Ronald + Gumba = ?

Gumba met Ronald McDonald tonight. He was up here visiting the NP McDonald's and we were lucky enough to get a picture with him. I will tell you that we may or may not know him personally...

I don't think Gumba was too thrilled. He seems to shut down when around a lot of people he doesn't know. Luckily he didn't start crying like another kid did!

Here's a couple of other cute pics:

I had to take this picture as sort of a spoof on the traditional bride before her wedding at the window or mirror. It's a pretty nice pic though. Gumba LOVES looking out the window. There are so many things I wish I knew before buying this house before I had kids, so far here's the list:

- Having one floor. People, ranch houses are the bomb, don't buy a two story house unless it's huge and you basically have two floors that are the size of a ranch. Going up and down stairs with a heavy toddler does not equal fun.

- Again, with a ranch you can open your back door to the yard and let your kids meander in and out as they wish. This summer we all have to get packed for an expedition. My mom let us wander around our backyard as soon as we could walk because she could see us from the kitchen. Must have been awesome.

- A large, low front window that babies can look out of. Gumba teeters on the baseboard heaters, gripping the window sill, and doing a pull up all at the same time to see outside.

- How far away from town are you willing to move, keeping in mind that children do need nap and bedtimes at specific times. Living in NP is great, we have a nice piece of property, but the commute both ways is an hour which leaves us no time to go into town when you factor in lunches and bath time.



Here he is eating a red potato.

There really isn't a whole lot going on. I was hoping to bring Gumba into town today to play at a Gymboree type toddler place, but there are a couple of unions trying to organize the staff at the university, and one happened by at nap time this morning and woke Gumba and me up. I was an unhappy momma bear answering the door. I'm sure as they stepped away from the door they realized they were not going to get my vote!

Gumba's First Walk in Snow

Check out this cute clip of Gumba walking in the snow. He didn't make it too far, and the dogs barking was much more interesting...but it's cute regardless! Next time we'll have Husband hold the camera to help improve Gumba's performance (distance and smiles).

Oh, and today it was 30F outside! Gumba and I went on a nice long walk. It is so nice to be able to get outside now. The fresh air is doing wonders for our sanity.

We Officially Have a Toddler!!!!!!

Gumba is walking! He walks way more then he crawls now. For all of you nay-sayers out there, keep the, "oh, now he's really going to be a handful" comments to yourself. Gumba is already a handful. I've gotten plenty a comment when he's crawling around about how fast he is. Best part about him walking, we no longer have to bend ALL the way over get him, he's easily 2.5 feet off the ground...it's fabulous. And, the way cute thing is, we now have to watch out for him so we don't bump him over! Who knew that would be as precious as it is. Gumba is also working on a seventh tooth, it like it's fellow brothers is taking forever to come. Now he has lopsided teeth! Hmmm, what else is new? It is finally warm outside, so we've been taking walks whenever we can. It's supposed to be in the teens for the next week! Gumba is totally enjoying it. He lays very patiently on the ground as I wrestle him into his snowsuit.

Not much else. Baby number two is moving a lot more then Gumba. I had a checkup the other day and the baby was moving around a ton because the midwife was pushing on my belly (she's new). She had a hard time tracking down the heartbeat! Husband was able to make it to the appointment on account of Gumba taking appropriate naps and the weather being warm. I'm glad he made it, because now I don't have to worry about scheduling one around him.

Oh, and we finally have a video of Gumba protesting while having his diaper changed. He totally hammed it to. But, unfortunately like all our videos, it's too long to put here. But, maybe the link will work below (he's walking in this one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_ZkoMAw0o