A sneak peek at our baby boy!!

On Friday, December 14th, I had the amazing opportunity to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done on my baby boy-to-be. It is the coolest technology! He was asleep the entire time and nothing we did could wake him up. :o) He is sitting breech at this point -as I am aware - he enjoys jumping on my bladder as if it is a trampoline. Anyway, I just wanted to share some of the pictures of my sweet baby. Enjoy - it is like a preview before the big debut!!!


























Now that you have seen him, are any names coming to mind? Right now, Garrett Christopher Davis is a name I continue to like. Suggestions?

The Baby Shower

Yesterday was the baby shower at my house. We had a lot of fun. It was a good time - just hanging out with girl friends, eating good food and opening such great presents for baby boy davis. Jennifer, Christopher's sister was the host and she and KelLeigh did a fantastic job cooking up all of the appetizer-type food that we all enjoyed. The flower arrangements were absolutely beautiful, too! The shower was at my house, which was so nice - easy to clean up! :o) My sister Lauren came down from Rock Hill to help celebrate, too. Of course I got the joy of having her around most of the weekend. It's hard to believe that yesterday marked the 8 week mark until baby boy davis' due date. Wow! I have a bunch of work ahead of me -- getting the house ready for the baby and getting work caught up to a point that will keep it going on autopilot until I can get back to it. I keep hoping I will find someone great to hire to answer the phones and schedule the service work. That would be wonderful. We shall see. Anyway, I am going to post some of the pictures from the shower. Enjoy!
























The last picture is specifically for Tamara -- this is the best "belly" shot I have...I will have Christopher take a better one soon!!

Today we found out that baby Davis will be a......

BOY!!!

You may have figured this out by looking at the pictures above that prove it! :o) Actually, when I put the CD of pictures in it I was a bit disappointed. I thought I would have all the pictures -- their were about 61 pictures taken today and I ended up with only 6...yes, 6! I think three of the six are showing that baby davis is in fact a boy. One is...I don't know what. One is kind of eerie....a 3-D image of baby davis' face which looks sort of skeletal and one picture of most of baby davis laying down....anyway you will see so I won't elaborate. Anyway, the technician said the baby looked healthy (of course they won't, and I can't blame them, guarantee 100% that your baby will be healthy at birth - but Dr. Baird said they can see problems almost always with the ultrasound) - so that is GREAT! So for now, I can put my energy into picking a suitable name for baby boy davis. Please feel free to pass along your suggestions, too. So, today is a good day. I was so nervous about today and I feel so at ease now. Now my parents will have an equal number of grandson's and granddaughter's -- which means that my sister Lauren's baby will tip the scale in either direction. :o) I haven't told Everett the news yet, but will blog when I tell him and get his reaction! And other little notes from today's visit include: The baby was breach -- no big deal until the last month, the baby meausred 19 weeks and 5 days along AND I have only gained 5 pounds -- which I was told is very Good! Yeah!! Enjoy the pictures!!

OH and FYI -- this baby boy has BIG feet...the ultrasound tech. remarked on his large feet...ha!Looks like I might get two boys with their daddy's fred flinstone feet! :o)

This pregnancy is going great!

I really can not complain. This has been such an easy pregnancy -- just like I had with Everett. Well, that could mean that I am in for a 2nd child who is hard-headed, stubborn and to smart for his own good! HA! Who knows. I will say that my allergies and sinuses are crazy. They seem to get worse in the mornings and at night. I do believe what they say, that during pregnancy your sinuses swell...which just adds to the annoyance of regular sinus and allergies problems. I have started again with the whole when I eat, I get full sooo fast. I guess my stomach is being smooshed by the baby. I am hungry a lot, but can only eat small amounts. I am counting down until Wed., Sept. 5th....the day we find out if this baby is a boy or a girl. I can't wait. It's very exciting. Oh, and another great thing is that my face is less broken out right now than it has been in years! Yeah! So, all in all, things couldn't be better.

On another note, Everett started swimming lessons this week and is doing quite well. He loves it, so I have no doubt he will become a good swimmer. This is his last week of summer camp. We will have him at home all of next week and then K-5 starts! I can hardly believe he will be in kindergarten. Wow, how time flies.

Finally, the pictures of Baby Davis!!

During this ultrasound the baby kept bouncing its little legs up and down. It has really cute legs! I was about 12 weeks pregnant when these pictures were taken, I think. Lauren has the originals with the date on them -- I left them by accident when I was up there a few weeks ago. I guess in 3 to 5 weeks I will have the "BIG" ultrasound appointment --and we will find out if baby Davis is a boy or girl. Oh, and all bets are on.....let us know if you think it's a boy or girl!
Everett claims the baby is his future baby sister.....what do you think???

I heard the baby's heart beat yesterday!

I finally saw the OB nurse yesterday. Everything checked out just fine. There is a device they use on your stomach to hear the baby's heart beat. I laid down on the bed and the nurse said, "Well, you might be too early on in your pregnancy to hear the heart beat, but we will try." Well, what do you know? She literally placed the microphone (or whatever the device is called - maybe a type of transducer?) right on my stomach and the heart beat of the baby was immediately detected -- and a very strong heart beat I might add. It's always such a relief for me to see and or hear the heart beat. I guess it reassures me that everything is OK. I guess I feel like the baby is in good hands as it is prayed for by my sweet Everett almost every night. He asks God to keep his mommy's baby in her stomach AND his Aunt Lauren's baby in her stomach safe and healthy. It is sooo sweet. ;o)

I am soooo in the awkward stage...

My normal clothes are a little on the snug side but maternity clothes are a little too big. It's really annoying. I don't even really look prego...just sort of fat. So, yesterday - with Chris in tow (everett was with mom and dad) - I went to the mall. Chris waited patiently while I tried on bras at Belk's. During this time he meandered to the children's section and picked some cute shirts/shorts out for Everett. After we were done at Belk's we went to the Motherhood Maternity store where I picked up some pants and a few new shirts. I know Christopher was sooo bored but it was fun that he came with me! He also went grocery shopping at Earth Fare with me....it was fun!



After we got home he cut the grass and I pulled about 5 pounds of weeds out of the flowerbeds. I got a shower and went to pick up everett at mom and dad's. When I got home Everett went to bed and Christopher cooked a fabulous meal...baked potatoes and steak! Yummy! He also cooked me two chicken breasts for me to eat this week for lunch. So that was nice.



We had a nice weekend, all in all. Today is just another busy Monday. Oh, and on August 6th I go to see the doctor and I hope to finally meet with the OB nurse. Will keep you updated.