State of the Weeble Address: 1 Year Old

So here we are at the second State of the Weeble Address.  It's hard to believe, but you're already one year old!  And here we go!

Where do we live?:

Well, we're still living in Buffalo.  Remember when I said that Buffalo had famously bad winters?  Well, we now know that first hand.  Of course, because it's the way things go, this particular winter is the worst that they have had here in a long time.  In fact, you and your mom got trapped on the Interstate for 5 hours when a surprise blizzard crashed into town and left 7 feet of snow behind.

This has led us to decide that there is no way on Earth that we are staying in Buffalo.  That means it is incredibly unlikely that you'll have grown up in Buffalo and you'll only have crazy pictures to look back on about the place.
What's Mom doing?:

Mom is still a fellow at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  She just finished up  a six month turn on research.  It was a new experience for her (right in line with that "constantly pushing herself" thing I mentioned in the last one of these.  Research taught her that an academic's life is probably not for her, but it will still likely be at least a part of what she does moving forward.

What's Dad doing?:

Still working for Marketsource.  I travel a little more than I would like, but overall the job still gives me a whole lot of time to spend hanging out with you.  I recently turned down a potential promotion, which was a weird experience for me.  I'll probably write a separate post about the promotion and why I turned it down, because it was a new experience for me and one that I learned a lot from.

Milestones:

• Walking:  There is no stopping you now.  You started with a few wobbly steps in mid-December.  We had a lot of fun counting them for a while.  And then suddenly you're walking everywhere you go!
• Talking:  We're pretty sure you haven't said your first word yet.  You do make a Da-Da sound and a Ma-Ma sound quite a bit, but it doesn't seem like it's really connected to me or your mom yet.
• Eating:  You've pretty much moved away from formula now.  We give you a morning and a goodnight bottle now, but aside from that you're drinking whole milk and eating real food.  Your favorite foods right now are bananas and waffles.

Nicknames:

Weebs
Weeble
Sir von WeeblyDay (your heroic identity)
Fruitcake (mostly retired... was mainly before you were born)
Sir!


Favorite things:

You still love the Mickey Mouse clubhouse.

"Hooked on a Feeling" is your favorite song.  Every time that we either sing it to you or play it for you, you immediately start dancing!

Much to your Mom's chagrin, you love it when I toss you in the air.

You have the most infectious laugh.

State of the Weeble Address

Hi Liam!

This is the first in what will become an ongoing series.  I plan to do them twice a year (every six months), and the next one will be when you turn a year old.  This one is a little late because I just had the idea and started this up.

Where do we live?:

We moved to Buffalo, NY around 2 months ago.  So far, we really love the city.  On the plus side, it's big enough to have the things we like and small enough not to have soul-crushing traffic.  On the down side, the winters here can be pretty brutal.  In fact, they are famously bad.  We'll be finding out just how bad in a couple months.  I'll keep you posted!

What's Mom doing?:

She is a couple months in to Fellowship training in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery.  It really is amazing work that she's doing.  The important lesson you can take from this (for the future) is that she is constantly pushing her boundaries and trying to learn and do more.  That's a great trait to have and one that I hope you inherit from her!

What's Dad doing?:

I'm working for a company called Marketsource, who is a contractor for Ford.  Basically, I drive around from Ford Dealership to Ford Dealership and try to teach business managers to do the things that I am pretty darned good at.  It's the absolute perfect job for me, because it gives me a lot of time to be with you!

Milestones:

• Crawling:  You're almost crawling.  It's a bit of a mess, but you do manage to get your little belly up off the floor and somehow make it from place to place.
• Talking:  You're definitely not talking yet, but you are in a really fun stage where you're experimenting with what sorts of sounds your mouth can make.  It's fun to watch.
• Eating:  We're seeing a difference here.  Until recently, solid foods were just kind of a novelty to you.  Now, it seems that you're eating enough of them to actually get some sustenance.

Nicknames:

Weebs
Weeble
Sir von WeeblyDay (your heroic identity)
Fruitcake (mostly retired... was mainly before you were born)
Sir!


Favorite things:

You love the Mickey Mouse Playhouse, and especially the little Hot Dog Dance they do that the end.

You have a theme song:

Okay, I'll admit that's not a great theme song.  But that's okay, because you have a much better one as your heroic persona Sir von Weeblyday:

And you can actually hear yourself in the background!

You like my Daffy Duck impression.

That's all I have for this installment!  More to come soon!

I love you, Liam!