Boy or Girl!?!??!

Before I tell y'all the answer to the BIG question I will give y'all an update! At my last appointment, Dr. Cooley told me to drink or eat something with a lot of caffeine and sugar so that the baby would be active and we could hopefully see what the gender was! When we got to our appointment the ultrasound tech said that she may not be able to tell the gender, but if she could did we want to know. "YES!!!", we said! So she did her measuring and the baby was moving around so much, like a little jumping bean, I guess it was from the Mountain Dew I drank 30 minutes earlier! It was so amazing and different compared to the last ultrasound we had! There was now an actual physical body and we could really make out all of the features! Amazing is the only word that comes to mind! I could see some movement out of the corner of my eyes and I looked over and Chase was fanning himself! I asked him if he was okay and he said he was just hot! When we got out of the ultrasound room he was dripping sweat!! He said he is blaming the antibiotics he is on!! Once she told us the gender he said he was fine though! Delivery should be interesting! Here are some of our ultrasound pictures!

Head to the right, body to the left and you can see the little feet!

Our baby!


OKAY, OKAY, OKAY......IT'S A BOY!!!! We are so unbelievably excited words can not express!!!
Below are the pictures to confirm! The arrows are pointing to his "boy parts" and the two things spread open are his legs and his butt in the air! So cute!

So when we saw Dr. Cooley at our appointment today she said "It's definitely a boy"! She also told us that I have what they call placenta previa. It is actually quite common and occurs in 1 out of every 200 pregnancies. Basically what she told us is that the placenta is currently covering the cervix. What this means is that if I happen to go into labor and have contractions, the placenta would be delivered first, however it is supposed to be delivered after the baby. So she said that I am not to do any kind of heavy lifting or exercise. Pretty much I need to take it easy. Years ago they would put women on bed rest because of this. Since ultrasounds are so high tech now she said that is not necessary. Best case scenario is that as my uterus grows and as the baby gets bigger the placenta will stretch up and eventually not be covering my cervix any more. Worst case scenario she would deliver the baby early at about 34-36 weeks by c-section. I go back for an ultrasound in 3 weeks and we pray that there has been some growth and movement! The bright side is that I will get an ultrasound and we will get to see our little man at every appointment!!

15 1/2 weeks...starting to show a little! I can see and feel it for sure!



We also received our first little boy gift today from our friends Jamie and Alisha! So cute!

It is starting to feel a little more "real" now that I am beginning to show and now that we know the gender of our little man! I can not wait to start decorating the nursery and getting everything together! First we have to get on a daycare list! AH!
Please continue to pray for our sweet little boy and for a continued healthy pregnancy!

Love,

Chase and Kim

"Hearts Apart" Fishing Rodeo



Skyler, Chase and Bryce

Memorial Day weekend we went with some friends to a military family fishing rodeo. The "rodeo" was put on by a military group for families who have deployed spouses. Our friend Lori's husband Den is currently deployed and so is our friend Sharri's husband, Steve...not much longer though, Steve gets to reunite with his family later this week after 15 months of being deployed! So Chase was filling in the role as father figure for Steve and Sharri's son Skyler and for Den and Lori's boys, Bryce and Blake. We had a really great time catching fish and just enjoying the beautiful day! Our "team" caught 13 fish, which was the most, AND we also won first prize for the biggest fish caught...I think he was 12 lbs and 11 ozs?!? We left all the fish unattended, on the stringer, in the water so we could go eat and so that the boys could go get their prize for the biggest fish. Skyler walked back down to the water to check on the fish and they were gone!! Somehow they had squirmed their way loose, but luckily were all still on the stringer a few feet away in the water. Chase hooked the stringer and pulled them back in! Whew! We also saw a BIG snake swimming right at the water where we were fishing!! We had such a great time! I have posted some pictures to share!!

Chase and Skyler fishing

Lori and Me

Lori, Blake and Bryce throwing rocks

Chase helping Bryce reel in a BIG fish



Skyler, Chase, Blake and Bryce

Boy or Girl

...well, we will find out in 3 weeks 5 days on June 8 (26 days to be exact!!) We can not wait to find out if our baby will be a boy or girl! Of course we will be extatic either way!! We had a great doctor's visit on Wednesday. We heard the heart beat again, this time through the Doppler and it was still very strong!!  I had gained 4 pounds since our last visit and Dr. Cooley was pretty impressed by that since most women don't gain much weight in the first trimester because of nausea and morning sickness. I have still had some nausea throughout the day! I wish I could say the nausea and the tiredness has decreased, but I can't!! Hopefully in the next few weeks it will! I will be in my second trimester next Friday and I can't wait!

Last week was our 4 year anniversary and went out to eat at Ruth's Chris steakhouse! It was delicious, but Chase's steaks are MUCH better in my opinion! That was also the first day Chase said "Oh look at your baby bump"! So, I have been noticing for several weeks that my waist and stomach have been increasing in size, I guess it just hasn't been too obvious to everyone else! I showed my mom and Wendy when we went home last weekend and they were in awe too! So, here is a picture of me at 11 weeks (1 week ago)!

Last weekend we went home for Mother's Day and also to attend a friend's wedding. It was a special Mother's Day for me because I got to spend it with my mom of course, but also because it was my first semi-Mother's Day as a Mom-To-Be! I can't wait until next year when our precious little one is here for Mother's Day! Below is a picture of me and 3 of my best friends in the world at Laura's wedding...Wendy, Nicole and Lacy!

Everyone check back on June 8th, at the latest, to find out if baby Davis is a boy or girl!!!

Much Love,

Chase and Kim

Turkey In The Oven...Literally! :)

Well as many or most of you have heard by now, WE ARE EXPECTING!!! I am 9 weeks and we have known for several weeks but only told our parents until we got to hear the heart beat, which we heard last week! The heart beat was the most amazing thing we have ever heard. Our first appointment was at 8 weeks. We were both extremely nervous and anxious going into the doctor's office last week for the ultrasound. However once we got in the ultrasound room and heard the baby's little heart beating so fast we were so excited. It was very overwhelming and we both got teary eyed. We were not fortunate enough to hear a heart beat or even see this much on an ultrasound when we had our miscarriage last year, so this was definitely an unforgettable experience. The heart beat was very strong at 179 beats per minute!!

Our due date is November 25, 2011...also known as the day after Thanksgiving, "Black Friday" and the day before the BIG Auburn/Alabama game! We will keep everyone updated on the pregnancy and baby! At our next appointment, Friday, March 13, I will be 12 weeks...almost out of the first trimester! YAY!! I have had just about every pregnancy "symptom" that is possible! I have been pretty nauseated on a daily basis (and I mean all day), but thank God for Zofran (my nausea medicine)!! Chase has been so helpful and supportive during my pregnancy moods and sickness!

Our 8 week ultrasound pictures are below!!

Words can't express our excitement for this pregnancy! We continue to pray daily for a continued healthy pregnancy and baby. We appreciate everyone's prayers so much during this special time for our family! :)

Love,

Chase and Kim

Thanksgiving 2010

It's been a while since we've posted anything, but things have been SUPER busy...we will get to that later! As we normally do, we spent Thanksgiving with the Moore and Davis family. We are so lucky to have both of our families close by so that we can spend all of our Holiday's with everyone we love!! Most Davis Thanksgivings involve some kind of outdoor activities, this year shooting Tammy's new pink gun was top on the list!! Also me and Haley took a ride into the wilderness on the gator!!

Ansley and Tammy

Will showing Haley how to shoot

Chase and Kim



Kim and Haley on the gator



Will showing Kim how to shoot

Haley and Kim

We have so much to be thankful for this time of year....our faith, our family, our health, our jobs, our friends and the list goes on and on!

Happy Fall Y'all!!!

Well it's that time of the year...the air is cooler and the leaves are changing colors!! We recently went to the Fall Festival in downtown Crestview with our friends Den and Lori and their two adorable kids, Bryce and Blake! We had a great time "people watching". There sure are some entertaining people out there!! We really enjoyed seeing everyone in their Halloween costumes and seeing all the puppies in their's also (pictures to follow). We didn't take our babies because we thought it would be too much of a hassle between three dogs, two kids, and a gazillion people! We were right! So, like I said we went with our friends Den and Lori and their two kids...here are their Halloween costumes! Bryce was "Jeter" from the Yankees and Blake was Superman!!! Here are a few pictures...

 

Then of course we had to dress up our puppies in Halloween costumes and get some cute pictures...Max was a "Doggie Pimp" and a "Police Pup", Molly was "Dogula" and a "Dog Fighter", and Ace was "Cam Newton"! We had fun dressing them up, not that they enjoyed it!

 

Then on Halloween night, Chase had been talking about wanting to scare the trick-or-treater's some how. We have a really big Oak Tree that has moss hanging from it in our front yard (that is a picture of it below), so Chase threw a rope over one of the limbs, hung the "Scream" mask and costume on a hanger and sat inside one of our guest bedrooms with the other end of the rope. As the trick-or-treater's came up to the house, I would hand out the candy and they would turn around and that Scream costume was hanging right in front of them. It scared most of the kids and some of the adults too!! There was this one little girl that was the highlight of the night. She came up and got her candy, turned around and saw that thing, screamed bloody murder, and ran to the middle of our yard and started crying! It was so hiliarious! We have laughed and laughed about that!! Her parents were standing at the street dying laughing too!! That one reaction was worth it all!!

We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween and has a Happy Thanksgiving! Talk to you soon!!

Love,

Chase and Kim

A New Day

I know it has been more than a month since my last post, but things have been crazy and well, I have kind of been avoiding it to be quite honest!! As many of you already know, it is with a sad heart that I tell you that I had a miscarraige and we lost the baby. We were very shocked and sad about the news, however we know that God has a plan for us and that this happened for a reason. There is no doubt in our mind that God will bless us with a baby when the time is right, not only for us, but for him too! We sincerely appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. I know that helped us get through this very hard time in our lives. We had such amazing support from our wonderful family and friends! We love you all so much!!

So, I will try to continue to update the blog more often. I wanted to show everyone the hard work that Chase put into installing our new wood floors. They are absolutely beautiful!! Here are a few pictures of our bedroom and our living room.

We have also been busy getting ready for fall. Our friends Jamie and Alisha had a "Pumpkin Carving Party". All of the neighbors and some of Alisha's other friends brought a pumpkin and well, we carved them! It was a lot of fun! Here are our results!!

We have also kept busy the past month or so keeping up and watching our Auburn Tigers WIN, WIN, WIN!!! We are so excited that Auburn has been having such a great season and playing so good!! It has been so much fun to watch and cheer for them!! War Eagle!!!! So, that is all we have been up to for the most part....Oh, I wanted to share some really cute pictures of our puppies....Sweet Molly, Ace and Max stealing the doggie treats, and Ace sporting some socks!! That's all for now, Happy Halloween everyone and catch you next time!! :) Love, Chase and Kim