisters

Do you think they look alike? We can't tell either, but we're excited that Abby will have a little sister! We would have been excited either way, but think having two little girls close in age will be fun (right Lori Snell?!)

Abby-26 weeks


Baby Girl Goodman #2 at 21 weeks

We are mostly glad that everything looks healthy and in the right place. We had a fetal cardiologist look at her heart and everything seems to be beating regularly and forming well. Lots to be thankful for!


Another shot of baby girl G

On the Move

Perhaps the biggest reason for the blog silence this month has been the quick but exciting turn of events that has us packing our bags and moving to Connecticut in June.

Yes, that's right, from one coast to another...we don't do anything halfway.

James applied, interviewed for, was offered, and accepted a job with Pfizer, all in the span of about three weeks. He has been there twice, and Abby and I flew out over Easter to see Southeastern Connecticut. It's a cute little seaport area with lots of history and good views of the ocean. One of the most recognized nearby towns in Mystic, made famous by the movie "Mysic Pizza."

We are in the midst of planning another house hunting trip in May, putting our condo on the market, finding a doctor to deliver Baby G #2, and many, many, many other details that have to be taken care of in the next two months.

We are very excited about being in the same time zone and closer to family (Southwest Airlines has direct flights to DC, Tampa, and Nashville) and about the opportunities professionally for James. As a principle scientist in Pfizer's imaging department, he will be doing a lot of similar work to what he is doing now, only on the industry side instead of academia, meaning no grant writing, fund raising or general tenure-track stress.

So, if you've been planning to come see Oregon, can we interest you in a trip to beautiful Southern Connecticut? We'll be an hour and a half from Boston and two and a half hours from NYC. We'd love to have visitors, once we find a place to settle ourselves.

More to come...

Go KU!

Abby has been practicing her cheers today to get ready for the big game tonight...Go KU!

A Few of My Favorite Things

I've been pretty quiet on the blog front lately, but have still managed to snap a few pictures...
Here are a few highlights from the past month and a half...


The baby backpack that Abby loudly opposed the first try was a much bigger success on this President's Day hike. We stayed close to home, but it was a clear day and we could enjoy Mt. Hood from a distance.


Abby makes us laugh many times every day...especially when she puts on her "hat" and dances...hilarous!


Sometimes when I am working on the computer, Abby sits under the desk, then pops her head out to say peek-a-boo...or, if I am too booring, she plays peek-a-boo with her reflection in the oven door.

What used to be a great tub for party beverages has turned into a game of "Rub a dub dub, Abby's in the tub..."

...and what used to be a car seat box has turned into a great fort...thanks to daddy's creativity in adding a great door and window. We're pulling for one more pound and then Abby can sit in this car seat facing forward. It should make car trips much easier on all of us.

And, finally...we love visitors. Cousin (aunt) Katie came to visit on her trip west and we loved having her here and exploring Portland with her. Unfortunately, we were having too much fun to snap many pictures, but this is a cute one of Abby and Katie.