19 weeks... then and now

2005, pregnant with Britt

12 of 12 (plus 1)

I always forget to do Brandi's cool "12 of 12" thing (where you take 12 pictures of what you did on the 12th day of the month and post them.) So this month I was a little behind and I didn't get to it until the 13th...which means you're actually getting the 13 of 13 from me this month! Yay, right? :) Anyway, here goes...

This particular day (since Jordan and Kaitlynn were visiting) we all had breakfast at Justin's parents' house. Thanks again Grandma T! :)
Here are Britt and Uncle Jordan getting excited for some french toast.

Justin and Jordan always have "science on the brain"... and here's the proof. I don't know too many other grown men that build 'viruses' out of Legos in their free time. (We still love them though, right Kaitlynn?) :)

Next, after showering and getting all ready, we decided to try something new and visit the county fair. Britt loved all the animals.
Here Britt is discovering that the headrests in Daddy's car have a hole in them: the perfect place for a stuffed armadillo to peak through!

Britt's favorite in the scarecrow contest was (of course) the Batman one.


We had to make a stop in the livestock section to see Justin's cousin's prize winning lambs. (Britt used to feed them when they lived by Grandma Ruby's house.)

Time for lunch! Mmmm, hot dogs!

When we got home, Britt was still sleepy, so while he napped...
Justin got some Calculus homework done...

I hung some new pictures on the wall...

and made (more) rice krispy treats. (my only real craving, so far, with this pregnancy...)

Check out that hair! I've never seen anyone with hair so crazy after a 2 hour nap!

Yippee! A visit from the Webbs! Britt and Jameson (and Alex) had a fun time playing, while the grown ups got to enjoy some conversation. This was definitely the highlight of the day! :)

Bedtime snack time... why just eat the yogurt when you can paint with it? :)

After a much needed bath, it's time for some strawberry milk and cuddles for Britt and Daddy. We're so glad it's (finally) chilly enough to need a blanket in the evening!


So that was our day! Pretty exciting compared to most days around here... but who knows what will happen next month! :)

My baby brother is 21!!!

It seems like only yesterday he was stealing my jumprope to use it as a microphone during his nightly performances of "Knockin' on Kevin's Door..."

Happy birthday Bretty-boy!

In the blink of an eye...

This is how I know....


he's not a baby anymore, he's become a little boy.

One minute he's my sweet little fuzz-headed baby, and the next thing I know he runs over to me with a headful of bouncing curls and says, (in perfect English) "Mommy, I got my first grass stains! Look!"

I had no idea how many emotions I could feel all at once until this boy was born...

What made us laugh before this kid came along??

I was looking at a book of baby names recently, and the name 'Britt' had two meanings: the first was "man from Brittain" and the other was "humorous." Well, given that second meaning, I don't think we could have given our little guy a name that suited him better. :)

Here's what's been making me laugh all morning...
Last night, while out for our evening walk, we saw a skunk cross the street right in front of us. This brought on a conversation about how skunks are not animals that we get close to or touch, because they stink and they can make us stink too. So this morning Britt was telling his friend (who I babysit) all about the skunk and how smelly it was. When he was done he asked me, "Mom? Why skunks be so stinky?" I decided to encourage his imagination and replied, "Why do YOU think they're so stinky?" To which he said, "Me think bout that..." He thought for a few seconds, then answered, "Mom, skunks be stinky because they moms no wipe they booties." ....I guess that explains it :)

Some other things that have made us laugh lately...

Britt LOVES moustaches, and a few days ago when I asked him to throw away the ring from a new gallon of milk, he couldn't help but notice its moustache-potential. :) Although, it didn't quite stay when he tried to put it between his lip and nose, so he had to improvise.


One of his other favorites is the ABCs. His favorite TV show is Wheel of Fortune, because they yell a letter then "the lady" makes the letters show up. He loves to look for letters everywhere (especially T, E, O and X) and if he could, he would eat alphabet soup everyday. In this picture he found another E and, as you can see, he's in disbelief.


He's becoming quite a shutterbug. He loves to "take pictures" with the camera that hooked onto my old cell phone (how ancient is that? can you believe there was once a time when a camera wasn't built into your cell phone!?)


His new favorite game is "donalds." He doesn't really want to learn the rules, he just likes to line them up in interesting patterns or stand them up and make them knock each other down.

We're so glad we have our silly little Britt to make us laugh everyday. We can't wait to see what the next kid brings to our family. Maybe we should name him/her something that means "cleans the house and sleeps all night." Does anyone know of a name that means that?

1 word survey

You can only use one word to answer...it's harder than you think!

1. Where is your cell phone? couch
2. Your significant other? gorgeous
3. Your hair? soft
4. Your mother? hilarious
5. Your father? hilarious
6. Your favorite thing? love
7. Your dream last night? stressing
8 Your favorite drink? lemonade
9. Your dream/goal? happiness
10. The room you’re in? lovely
11. Your hobby? yoga
12. Your fear? loss
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? settled
14. What you’re not? perfect
15. Muffins? please...
16. One of your wish list items? CRV
17. Where you grew up? Snowflake
18. The last thing you did? laundry
19. What are you wearing? stretchy
20. Favorite gadget? iPod
21. Your pets? bugs
22. Your computer? Mac
23.Your mood? mellow
24. Missing someone? husband
25.Your car? silver
26. Something you’re not wearing? necklace
27. Favorite store? insound
28. Like someone? several
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? two
31. Last time you cried? recently

Whoever wants to try this one, be my guest!