Anna Brooke Davis

Waiting on baby Lane!

2011-07-17T09:03:00.001-07:00

Only 9 days left until baby Lane gets here! I'm on bed rest until he arrives due to high blood pressure so Anna and I will be in Vidalia until after the first of august! Thanks to Casey for telling me about blogger+ for iPhone! Maybe I'll have more time for actual blogging and not just reading blogs!

Daniel's Take on Pregnancy

2011-01-18T10:28:00.000-08:00

NOTE: This a post from my loving & very supportive husband, Daniel...I have laughed reading this today...he isn't complaining...he just had to write it all down to get some relief he says! Yes, the pregnancy has been horrible, total opposite of mine with Anna! We find out February 7th if we are having a girl or boy! Enjoy his post!

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I felt this was the best place/the only place I could find to post my comments. LOL Well let's get started. I have been telling Denise for awhile that I was going to get on her blog and tell my side of the story on this pregnancy. This first post will be titled............................

Pregnancy Trials and Tribulations!!!!

Before I get stated I want to say that my wife is my best friend, and the most amazing woman I have ever meet. Denise has always been so very sweet to me, and that is why I have to let everyone in on my Trials and Tribulations with this pregnancy. LOL She spoiled me! Okay with that said let's get started.

When Denise was pregnant with Anna she was still living in Vidalia for the first month, and when I saw her she was always in a great mood. When she moved up here with me she was still always happy and smiling. With Anna she had a few bouts of morning sickness, but not as much as everyone told me she would. Needless to say when Anna was growing it was a lot easier on Denise and Me in my eyes at least. Now with Tessa (If it's a girl.) or Lane (If it's a boy.), Denise is having the total opposite kind of pregnancy. The morning/evening/night sickness is horrible, but her little doctor Dr. Anna and Nurse Cookie Monster have been there to pat her on the back through the sickness while I'm at work. (Okay mama? Okay? LOL)

I expected this pregnancy to also bring back the microwavable Mac-n-Cheese, but instead it has welcomed an entire new food....Crackers!! Yes crackers the most annoying food in the world! Why do you ask? Hold on and let me climb onto my soapbox..........Okay here we go!! First things first crackers leave crumbs EVERY WHERE, and for some reason the crackers only taste good while lying on my side of the bed. Second-Why can't they put the crackers in a quieter bag? I am a very light sleeper and when I hear that loud bag it automatically wakes me up out of nice sleep. It never fails I will be having a very nice enjoyable sleep and then I will hear it.LOL Of course the first 20 days I didn't say anything, but on Day 21 I had to tell her "For the love of GOD put them into a Ziploc bag!" This brings me to the Third reason crackers are annoying-They do not seal back up! On weekends when we clean the house I am guaranteed to find at least three sleeves of opened crackers that are stale with only a few crackers out of the bag. This then means I have to go buy more crackers. This then means no sleeping due to crumbs covering my body, the loud bag opening, and having to go and get more dang crackers!!!!!!!LOL Okay I am stepping down and moving on now.

NO MEAT ALLOWED!!! My motto has always been "I don't trust vegetarians! How can you trust someone that does not eat MEAT!" Well I am eating my words on that one. Denise has not been able to eat meat for about 3 weeks now, and let's just say I cannot take it much longer. There are really only a few things to eat without meat. (In my eyes at least.) She is able to eat shrimp, but there are only so many times I can eat shrimp. When I do cook meat for me and Anna I have to grill it outside so the smell doesn't bother her so much. I found out the hard way that I am not allowed to kiss her if there is the slightest smell of meat on my breathe. LOL It is funny thou that she will eat beef stew, but not the beef in it. I almost cried when she told me she wanted the stew I was so happy it is my favorite, but that was also the day I tried to kiss her after eating meat. LOL

CAN'T WIN FOR LOSSING!!! There are way too many stories to go along with this topic so I will just list a few in the last couple of days. I want to clarify again that this pregnancy is not like the first pregnancy. The first had absolutely NO MOOD SWINGS, but this pregnancy has been HELL! My dad told me something along time ago that I always remember when an argument is about to start and that is "Pick your battles very carefully!” I have had to remember that a LOT with this pregnancy. I choose to BOW-OUT before they even start with this pregnancy. (Well at least most of the arguments. Sometimes a man got to stand his ground! Especially with 2 women-a female cat-and a possible 3rd female on the way! I am outnumbered and they can smell weakness! LOL) I learned very quickly that even if I am 100% right about something whether it is how to do something, something I was told to do, and the one that bugs me the most SOMETHING DENISE SAID I am always wrong! LOL I was not made aware that I would need things in WRITING and NOTARIZED to have it set in stone with this pregnancy. For example last night-Anna is sick and Denise's sister Melissa was coming to keep Anna the next morning. I told Denise that I would love to be the one to stay home with Anna until Mel got here so I could get some extra sleep. I then stated “Can I trust you to get to the office at 0800 to open up, and she said I don't know.” Well there is my mistake I did not get an actual "YES" out of her, get it in writing, or notarized. So when my alarm started going off this morning I had Denise tell me to get up for work, I was confused thinking she was the one that was going in. Well then I made another mistake by COMMENTING BACK instead of just getting up and dressed for work. You think I would know better than to make a comment about thinking she was going to the office at 0800, but sadly I did not. My comment was "Is your phone working?" Denise replies "YES!" My reply "Why didn't your alarm clock go off then?" (Big MISTAKE with that comment! It is a good thing she cannot shot flames from her eyes. LOL) Denise replies "I am staying home with Anna until Melissa gets here!" What I really wanted to say "WTF get up and get dressed and go to work!!) What I actually said "Okay Baby! Love You!" LOL. Second- I was going to list another story, but instead I am just going to list a few things that I have no control over and in no way possible is my fault! Here they are:

1.) When you spill your CHICK-FIL-A sauce on your keyboard don't call me over there to help you when you don't need my help. I am a seasoned veteran in this pregnancy, and I know you are mad at spilling it and looking for me to smart off so you can yell at me.

2.) I cannot control the weather outside.

3.) When you turn the thermostat up to 74 in the house because you’re cold before bed, and then yell at me the next morning because it was so hot in the room. NOT MY FAULT.

4.) When you decide you want something to eat so bad and then you eat it and get sick. That is also NOT MY FAULT.

5.) It is not the Pizza Delivery Guy's fault that you only allow one knock at the door instead of a knock and doorbell chime. Also I would rather you yell at me then at another man that is just trying to make a living.

NOTE: I just realized that some people will say "Yes it is your fault you knocked her up!" Well my answer to that is "Touché!"

Well that is all for now I am sure there will be more funny stories about this pregnancy to come. Love you baby with all my heart. Also IT'S GOING TO BE A BOY! LOL

NOTE: These are the views of a loving/loved husband. These posts are in no way allowed to be taken out of context and turned against the husband.

Notary Signature:

Daniel Scott Davis

Anna's Big Announcement...

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More pics!

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Riding the carousel in Destin Florida on vacation!

She loved playing in the laundry basket at the condo!

Biggest news! Anna started school!!
This was her first time to try out her nap mat at home!

Her princess car from Me-Me and Papaw Davis!

One of our trips to see Dr. Khanfar...at least she was smiling!

I'm still around...just never have time to post!

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Anna's favorite napping partner, my daddy, her paw-paw Keith!

Poor baby has had her temp taken so many times she can do it herself!

Daniel and I in Houston for his brother's 30th birthday!

A true Davis, she dips everything in Ranch Dressing!

Anna's favorite time of the day...bath Time!

10% off...

2010-01-21T12:10:00.000-08:00

I'm offering 10% off on any Pampered Chef order you place with me before the end of the month.

If you or anyone you know are interested just let me know!

Thanks!

Denise

Destin Florida, June 2009

2009-10-31T21:23:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures from our trip to Destin FL, for Matt and Krystal's wedding (Daniel's brother)....

She just couldn't figure out the wind!

Rehearsal night...

So beautiful!

The Davis Family...

Daniel and Uncle Steve

We wrote Anna's name in the sand after the wedding!

Me and my lil princess!

Loved, Loved, Loved these shoes!

Anna catching a much needed nap in her stroller on the beach before the wedding ceremony!

L to R

(Daniel, Matthew, Brandon and Chris, all holding up their mom, aka Me-Me)

It has been forever...

2009-10-31T21:08:00.001-07:00

I am almost four months past due for an update! Wow...time flies!!

Here is a list of what all we have been through...

Our wedding in May

Anna started daycare (loves it there)

the death of both of my grandfathers, almost 3 months apart

Trip to Destin Florida for Daniel's brothers wedding

A whole week long vacation in October...and we forgot to take our camera!

Enjoying the first part of our vacation as our belated Honeymoon!!

Anna has spent several long weekends in Vidalia

Trying to keep Anna well! This child has had way more than her share of sickness in the last 4 months

I became a Pampered Chef consultant!!!

Learned our daycare is closing in May...debated over how to change our life...prayers were answered when a lady who is friends with our current daycare owner asked if she could keep Anna when daycare closes!

Anna talking, saying Momma, Da-Da, "at" for cat, bye (in a southern accent), and pa-pa for paw paw...only her me-me has heard her say this!

Anna sitting up, scooting and now crawling everywhere! She is into everything!

She had the cutest lil lady bug costume for Halloween...but unfortunately she got sick right before it was time to trick or treat so we didn't get to wear it! We will have a photo shoot soon though!

And...the princess is almost 9 months old! Where does time go????

Most of my pictures are on walgreens cd's...I'm going to work on some picture post...but for now I'll add my favorite from June 13, 2009 on the beach in Destin Florida!

Pampered Chef

2009-07-07T13:04:00.000-07:00

I'm hosting a Pampered Chef catalog show this week. If you would like to place an order please let me know and I'll send you a link so you can browse online!

I'm also planning on selling Pampered Chef after the 1st of August!

Oh, and an update coming real soon....Today was Anna's first day of real daycare! I'm hoping for a good report when I get there after work!

I have tons of pictures to post (beach trip, our wedding, Anna's uncle Matt's wedding and so much more)...but with a super slow computer at home I haven't had any time for blogging!

Update...

2009-05-13T10:03:00.000-07:00

No pictures with this post but I am so behind on blogging that I thought I would do a quick update!

Anna is now 3 months old and growing up so fast! She loves to "talk" and laugh...she knows what she wants and normally isn't happy unless it is her way! I have tons of pictures to upload but can't seem to find the time anymore! I think she has the beginning of her bottom teeth coming in...we have been able to see them forever but here lately she is gnawing on her hands like crazy...or anything she can get in her mouth....and drools and blows bubbles like crazy!!

Clingy has finally decided that she likes Anna....good thing since she was on her way to finding a new home.

We have been back and forth to Vidalia a few times and Anna has even stayed a week with her Grammy! Her great-grandpa (Hayes), my moms dad, finally got to hold her a few weeks ago...they just did their normal staring at each other! Ha!

We are going to Vidalia this weekend. We had originally decided to go visit and Daniel and my mom were super excited about fishing at the Barlow's on Lake Concordia...well yesterday my mom found my grandpa on the floor when she walked in to feed him. It appears that he has had another stroke, although the test are not showing it yet. He is in the hospital at NRMC and hopefully will be moved to the rehab on 5th floor this week. Although he is in the hospital mom still has to feed him, this stroke has caused him to not be able to feed himself anymore, nor can he walk or stand. All of his food has to be in liquid form, we have been blending food up for him for a few years now. The food at the hospital isn't the right consistency so my mom and her sister are still having to prepare his food and feed him. Hopefully Daniel and I can help her our while we are there this weekend!

While we are in town we are going to homecoming Sunday at Calvary...It has been years since I have been there and I am sooo excited!

Oh, and the biggest news....we are getting married on May 23!!!!

We are going to Houston for Memorial day weekend, all of Daniels family will be there and up until my grandpa's episode yesterday, my parents were going to be able to make it for the weekend. Things are kind of uncertain at this point...just taking it day by day. Originally my sister was planning on staying behind to take care of my grandpa's feedings so my parents could come, but now that his speech, and other motor skills have been affected she is unable to take care of him. The ceremony will be nothing big at all...we wanted something simple and casual...Daniel and his groomsmen (his dad and uncle) are wearing khaki shorts and a white shirt and I'm wearing a sundress and my bridesmaids (Daniel's cousin and her daughter) are wearing carpi's and a shirt that match my dress in color...

Oh, and Anna loves her new babysitter Kelly! Thanks again Casey! We owe you big time! Daniel is getting a lot more done at the office without the princess in tow each day!

Update on Anna...

2009-04-24T08:35:00.000-07:00

I am back at work and Anna is at home with her Grammy! This morning went so good! She is a trooper to say the least! Anna did great during the test and never cried, only got a little fussy right before it started since she was so hungry! It was amazing for me to watch the stuff they gave her to drink as it went down to her little tummy...then within seconds of them stopping her from drinking you could see it coming back up :( The doctor who did the test said that everything is going where it should and things look good but she does have some reflux. We should hear from Dr. Khanfar next week! I'll keep you posted! Thanks for all the prayers!

Tomorrow...

2009-04-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Anna will have an upper GI done at St. Francis North in Monroe. We are still having some issues with her reflux and her pediatrician wants to do this test before he makes a decision on what other treatment we can do for her. My mom is coming in tomorrow to keep her after the procedure so I can go back to work since the person who normally relieves me when I'm out of the bank is on vacation. Trust me, I do not want to go back to work but I know I have to! Daniel is also going to go to work after and get as much done as he can!

Also, we found a babysitter for the summer and possibly one for the rest of the year! My friend Casey told me about a girl from Vidalia that she knew and that I knew of but didn't personally know. To make a long story short I called Kelly and she will start after her finals on May 11th! I'm so happy that we found someone and I owe Casey big time for helping me out so much!!!!

I'll post again when I know more results on Anna! She can't have anything to eat after 5 tomorrow morning and she normally eats by at least 6 each morning so I am going to set my clock for 3:45 and try to start waking her up to eat...I know she is going to be one unhappy little camper if she doesn't eat then though! Say a prayer that all goes well for us tomorrow!

Tons of pictures....(updated)

2009-04-07T20:25:00.001-07:00

Figured that I would list who and what all of these pictures were....

This is my friend Tiffany's youngest daughter, (of 5) and she two months older than Anna...they were both asleep on me! Daniel and his two girls :) Anna and our cat Clingy.
Anna was a few days old here, she was holding her head up looking around while we were still in Vidalia the week she was born...and she fell asleep with her head in Daniel's hand!

Daniel and his little angel! We loved her in brown and pink...at this time we thought she was going to have Daniel's italian skin...little did we know we had a yellow baby and once the jaundice was gone that we would have us another white white girl in our house!! ha!

This is Bailey Burley and Anna, Bailey was holding Anna for the first time in the hospital! Bailey and her mom Ann were also the first ones to keep Anna besides our family...Daniel and I went out to eat and to Walmart of all places and then rushed back to see our baby...felt like we were gone for hours! Her cord also fell off while she was with the Burley's!

This is Anna's going home outfit. I wish now that we would have had someone to document more of this day. Dr. Kumi came in and released me a whole day early and we were thankful he did let us go but I wasn't up to getting her all dressed up and posing for pictures! Notice her dress has Go Tigers on it! Thankfully the dress still fits so maybe this weekend I can take her to Me-Me's for a picture session...and to meet the Easter Bunny!! This is my dad holding Anna for the first time! He was at the hospital first thing the day after she was born, besides Daniel and I, he was the first to hold her!

My sister, Melissa holding her for the first time!

My mom aka Grammy holding her for the first time also.

This is Anna's cat sister, Clingy. Clingy hated Anna at first...literally....constantly hissed at us and the baby. She was only about 10 months old when Anna was born so she was used to being our baby! Don't worry, this picture was taken way before Anna was born, Clingy does not sleep in the crib, she did get caught in there after she snuck in the room and caught her a nap in Anna's baby bed! Guess she was making sure it was ok for the baby! HA! I couldn't resist getting the picture! Now Clingy has adjusted to Anna, I wouldn't say she loves her but she tolerates her being in our house. I have several pictures on my cell phone of me holding Anna and Clingy in the early mornings...she makes sure to make her way to me while I'm feeding Anna in the early mornings for some early morning loving!!

Hard Week

2009-04-07T10:13:00.001-07:00

So this is the week that I have not looked forward too. Monday was my first day back to work. We had planned on Daniel keeping Anna at his office and if he had to go out of town for work that we could work out arrangements for Anna with family members...well Monday he had to go out of town and Anna went to Vidalia...without us :(

Work for me was work....felt like I had forgot everything, couldn't wait to get off...but wait...my baby wasn't home waiting on me. Daniel got home shortly after I did and we both realized real fast that although we enjoyed the quite time, we really missed our little princess. BAD!!!

Late last night I sent a text to my mom, dad and sister and said I need pictures ASAP! My crazy parents took a picture of themselves and sent it to me!! They did send me two pictures of Anna sleeping on my daddy but I opened the one of them first and cracked up! They are crazy!!

I called and talked to Anna this morning...she is keeping her grammy on her toes...between my mom going to bed late and Anna getting up not long after she went to bed wanting to talk and play and by the time they fell back asleep, moms cat wanted in and then my dad got up at 3 am to go to work...not much sleeping happening at Grammys last night!

The worst part of it all is that Anna is there all week! They wanted her for more than a night and I did have strep throat this weekend (thanks to Dr. Me-Me for getting me well!) so the extra rest has been nice especially since I am used to sleeping when the baby sleeps during the day it made for a long day at work yesterday! I'm heading to Vidalia Thursday after I get off work...and Daniel is leaving for a much needed camping and fishing trip with his brothers, dad and grandpa.

I read today about my friend Casey dealing with the first week of daycare and I know I will be in the same shape if Anna ever has to go! I don't gamble but I'm tempted to start wishing that I could win the lottery so I could stay home with my princess!!

Stay tuned to see how we survive...who knew you could become so attached to something so fast huh? :)

Two Peaz Photography

2009-03-30T18:26:00.000-07:00

Anna and her cousin Dylan are on Missy Emory's blog! You can go view it at: http://missymemory.wordpress.com/

Let me know if that link doesn't work!

Just for Nicki :)

2009-03-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

It has been reported today that I am way behind on my blogging! HA! No, I don't have an excuse, I have just simply been enjoying my precious little princess! I go back to work a week from Wednesday and I am dreading it more than anything. We are in Houston this weekend and were in Vidalia last week...so until I get back home and get settled back in I'll leave a picture from our photo session last week in Gilbert at the Tulip Farm...and we should have our disc soon and I'll upload the rest of the photos...or you can go check out our awesome photographers website with the instructions below. I guess I should say the blog will get updated as soon as I finish all my thank you notes huh? Yes, I'm slacking big time. But it's crunch time now and I promise it will get done!

To view the proofs from the Tulip Farm photo session:

www.twopeazphoto.com
In the bottom right corner click proofs.
In the next page select Portraits and then view the Album titled Anna (the first album is titled Dylan, which is Anna's cousin who was there to take pictures also! Feel free to look!)

One Month Old!

2009-03-09T20:55:00.001-07:00

This past week has been very hectic. I have been back and forth between West Monroe and Vidalia while my parents were in Alabama with my grandpa who passed away a week ago today. I made it back to West Monroe Friday night and to no surprise I was running way behind so Ms. Diane (Me-Me) offered to bathe and dress Anna up for the wake that night. She also had time to get a mini photo session done!

My favorite!

Also my favorite!

Anna and I...looks like she was looking at the camera!

Dylan (Anna's cousin) asked where her belly button went...a few weeks ago when the cord was still on he saw it and was real worried about her belly button...it was soooo cute!

Anna and her daddy! I love seeing these two together!

Anna's prince :)

Also, Anna stayed away for the first time Friday night with her Me-Me and PawPaw so I didn't have to get up and down that night and could make it on time to my grandpa's funeral Saturday morning. I had to pick on Ms. Diane and tell her today that Anna is up side down in her wedge! Thankfully she can take a joke and laughed too! I didn't get to sleep in Saturday but I enjoyed my nights rest more than they know!

Me-Me burping Anna...she looks so out of it...lol

Anna and Paw Paw...after her bath

Did I tell you Anna has a personal shopper? Yes, her Me-Me loves to shop! Anna now has more shoes than I do! These are her new pink sandals that are precious! She has such long skinny feet and the only shoes we can get to fit are the baby deer shoes.

These are the white dress shoes that she wore Friday night also...I thought they were perfect! Who knew having a little girl could be so much fun!

Other 1 month info:

Anna finally gained a little weight...she has been battling her reflux and the medicine seems to be helping a lot and we changed her formula yesterday and she surprised me and slept for 6 whole hours last night, got up to eat then slept for five more hours! Oh how that little girl knows her momma loves to sleep! She was exactly 8 pounds last week at the doctor and 21 inches long. She is super alert and loves to hold her head up and is super nosy! (no clue where she gets it from! HA!) Tonight we put her in her baby Bjorn carrier since she was sleepy and nosy at the same time...she loved it, and I loved that she was out in a few minutes!

Clingy (our cat) is slowly coming around...she is no longer hissing at us or Anna...really doesn't acknowledge that Anna is even in the room. I think she finally realized that Anna isn't leaving so she might as well get used to it. She did leave me a nice surprise when I got back from Vidalia this week...she chewed and shredded Anna's bath sponge! So now Anna is bathing in her big girl bathtub!

More Pics of Anna (2 weeks old)

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(Thanks Nicki for her cute outfit...too bad we couldn't get her to open her eyes!)

Anna and Grammy (I think they just woke up!)

Anna and her prince :)

Anna and her mommy

Sweet baby kisses

Look at those eyes!

Always has that mouth open in pictures!

The princess!

Anna talking to her daddy

her bed...

her closet...what girl doesn't need a lot of clothes!

Pictures of Anna

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Proud Daddy!!

(I can't figure out how to turn these on blogger!)

Anna with my daddy...

My favorite!

Last pictures before Anna!

Me and my daddy...after the epidural...lol

Daniel and Anna

Me Me and Anna

Our Princess is here!!!!!

2009-02-12T10:46:00.000-08:00

I will get to catch up later on but Anna Brooke is here! She arrived Monday, February 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm. After 13 hours of labor she turned sideways and they had to do a c-section. She weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces and is 20 inches long and spitting image of her daddy!

We were expecting to stay in the hospital until Thursday, February 12, but Dr. Kumi surprised us yesterday afternoon and let us go early! After a good nights rest at my parents house we both feel much better. Anna kept me up for a few hours in the middle of the night but after her feeding at six this morning my dad was up and wanted to hold her so Daniel and I took advantage of it and got a few good hours of sleep. I was up before ten and she had slept the whole time!

We are still at my parents house until next week when I get my staples out, then we will be able to go home!

If I get some pictures emailed from Daniel's mom then I will post them as soon as possible!

By This Time Next Week...

2009-02-02T14:49:00.000-08:00

we should hopefully have our little princess!!

We have to be at Natchez Regional at 5:30 Monday morning...now the big joke is if I will make it there on time since I am ALWAYS late!!!!

Today was our last doctor's appointment...and they had new scales! So either the scales are finally accurate or I gained 6 whole pounds in a week!!! We did get to see Anna's face, she turned enough to where we could see her lips (big lips like her daddy!) and her nose but not much more. The machine wasn't working right and the doctor wasn't able to measure her but he said everything looked good!

So since we are not having her until Monday I'm going back to work tomorrow...yay...lol

February 9, 2009...

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...Is the day that Anna will be here!!! I (along with Daniel) would love for her to come sooner but if she decides to stay in there a little longer we at least know the day she will be here!

Yesterday we went to Dr. Kumi...I have dilated to 1 and go back in one week to see if we have made any more progress! Oh, and the best part...Anna weighed 7 pounds yesterday!!!

I am going to try and work until I have Anna...besides wobbling and no longer walking, being very uncomfortable in general the only major problem I am having is my feet swelling...so I guess overall I can't complain!

We took all of Anna's things for the hospital to my parents house this past weekend and some of my things...I still have the last minute things that I use everyday that I can't pack yet...so in case she decides to come early we don't have to worry about forgetting anything for the baby at least!

Almost there....

2009-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:00

I went yesterday for my 34 week check up. Anna is in the birth position so we didn't get any pictures and will not get any more....but that means it is almost baby time! We did get to see her kidney's, heart, spine, legs and hear her strong heartbeat. Anna weighed 5 pounds and 4 ounces yesterday. My sister went with me again this week so Daniel could work...good thing too...we were in there forever! I don't go back to the doctor until the 26th of January and that will be the day we learn our little girl's birthday! Our shower is this weekend, which means lots of company....which really means I need to get motivated to clean! LOL!!! (I'm sure when Daniel reads this he will laugh!)

33 weeks and counting....

2009-01-06T10:37:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went for my first and last of the two week appointments...I'm going to start going every week since Anna is so low already. So far she weighs 4 lbs and 14 oz, and I gained a whole six pounds...making it 11 total that I have gained. The nurse said it is most likely water weight, but Daniel and I agree, my appetite has picked up drastically in the last two weeks so it might not be all water! LOL!

I will be back in Natchez to see Dr. Kumi again on Monday the 12th and see how things are going with baby girl!

Also, yesterday Anna kept her face completely covered, we only got to see her arms, legs, feet, rib cage, spine and watched and listened to her heart beat for a good while! Daniel says she knows how our families are with the cameras and she is already hiding from it! Baby girl better get ready, she will have a camera in her face from day 1!!!

My mom came to town last week and bought the stroller and car seat that we had picked out and then decided to buy a swing and bouncer that is all in one, and they all match! So far, Anna's big sister (aka Clingy the cat) loves the basket on the stroller! Daniel's parents also brought by the travel pack n play that they had bought for us and it is all set up and ready for Anna when she gets here! Our shower is next weekend so I am sure we will have more stuff to put up afterwards!

Please say a prayer...

2008-12-26T15:12:00.000-08:00

Sorry, not a post about Anna, but I can't seem to get Ramee and her family out of my mind today....

For most of you from the Concordia Parish area you know Wayne and Ramee Thompson. Ramee and I worked for the same bank, although never at the same time. I remember her working there long before I dreamed of working and later met her and got to know her through our good friend Carolyn Hinson, who we all dearly loved. Tyler Thompson is their son and has been fighting cancer for a few years now. I got a chance to officially meet Tyler while he was in remission and going back to college last year...I keep up with his blog on Caring Bridge and saw that he needed furniture. I had just sold my house and needed to get rid of some and he gladly took it. While still at the bank I received the nicest thank you card from him and one from his mom. From time to time I stop in to check his blog, well I have been slacking lately and logged in last night to find that they were putting him on the ventilator. Things have been critical today according to the blog, please say a prayer for them. You can view their blog at www.caringbridge.com and under visit a site type in tylerthompson all together and it will take you to his page.

Thanks :)

6 Weeks To Go!!

2008-12-23T13:55:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we went for our last monthly appointment! Anna weighs 4 pounds and 1 ounce and looks like her daddy! She has Daniel's cheeks and unfortunately has my forehead and chin, or so it looks that way in the 4-D ultrasound. Dr. Kumi says everything looks fine and that he will induce me two weeks before my due date...which means we now only have 6 whole weeks until Miss Priss is here!!! And he says that as of yesterday her expected birth weight is seven pounds two ounces!

While we were gone yesterday to Vidalia, Daniel's dad came over and finished painting her nursery...it looks amazing! He did such a great job!! Hopefully this week we can get Anna's crib up and start getting everything finished. We are going to use the crib that was Daniel's when he was a baby...I just can't wait to get it all together!

We go back on January 5th for our first two week visit...and have to finish the pre-registration at the hospital while we are in town. Thankfully Ms. Angel called me and took as much information as she could over the phone so that will save us tons of time!

We have so much to do this week...Daniel's family is in town this week and my family will be here for a few hours tomorrow to do Christmas with us...but as soon as I can get an afternoon or night to go sit at Daniel's parents house and play with the scanner over there, I promise then I will have tons of pictures of our little angel up! I also need to do a post so everyone can meet Anna's fur sister, Clingy. Clingy is our kitten who has no idea what so ever that she is a cat...and we are not too sure just how she is going to react to Anna coming home...well actually I don't think she will mind the baby, it will be the sharing her mommy and daddy that she has major issues with!! Lots more on Clingy now...right now her favorite spot has been in the Christmas tree...our poor tree will be retired after this year! More on her later... :)

Christmas Quiz

2008-12-07T20:36:00.000-08:00

1. Where will you spend Christmas this year?
Not sure exactly how it will all work out, lots of traveling and lots of houses...Christmas morning is spent at Daniel's parents house with his parents and brothers and that night is also at his parent's house with his Dad's side of the family...I think Christmas eve is our only problem right now...its always been the day my family does all of our Christmas but it is also the day of his grandmothers Christmas...we are trying to work out something so we can spend more time with my family...it will all work out in the end :)

2. What is Santa (hopefully) bringing you?
If I sit here and wait on Santa I will be waiting for a long long long time...haha

3. How do you celebrate Christmas Eve?
See #1

4. What Christmas activities are you looking forward to this year?
Meeting more of Daniel's family, spending time with my family

5. What is your typical Christmas Day dinner?
Daddy grills rib-eyes

6. What is your typical Christmas Eve meal?
nothing set in stone...

7. Is your Santa Claus wrapped or unwrapped?
well my family wraps...does that count?

8. How do you decorate for Christmas?
Normally I love it...this year I don't even have a tree up yet...all of my stuff is still in Vidalia...

9. Fake tree or live tree?
fake only...a live one kills me

10. White lights or colored lights?
both...I change it up from year to year

11. Favorite Christmas song?
Mary did you know?, All I want for Christmas

12. Favorite Christmas memory?
Every Christmas with my nanny

13. Do you love Christmas or just pretend to?
I do love it, just hate what people have made it into. It's not all about who gets what present and people don't see that anymore.

14. Egg nog or hot chocolate?
Hot chocolate

15. Colored lights or white? See #10

16. What kind of cookies do you leave Santa?
I don't
Cookies do not last in my house....ever

17. Favorite Christmas gift of all time?
Not sure I have a favorite...I have loved them all!

18. What tops your tree?
no tree at the moment...

19. Favorite Christmas movie?
Right now the Santa Clause movies...I have watched them a few times on tv already this year

20. Favorite ornament?
My first christmas ornament...which I need to find

21. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Always open everything that day

22. Worst Christmas gift ever received?
not even going there

23. Are you still buying presents on Christmas Eve?
most likely

24. Most annoying thing about the Christmas season?
rude people in the stores and the lines

25. Favorite thing about the Christmas season?
I love to ride and look at the lights around town...spending time with our families

2008-12-07T16:01:00.000-08:00

I have so much to catch up on!! The above picture was taken on November 24, at what I thought was just my birthday supper...little did I know that everyone was showing up that night because they ALL knew that Daniel was going to propose to me! For a few weeks before this night, Daniel had been bringing up different things about us getting married but I never knew what it was leading to. I knew that we decided this was something that we would talk about after the baby got here in 2009, and I never caught on to the first hint he dropped, not even the one as we were turning in to the mall parking lot that night.

We went to Vidalia on the 23rd of November so I could see my family and some of my friends for my birthday. While I was sitting inside my parents house with my mom, sister, my friends Crissy and Stephanie, Daniel slipped outside to talk to my daddy. I just assumed we had finally got on his nerves with our laughing and loud talking, little did I know that he was asking my daddy if he could marry me! He also got my mom to walk out on the back porch at one point in the evening so he could have the chance to tell her...he had originally planned all of this to happen at Thanksgiving but at the last minute decided to do it on my birthday.

We stayed in Natchez on the night of the 23rd and that night in the hotel Daniel even told me that he and my dad talked about us getting married...still, not once did I put all of this together! We had our 6 month appointment with Dr. Kumi on my birthday and I also had to do the dreaded glucose test which evidently came out ok since I haven't heard otherwise from the doctor's office. I think it was sometime that morning that he told all of his family that he had decided to ask me that night and give them all the details of where we would be eating at when we got back to town that evening, some of this going on while I am sitting right next to him...I really think pregnancy has killed my brain!!!

About two weeks before all of this is when Daniel had decided that he did want to marry me...so he told his parents first. One day while we were home his mom called me to tell me that she was out shopping and needed my sizes on everything, even my ring size...none of this seemed odd to me because if you know her, you know she loves to shop!!

We made it back to Monroe early so I could get a much needed highlight and haircut...during this time Daniel was out getting a card for me that night to open right before he proposed. At supper that night we had been through the salads and right before our food arrived he kept asking me if I was ready to open my presents..I thought it was odd that by this time he was really in a rush for me to open them (not like him at all) and his reason was he didn't want me to drop food on my shirt because he knew they would be taking pictures (which seemed odd that he was saying this), so I opened presents from everyone and then I got to his card. The card was solid black and had silver writing on the outside that had "Elegant, Classic, Beautiful..." and on the inside said "you" then below it "Happy Birthday" He then wrote "I told you this was going to be the best birthday ever: Your 24th Birthday, 6 months pregnant with Anna, 7 month Anniversary for us and the most important" and at the bottom there was an arrow pointing to turn the paper on the inside over to the next page and it said "Will you marry me?" All I saw was "marry me" and I think I dropped the card...by this time he was down on one knee with a ring box open...I literally quit breathing! Finally he stood up, patted me and told me to breathe and then on the video you hear him say "Well, will you???" Poor thing!! I had never said yes until then...I was still trying to breathe!! I noticed something was up when I got to the last box before the proposal when I looked up and his brother had his cell phone out like he was waiting on something...I was almost scared to keep going...LOL From that moment on everything just clicked...all the past conversations in the last few weeks now made perfect sense to me!! In the video (which I don't have yet), if you listen without sound it looks as if my mom is so excited while she is talking that she is about to fly away...she was talking with her hands...HA! We were both so in shock or some other state that we never touched our food...we brought it all home...and that is not like either one of us!! No date set...all we know is that he wants to get married in front of his parents house during cool weather...so maybe next fall...

This is (L to R front) Ms. Diane (Daniel's mom), Me, and on the back behind me (L to R) Lacy (his sister in law) and Krystal (his future sister in law)...taken at Thanksgiving.

Me and My prince charming :)

As far as the baby...she weighed 2 pounds and 6 ounces at our last visit. We go back December 22 for our last monthly appointment with Dr. Kumi and then we start to go every 2 weeks! Time is flying by! I can't wait to get her room painted and the best part of it all is that Ms. Diane got Daniel's baby bed back and we are going to use it for Anna!! Anna is moving around a lot more...especially loves to touch my belly button which is also my most ticklish spot, sleep in a ball on my left side...which feels really weird for me, and is pretty much in a routine now by moving at the same times everyday...she is very active in the late afternoon and late at night when I first go to bed...it takes us forever to get situated in bed and then about the time you get to sleep good you have to get up to go to the bathroom!! It's not too bad right now, normally I can sleep till around 4 a.m. before I have to get up. My snoring is awful, I snored before I was pregnant, but now it is just horrible...poor Daniel is a trooper with it!! Daniel says I have sudden out bursts of laughing/giggling in my sleep...I never remember it so I guess either I am dreaming or either Anna has found my belly button again!

We have so much to do this month that I know it will fly by so fast. This coming weekend we are going to New Orleans to watch West Monroe in the State Championship game (hope I got all of that correct!)

So much to write about...

2008-12-02T19:12:00.001-08:00

....and I want to post pictures and a video if I can figure out how when I do catch up my blog!

*I take all 3 of my finals tomorrow afternoon and then I am finished with school until at least next fall!

*Anna will be here in less than 80 days!!! Wow!!

*I can't wait to tell the story of Daniel totally surprising me and proposing to me on my birthday in front of all of our family...truly the best day ever!! (we have it on video...it is so funny!!)

*I have to finish my final homework assignments before I "get caught playing on the blog" as Daniel calls it...LOL

Denise :)

Things I Do Not Want To Forget!

2008-11-15T18:59:00.001-08:00

So I have been thinking that I have not made a list of things that I have experienced...good and bad...about being pregnant. I never really asked my mom much about when she was pregnant until I became pregnant, and now she remembers some but mostly I get "I really don't remember"...LOL She does remember being sick every single day, not liking my daddy, not liking her beloved coffee or diet coke and not wanting to smoke back then. She also remembers that at the hospital after my birth she put my diaper on wrong, with the plastic side to my skin and then after looking at me for a while decided it just didn't look right! I guess I was the experimental child...and I turned out just fine, or at least I think so! HA! So back to my purpose of this blog, it is just random thoughts that I am going to write as they come to me tonight about my journey so far. In case you didn't notice the counter, today we are exactly 100 days away from our due date!! She will be here before we know it!!

The night I found out I was pregnant I couldn't get Daniel to answer his phone (ok, so it was after midnight) I decided to take the home pregnancy test around midnight and not wait until first thing that morning...it was like the box was just sitting there screaming "take the test now"...so I did...and almost fell off the toilet when it immediately showed pregnant in the digital window!! I called Daniel several times and finally left him a voice mail or text (can't remember which) and told him he needed to call me ASAP. He finally called me a little before five that morning and for some reason I was scared to tell him, all the feelings of I want to tell him right this minute left and I almost never got the words "I'm pregnant" out of my mouth!! I think I finally said something like "I have something to tell you but I'm not sure if you are going to think it is good or bad news...and then I had a long pause while he is saying "just tell me"...so I did and he says he sat straight up in the bed...talk about an early morning wake up call huh? He asked was I sure and I told him that the test said so but that I did have another one and I took it while I was on the phone with him and sure enough the results were the same as the first. He told his parents early that morning and I told my mom later on that day and she called to tell my dad who was out of town working.
We saw Dr. Kumi for the first time on July 2, 2008 There has never been a doubt in my mind that I wanted to use him as my doctor, he has been great and I am still going to drive the two hours back to Natchez to deliver! We were not able to see a heartbeat so he had us to come back on July 15, 2008 to make sure everything was ok. On that first appointment we got the ultrasound pictures and it just looked like a little circle...and that is where the name "The Italian Seed" came from, Daniel has called her that since that very day!
Before I moved to West Monroe, Daniel would drive all the way to Natchez for our appointments and most days he had to leave as soon as they were over, which means about 4 hours total driving time, but it meant the world to me that he was able to come with me and take part of this journey of watching our baby grow!
My favorite doctors appointment has been when Dr. Kumi told us we were having a girl. On our way to Natchez Daniel and I were talking and out of no where he said "I kinda hope it is a girl", which is something I totally didn't expect to hear from h im, after all, he does have three brothers, and one of his brothers has a son so I assumed he would want a boy as well (and it is what everyone thought we would have). He kept asking Dr. Kumi "are you sure it is a girl??" Finally Dr. Kumi said, "yes, as serious as a heart attack gets"...Daniel just jumped up and down. From that point on he was ready for the ultrasound and appointment to just be over with so he could call his family and tell them! He called his mom at work to tell her first and I called my daddy first because he was the one that has said it would be a girl from the very first day.
Each time we go to the doctor I always ask "is it still a girl" (we get an ultrasound at each appointment), I guess I am just terrified of painting everything pink and purple and having to bring a boy home!! HA!
In the early part of June, I was planning on going on vacation with my friends Michael and Ann Burley and their two kids Rex and Bailey to Florida, which would have also been my first time to see the beach! Well I had this "stomach virus" that wouldn't go away. I had went back to work part time at the bank in Vidalia to help them while they were short handed and I got so sick one afternoon I had to call my sister to come pick me up. I would get better by each night but the mornings would roll around and that "stomach bug" would flare up full force again! I would sleep until lunch time, take my time getting around and then finally start feeling somewhat human again! I wasn't sure if you could catch the flu in June but I was convinced I had something horrible!! My sister ended up going on the beach trip for me and Ann's dad told her nothing was wrong I was just pregnant...Ann laughed and told her no way, that they had done told me that most likely would never happen...little did we all know that Mr. Carr was right!!
Pork chops and bacon have always been one of my favorite foods. Until recently, like in the last month, I haven't been able to stomach the smell of bacon and I still can't handle the smell of pork chops!
My taste buds have changed, I think it is way too many things to list them all but some of my favorites have been: rice crispy treats, oranges, BBQ West in West Monroe, Taco Bell nachos, sweet tea and ice cold water...just to name my top favorites
My parents/sister have two cats at their house, Sassie (the devil) and Boo (the old paw paw). Sassie is like a snake, she attacks and goes to kill...no matter who you are, she must love the taste of blood b/c she sure brings it out on a lot of people. Ever since I have known I was pregnant (and even before now that I think of it) Sassie has kneaded my stomach and loved to lay on me any chance I sit down. Last night when I got to Vidalia she immediately got in my lap when I sat down and even slept on my stomach while I napped in Daddy's recliner for a few hours :)
I wish I would have wrote down the day I felt Anna kick for the first time, but to be a 100% honest with you...I wasn't sure if I was first having gas pains or if it was indeed her kicking. But now there is no doubt in my mind when she kicks, currently her favorite place to kick is also one of my most ticklish, my belly button. In the last week I have been able to tell that she has grown, well at least I guess she has, but in stead of just kicks I feel a turning feeling and I might add it is the coolest feeling in the world to be able to feel her move.
I can't wait for Daniel to be able to feel her. It is hard for me to tell if what I feel on the outside is real or did I just feel it from the inside and thought I felt it b/c my hand was there. But I can guarantee you each time I want Daniel to feel and put his hand on my stomach and say feel her, she stops like she wasn't doing a thing! She definitely has a mind of her own like her momma!! HA!!
Anna is most active in the afternoons before I eat lunch and then about an hour or so afterwards and then either she is calm or I am just to focused to know that she is moving while I am working since the afternoons are normally my busiest time. Some nights I love to lay in the bed on my back, once I get still in one position for a while and place my hands on my stomach and kinda press in around my belly she will get mad at me and really start moving!
I am so glad Ms. Diane loves to shop, because one thing that I lost when I got pregnant was my energy...not saying I had a ton before, but it is all gone now. I think I would be quite content if I could just sleep for the next three months...and yes, I know I can just keep on dreaming! Ms. Diane has bought so much already, and I'm going to try and hold off until after Christmas before I buy anything...TRY is the key word there!! Ms. Diane is even way ahead of the game, she already has Anna's crib set up and ready to go at her house!! I'm sure in the next month or so we will begin to get ours all together!
So far I have several LSU onezies that Ann Burley gave us in those first few weeks of pregnancy and two LSU dresses I bought at the flea market during the Balloon Festival Weekend in Natchez...they are adorable! Ann also gave me her baby monitors today, they are awesome...I am just praying now that I will not be such a dead sleeper like I am now so that I will hear her!! Daniel says he is sure the monitor will be on his side of the bed and not mine!!
I don't know my exact weight gain (only b/c I can't remember it) but I think I have only gained 9 pounds so far. I go back on my birthday on the 24th of this month and I have a good feeling I will reach over and beyond that 10 pound mark! HA HA!
Oh, did I mention I can't remember anything...its really frustrating trying to hold a conversation at times...I have always been a little on the scatter brained side, but now I think I have no brains left at all!!
And I'm not sure if I have said this enough but I am so thankful for Daniel. I couldn't ask for a better man!! He will eat anything I cook and tell me its good, even if its not...and he normally will eat it until its gone b/c he will not throw anything out! HA! He doesn't like to shop, correction, he does not shop for his clothes and is not picky about what I buy him to wear, he even wore a pink shirt this week and looked mighty handsome in it too!! (The ladies at Rays Pee Gee's thought so too!! HA!) If I don't feel like cleaning (which has been more now than ever) he doesn't complain. He will do laundry, including the folding and putting it all up too! He lets me cry, complain and gripe and doesn't fuss, and he is normally what it takes to calm me and these outrageous hormones of mine down, some how or another he always convinces me it is going to be ok, and he is pretty much right each time! I know I have been on his last nerve and beyond it many times and where some men would have walked out he has stood there by me and dealt with it all! I couldn't ask for anyone better to love or to be loved by and I am so lucky that I know without a doubt he will always be there for Anna and I. He has felt her move once (we think it was her and not gas...lol) and he already loves her as much as I do...I know sometimes they say it takes a dad seeing the baby to get in the Dad mode, not Daniel, he is in full swing and is just as excited as I am to see this little miracle growing in me!

I didn't get near as much done on the blog as I wanted, and I am sure I will have another rambling post again soon as I think of things (and hopefully don't forget them)!

So enjoy this for now!

New Look...

2008-11-13T20:33:00.000-08:00

I was reading Brittney's blog today and saw she had added a background to hers. I saw the link and decided to see what I could do...I'm not quite sure if I like it yet but I'm going to leave it for a few days to see if it is what I really want before I change it! I also added a few new things on the side...the followers link being one...I'm just figuring that one out!

I'm going to Vidalia for the weekend...maybe I'll have time to write more while I'm there!

Update Time...

2008-11-04T09:40:00.000-08:00

Well our Houston trip was fun, I was sick with a cold for most of the trip so I didn't get to enjoy it as much as I wanted to but we still had a good time! It was strange to think that this was our last trip there with out a baby! I only took a few pictures...I have decided that I do not like the camera I have and hope that I can get another one before Anna arrives. I can't seem to get the settings right anymore...maybe Santa will bring me one...HA!!!

We are officially in our new house...its awesome having space to move around now! Daniel said it was nice that we could eat in the same room without having to sit side by side touching! Clingy, our cat, is back to her normal self after being a little skiddish of the new house. Poor Daniel had to endure the trip with her in a cat carrier from our old house to the new one...she wailed louder than I have ever heard an animal before! Daniel's parents gave us a king size memory foam bed...I'm not sure what we love about it the most yet...either the space we have or how comfortable it is! We went from sleeping on a full size so you know we really appreciate the new bed!!

Daniel has done an awesome job at moving us, he did all of the packing and moving, so now its my turn to do all of the unpacking! I can't thank him enough for what he has done. I guess another box of chocolate covered cherries from Tummy Yummy wouldn't hurt...ha! My parents also came in, my mom spent about 3 hours on her hands and knees scrubbing base boards, cleaning out kitchen cabinets and bleaching our kitchen floor and cleaning out our frig...the house was so filthy. The lady we bought the house from had a blind poodle when we looked at it...our newest joke about it is that she must have been blind too because she sure didn't clean! I spent about 2 hours cleaning our master bathroom and bedroom and was amazed at how someone could live in something that dirty! That kind of filth just doesn't happen overnight. My dad came in Saturday evening and helped Daniel set up our washer and dryer and worked on our tub that we discovered wouldn't drain completely. Daddy also went to Home Depot and bought us a huge set of tools and all kinds of other goodies!! Daniel's mom spent all day Saturday cleaning our carpets with a rug doctor...again, I was amazed at how dirty they were...some places she had to go over twice!! Daniel's dad has painted our entire house and will paint Anna's nursery soon after he does some repairs on it! I speak for Daniel when I say we can't thank our parents enough for what all they have done for us, we are truly blessed to have them!!

We still have a long way to go in our house...curtains and blinds being at the top of my list this week! We are going to Vidalia tonight so I can vote and bring some things back...just the important things like my tv, my computer...lol...we are having our cable, phone and internet hooked up tomorrow...I have been without internet since August and I am sure I will not know how to act once we finally have it!!!! I can't wait!!

Once we are more settled in the house and I am back to working on my computer I will be able to upload more pictures and hopefully blog more!!

So I am way behind...

2008-10-23T15:17:00.000-07:00

I keep meaning to blog but I just don't seem to have the time anymore. This Saturday (October 24) we will be exactly 5 months pregnant...time is flying by. Daniel has been awesome...the mood swings are horrible, I cry at the drop of the hat for no reason or just over stupid stuff and he is there to do whatever he can for...all without choking me!! HA! (not saying the thought hasn't crossed his mind a time or two!) We are moving into our new house in about a week...currently our house is about 450-500 square feet, we are a tad bit cramped and can't wait to get out! Have I mentioned that my mind is horrible these days? I can't remember anything, I feel like I got pregnant and became stupid...even the simplest of things I can't remember...it drives me nuts too. We are leaving Friday afternoon for a weekend in Houston and Daniel's aunt Linda and uncle Steve's house. I am praying that I get over this cold I have now so I can really enjoy my weekend with Daniel and all of his family! We go to the doctor again on the 27th so I will hopefully have more pictures of Lil Miss Anna Brooke and plenty of our weekend in Houston!

Notice anything new???

2008-09-11T17:57:00.001-07:00

Well, we thought we were waiting on baby boy Cason Scott to arrive...well after our doctors appointment Wednesday, we found out that we are expecting a little girl!!! We were totally shocked!!!! Daniel's reaction was priceless to watch, he kept asking Dr. Kumi over and over if he was serious and even jumped up and down at one point. I think I am still in shock over it! On our way back to West Monroe Daniel was saying names that he really liked, those of you who know us know that the name game never goes to well with the two of us...never...but he picked out Anna Brooke and I love it...and so it is...Anna Brooke Davis will be here sometime near the end of February! The ultrasound pictures, that I will get scanned in soon, are priceless...our little baby girl had her legs wide open...a trend that we hope doesn't continue!

On other news, a few weeks ago I moved to West Monroe with Daniel and I am now working in the accounting department at the wire desk at Progressive Bank in Monroe. I am loving it here so far, I do miss seeing my family everyday but being in Vidalia was really hard on me being away from Daniel for so long...we are the opposite of most I think...we tend to fight more if we are apart...we get along if we are together... :)

Daniel says he is hoping and praying that the baby will act like him and not me! HA!!!! I'm sure we will take her just how she comes because I know she will be perfect!

Pictures to come soon!

The big day...

2008-09-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

is tomorrow!! We find out what the baby is tomorrow a 2pm!!! I'm sure it's a boy but I still have hope for that little girl! Either way I just want to know for sure!

Tagged by Nicki

2008-08-24T14:52:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Nicki for the game of "Six Random Things About Me."

Here are the rules: Link to the person who tagged you, mention the rules, tell six quirky, yet boring & unspectacular things about yourself, tag six other bloggers by linking to them, and then go to each person's blog and leave a comment letting them know they've been tagged.

1. I love to do scrap booking but I can't hardly bring myself to cut a picture. I love to go back and look at old pictures and see things that were in the background. I am getting better but I will do everything possible not to cut a picture!

2. I have to be covered up to fall asleep, I may be hot, but I still must have cover. You can touch me once I'm asleep and I will feel like I have been in an oven, but yet I may feel cold. I joke with Daniel when he says he feels like he is sleeping with an oven and tell him he is because I am baking his Italian Seed!! I also can't fall asleep laying on my hair...I can't stand the feeling of it on my neck or on my face...must be pushed away!

3. I can't stand the sound of a blender. Since 2005 my grandfather has lived with me and all of his food must be liquefied...we have been through several blenders and I am sure many more to come...and the sound of one drives us up a wall!!

4. Someone who taps, clicks or whistles will drive me up a wall in less than a second. I don't know why this drives me nuts but it does. The sound of two styrofoam containers rubbing together also drives me crazy!! I have even pulled over on the highway to put the containers in the trunk of my car so I couldn't hear them. The tapping and clicking...I have been known to just grab something from someone and scare them because they have no idea that I can't stand that sound! It's almost something that I can't control!! (But I'm working on it!)

5. I have to shave my legs everyday...I have no clue how some people can go a day or days or a week without it! Everyone keeps saying "wait until that baby gets here and you will see." but honestly, its one thing I can't see changing, I can't stand the feeling if I don't and I will pretty much be grouchy if I don't get to shave them each morning and sometimes at night...odd thing to make you grouchy huh?! LOL

6. I have lived in the same town for almost 24 years, in 7 different houses. Hopefully I will find a job soon and change this record and finally move to West Monroe with Daniel. I do wonder daily how I will adjust to a faster paced life there and being away from Vidalia. I know there will be a difference in just weekend visits and actually living there, but I'm ready for it!

I think everyone I know has already been tagged....so I am not tagging anyone!! Yay, huh?!! Unless Daniel wants to write six random things about him...I think he should :)

The First....

2008-08-19T21:21:00.000-07:00

....of many blogs to come. Between the family and friends that Daniel and I both have this will be a way for everyone to keep up with whats going on while we are waiting on Cason to arrive and to keep everyone posted after his birth! Well, we will know for sure on September 8th if we are having a boy or not...I think we are all convinced that it's a boy though!

I am in the process of looking for a job so I can finally move to West Monroe...hoping and praying something will turn up soon. I do plan to still use my doctor in Natchez and have the baby at Natchez Regional...but we still have a while on that...

Well I just learned that I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to adding pictures to a post...so these are not in the order that I wanted, but at least they finally showed up!!!

This is our most recent ultrasound, August 11, 2008...notice the head? The baby most definately has the Darnell head....ha!!

This is the second ultrasound, done July 15, 2008. This was the most exciting to me since we were finally able to see the heartbead and to barely hear it!

This is the very first, the one where it was dubbed "The Italian Seed"...that was what Daniel first called and it stuck!!