New Do and Baby Bump

Wow, I can't believe it is almost march...hooray! That means: sunshine, baby, graduation and vacations are only months away. So I'm only 18 weeks but I am starting to have quite a little bump and I can feel the baby a lot. I also had a wild hair and got my hair cut short. It was a bit of a shock at first because I haven't had short hair and bangs for about 5 years. I am really starting to like it and I can still fit it into a pony tail, thank goodness.

New do and baby bump!!

Me and my bestest buddy!

We are CRAZY about this little boy...

There is nothing new or crazy exciting going on at the moment, but the future is looking quite adventurous. Jeff will complete school in 3 months... yahoo, way to go baby and then there's the million dollar question...what next?!?! We really don't know where we are going or what we are doing, but we are excited for whatever comes. We are excited for a baby in July and hopefully lots of vacationing.
That is what fills our minds these days, the future and of course our little stud.

This is a picture of Brett purposely trying to hid his face while I am trying to take pictures.

And this is how most of our photo shoots end up...Brett wanting mommy's camera.

Brett got a dump truck for Christmas and loves to go for rides in it...obviously.

Jeff introducing Brett to fort building.

Uh, oh. Somebody's in trouble. Haha, I thought I watched this kid every second...guess not.

Brett refuses to be fed anymore, and this is his self-feed attempt with spaghetti.

The tubes in our stroller tires were flat, so Jeff and Brett replaced them for me. What good handymen I have. Well, at least one of them is working.

Brett is growing and developing so quickly, he gets more fun everyday. He know tons of words: cacka (cracker), book, sock, baba(bottle), gog(dog), mama, dada, bye bye, go, uh oh and bike. He is signing like crazy and we just love it.

Birthday and New Craft Project!

I can't believe my baby is 1. We had a super fun birthday party with all his little friends. I think the party was mostly for me, cuz I love to do stuff like this. Brett enjoyed the company and the cupcake. He is eating all "big people" food now and I love it, it's so easy. He has 1 molar already and is growing like crazy: 90% height and 55% for weight.

Bretty unsure of sitting on a ledge by himself, but I had to take a picture of my awesome decorating.

Cupcake...he could not keep his eyes or paws off of it.

Birthday are awesome, so is big people food.

A happy sugar-overloaded 1 year old.

I have wanting to make little boy church ties for a long time, but I was kind of intimidated, it looked really hard. But my good friend got a sewing machine and was willing to help me put it together. So here is my finished product...Love it.

I got this pattern from makeitandloveit.blogspot.com It was well worth the $6 pattern and so much fun. And if I can make ties, anybody can. I am a beginner-beginner sewer.

Surprise!

We are so excited to announce that Baby Neeley #2 is on the way. Due July 27th, which means I am only 11 weeks along which means I have 29 weeks to go! Ahhhhh. I am feeling great (please don't beat me) and I have been to the doctor to hear the heartbeat, so far so good. This means that Brett and the new little one will be only 18 months apart...sounds like an adventure.

Holiday Vacation

Wow, it's been a while since I blogged and so much has happened. Jeff got a 3 week vacation from school and we spent it in Idaho and California visiting family! It was a fun and much needed break.
FUNNIES: Brett is changing and growing into such a little boy. One of this newest things is to pull his blankets over his head while he sleeps. Ahhhhh...it drives me crazy. I feel hot and short of breath just looking at this picture.
Jeff got these coke bottle glasses from school (because you have to be a nerd to go to Acton, duh) and Brett loves them. He is getting a sense of humor because when anyone puts these glasses on he starts laughing. The cutest nerd of all time... Bretty!
IDAHO: We had so much fun in Idaho for 2 weeks! Jeff and Brett spent some time outside building tubing jumps, chasing bunnies, and quad rides. Brett loved tubing and Jeff definitely got his exercise pulling him in the snow.Christmas morning. We were all spoiled rotten Christmas morning...this was one of my favorite gifts, matching pj's and warm fuzzy socks to go with. Aren't we quite the trio, these here are my favorite gals. We had so much fun playing games and eating yummy food.
CALIFORNIA: We spent our last week in Cali with Jeff's fam. We were spoiled again with gifts and had a fun housefull. Jeff and Brett went for a few dirt bike rides on the lawn, and Brett was in heaven. He would let go of the handlebars in the middle of the ride to start clapping because he was so happy.Our favorite outing was to La Jolla beach in San Diego. We got there in perfect time to watch the sun go down, it was stunning. Brett saw this frisby and was crazy about it. When we would take it away to try and take a picture he would start throwing a tantrum and screaming and crying until we gave it back to him. Oh dear...Family picture on La Jolla at sunset. (I know this picture looks fake, but it's not, this is really what it looked like. It was incredible)Jeff and Brett would go up close to the water and when the waves would come in they would run away from them. It was cute, and they were both laughing and having a great time.

Happy Holidays 2009

Howdy from Austin. Wishin' ya'll a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Much Love, Jeff, Lindsay and Brett

Turkey Trot and Laundry Basket Races

I started Thanksgiving morning off with a bang. Me and two close friends ran a 5 mile race in downtown Austin, it was beautiful weather and the jog felt refreshing!!! I also felt justified in eating more later that day :). It was an AWESOME Thanksgiving with great food and friends.

My two biggest fans to meet me at the finish line! Jeff was sweet and took care of Brett the morning of the race. Brett had dried food on his cheeks, snotty nose, and dirt around his mouth (Jeff set him down on the ground and Brett started eating dirt). We are THANKFUL for mommy.

Gearing up for the race: the goals were to run the entire 5 miles and complete it in under an hour. We all accomplished both goals.

Awesome running partners!! We all stayed together during the race and chatted and laughed and had a great time!

We try to think of fun things to do with Brett in the evenings with our 1 hour together and we came up with........laundry basket races!!! We toss him in a basket with a bunch of padding and then we zooooom around the house.

Brett getting psyched up for his trip in the laundry basket.

So fun, Brett loves it...so does Jeff.

Brett rolls over and sleeps on his stomach now. We have a teddy bear in his crib and he likes to wrestle it. It looks like he pinned Teddy and then fell asleep.