Sunday, February 17, 2008

How Quickly They Grow


Julia is growing so quickly that I'm almost in awe. She is now so fast that we have to remind her to slow down when she is taking off to destroy another part of the house. She has figured out how to drink from a straw, and is learning how to use the computer. It seems like everyday she is picking up a new word. Her favorite is still Dada, she refuses to say Mama. Julia can point to her ears, nose, hair, mouth, belly button and toes when you ask her. She can also tell you what sounds ducks, dogs, cows, and birdies make...although her duck is certainly original. It sounds more like a bear. She has also started letting us know when she is "going" by pointing to her pants and saying "doodie". We will begin working on potty training this week. My mom tells me that I was trained at 16 months so with any luck we can have her at least on her way by the time the baby gets here.
As for the baby, she is growing nicely. She should be around a foot long and close to a pound by now. She is a very different child from Julia, much more calm. Her kicks are getting stronger, and Jason can even feel them sometimes.



Daddy, Julia, and best friend Pooh


She LOVES Dora!


Wherever Julia goes, a mess follows.


Handbags are a new obsession, shopping is a growing one.


Look who we found, it's Eeyore!


She loves to read and be read to.

Mommy kisses!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

And We're Having...

A GIRL!
While no ultrasound is 100% accurate, we are fairly certain it's a girl. Jason and I both saw the "three lines" and definitely no boy parts. Right now Julia is baby obsessed so we're hoping the interest continues. She even gives kisses to the baby on mommy's belly. I'm going on record with a guess that this baby will weigh 7lb 12oz but no guess on length yet.







Monday, January 7, 2008

Here's To A Great 2008!


Well, it has been a while since our last Neal Family update. As most of you already know, we are expecting our second baby in June. My hunch is that this one is a boy, but hopefully we will be able to confirm that next week at our ultrasound. Jason really wants a boy, so cross your fingers for us. This year we hosted the big Family Christmas party, and we think everyone had a good time. At the same time, we had Julia's 1st Birthday Party. She got tons of presents and made quite the mess with her cake. As it turns out, she is allergic to purple dye...yikes...her little face was red and swollen for the rest of the night. My brother and sister-in-law were able to come up north and spend the holiday with us. We had a great time having them here, and Julia was definitely looking for them the day the left.
Julia had her 1 year checkup just after Christmas. She had to get 4 shots, this time in the arm, and she was none too pleased. She now weights 21.75 pounds and is 30.5 inches. She is walking very well, loves to climb up stairs (much to my dismay), and is quite a little love bug. She no longer uses a bottle and has started to work on feeding herself with utensils. She does fine with fingers, but we're trying to adopt table manners as quickly as possible.



Merry Christmas Baby!


Grammy and Julia, getting ready for cake!


The after effects of Birthday cake.


Santa Claus visited our house!


Julia playing with one of Santa's presents for her.


Surprise! Santa left a gift for Tab too!


Uncle Tim and Julia on Christmas morning.

Daddy and Julia playing.

Hooray for blocks!

See, I can do it all by myself, Mommy!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Go Buckeyes!


There is one day every year that OSU fans cancel life in general so they can sit and watch Ohio State play Michigan, and today is the day. Jason and I have taken very seriously the responsibility to teach our daughter love and acceptance of those different from her. Well, except maybe Michigan Fans. For that select group, she does not have to be tolerant. Here you can see Jason and Julia showing off their Buckeye Pride as they wait with nailbiting anticipation. Who will win? Every down is enough to cause serious heart problems as tears of pride and sorrow leak down OSU fan cheeks! Here we go. O-H-I-O!!!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

We're growing!

Ok, so I've been a little lazy on the "blogfront" lately. Sorry about that. We've been up to a lot...vacations, closing the shore, and growing! Julia went for her 9 month check up and she's getting "Sooo-Big". She now weighs 19 lbs 6 oz and is 29 1/4 inches long. That puts her in the 95% for height and 50% for weight. I think she's gonna be a supermodel. She can now wave bye-bye, blow kisses, clap, and show that she's "soooo-big". She is standing very well, but hasn't really shown much interest in walking. I think crawling is faster and why fix it if it ain't broken, ya know. Julia has also cut three new teeth...two top front and one more on the bottom. Watch out for bites! Those babies are sharp! Check out some of our latest pictures.

Nags Head Sunrise (this was the view from our room)



Julia out to breakfast on vacation!


Baby's first cookie!



Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Our crew out on the beach (in our front yard)

Julia playing in the sand.

Our wild stallion. He was not easy to find!

Family photo at Currituck Lighthouse

Julia is hanging out in the boat at the trailer, and checking out fall leaves.

At home relaxing during out Indian Summer.