26 Weeks

Wow. 26 weeks down. and only 14 to go. what does that mean? it means katie and i should nap all we can in the next 14 weeks.
here's a little info on little davis.
this week he probably weighs in at close to 2 pounds. but he will begin to plump up quickly now- the main reason for the baby fat is to adjust to the temperature difference once he is born. the nerves in his ear continue to develop more rapidly now, so he can respond more and more to sound- so you had better believe i'm going to be talking, singing like crazy, and of course telling some hysterical jokes.
katie's back is a little sore, but that just means her hormones are kicking in to losen up her joints and ligaments.

(i put this picture- because who doesn't love Dwight! Baby Einstein, the wiggles, heck no! Davis will be learning from the Office)

Baby Boy

So clearly finding out we were having a boy completely distracted us from the blog! I mean it's been a month for crying out loud. Much has taken place, Katie continues to "show", John came and knocked out the bead board in 3 hours (some call him Superman), i painted the beadboard, got a crib and changing table, completely unrelated we went to Bermuda, Katie's been back to the doctor and all seems well.
Only 16 more weeks! Are you kidding.
So here are some pics for those of you that can't swing by and see. Baby Davis is getting ready. It's neat to have an actual bed to pray over that he might be safe, sleep well, etc... Katie and I were in there the other day and there is a cross over the bed that mom gave us that simply says, Jesus Loves me. What more could we really pray that than, may Davis KNOW that Jesus Loves Him.

It's A Boy!!!!

Well after a very exciting ultrasound they were able to tell us that it's a little boy! Everything looked great, length is good, he is weighing in at a solid 10 ounces, lots of movement, heartbeat, etc...


He clearly got my flexibilty as he kept grabbing his foot and putting up by his mouth!

Alive and close to kicking

Yes we are alive! Sorry for the lack of posts, it is amazing how much more time you have in the middle of the summer than once everything gets going again. But we are doing well and the baby continues to grow. We are heading to the doctor in a week and a half to find out the sex of the baby! That will be a big day obviously.
Katie continues to do well and we heard the heartbeat again on Monday. Katie seems to be finding all the good sales, like i mentioned in a previous post she found a great day on some stuff in ATL and this week Me and Mommy to be had a big sale. So she is getting ready! Unfortunately most of the stuff she is buying is fairly "fallish" and it's 100 degress, but surely it will cool down eventually.
I know she is excited to be going to the beach later this week for a long labor day weekend with the Neely family at Wild Dunes so she can wear her new maternity swim suit!
Katie is back in the swing of things with YL and things at church are going pretty wild as well. So there you go an update.
Pray that Katie and I would use our time wisely in preparing for the child- both in preparing for the child and enjoying one another.

Where the playas play....

Katie and I had a great weekend in Atlanta. Katie wanted to go down there and just shop, spend some time, look at baby stuff, etc... It was a great weekend.
We did end up getting some things for ourselves and luckily we did not know the sex of the baby, because otherwise we would have bought a LOT of stuff for the room. But just a couple more weeks and we should know!
You would not have know that we lived in Atlanta for 3 years though if you watched our driving this past weekend. I did 4 u turns, got lost a couple of times, and were 45 minutes late to dinner with Ty and Sara Pattison!
But overall we had a great time.
This is the 15th week- At around 4 inches long, crown to rump, the baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces. It's busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help develop the air sacs in it's lungs. the legs are growing longer than the arms now, and it can move all its joints and limbs. That means its hands are more functional, too. Sweat glands are appearing, and although its eyelids are fused shut, the baby can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, it is likely to move away from the beam. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but the taste buds are beginning to form.
Keep praying for wisdom in raising a child, finances, what to do when, etc... And of course continue to pray for healthy development.
Peace Up, A-Town Down

14 weeks and a birthday

Well it is the 14th week. The arms will grow pretty substantially this week, beginning to be in proportion to the rest of the body. And due to brain activity the little face will begin squinting and frowning. This week the baby could begin to suck it's developed fingers!
Katie continues to do well and celbrates her 29th Birthday on the 7th. Last night as we were celebrating her birthday(early) it was crazy to think at her next birthday she would be the mother of a 6 month old! Oh how things are a changing.
We think we know how we want to decorate the nursery and will keep you up to date with pics, etc..."Pray w/out ceasing."

Lost Post

Sorry for the delay in posting. Katie had a funny, whimsical, entertaining post all composed and as we went to publish it, the computer froze! So needless to say she didn't feel like rewriting it, so here is a recap:

Katie is feeling great and feels like eating anything now! For a while some food didn't sound good to her, but now it is on like Donkey Kong! Saturday morning she woke up craving poridge from Gourmet Market and so off she went.

But all is good!