Forever In Our Hearts

With a heavy heart we write this post. Those of you who know us well know that we love our dogs greatly. It saddens us to let you know that Dixie is no longer with us. Sometime last night she was hit by a car and killed instantly. She was an awesomely talented dog, but even more she was our loyal friend. We are going to miss her greatly.

My Favorites

These are some of my favorite pictures of Levi thus far. I hope you all enjoy. I promise to post more pictures soon and more details about the birth when I finally get some rest. We hope to see you all soon. Thanks for all the love and well wishes!

Levi!

Our Little Man!

Aunt Lou reporting:

Levi Aaron

May 28, 2008

7 lbs 14 oz

20 inches long

8:47 pm

Mom and baby are doing well! Jill and baby will be at the hospital for at least one more night. She says she is up for visitors.

Rockdale Medical Center, visiting hours: 1pm-9pm.

Aaron is one proud Papa!

It's Almost Time!

I am so glad that I finally received some good news at my doctor's visit today. At today's visit I was dilated to a tight 2. Although they don't think the baby is going to be as big as they once thought, they are still worried about him being on the hefty side. At this time they think he is probably about 8 and a half pounds, so they don't want to wait much longer. On that note they have decided to induce labor! They tried getting me in today or tomorrow, but the earliest they can fit me in is this Thursday. I still could go in early if there is a cancellation. As of now, I go in Thursday night at 6pm to start a drug to prepare my body for labor. If all is well Friday morning, I will likely start pitocin at that time. Hopefully we'll have a bouncing baby boy by Friday evening! Please keep us in your thoughts, and pray that everything goes smoothly. We'll update soon - hopefully with pictures of our sweet boy!

Into the Single Digits

So we have officially reached the single digits of our countdown. Only 9 days to go to Levi's due date. It is crazy how 9 days seems so short and so long all at the same time. Levi is moving so much - morning, noon, and night. Sometimes he moves so much I wonder if he ever sleeps anymore. I hope this isn't a preview of his behavior once he arrives. I will be posting some belly pics soon for all of you that have been requesting them. Other than that, nothing new thus far. I hope to be able to post some better new soon.

One More Week...Maybe.

Everyone had been asking me about the baby, and what the doctor's plan is. Well, unfortunately we are still waiting on our little guy to make his big arrival. Last Thursday I went to the doctor and was dilated to a 1cm. Everything looked well with the exception of the swelling in my ankles and feet. The midwife told me to come back in on Monday, and they would check me again to see if I had made any progress over the weekend. If so, they may induce me this week. Needless to say, I did everything I could think of to make some progress. The results...none. This morning when I went back in I was still only a 1cm. She felt the baby and did say that she didn't think he was getting too big which was a good sign since we were talking about the possibility of a 10 pounder not too long ago. We decided to wait another week, and see what happens. Hopefully I will go into labor this week before my next visit gets here. However, if I make it to my next visit they will probably induce me due to the continuous swelling in my feet, but that is still not definite. Right now it is just wait and see. Everyone pray that our little man decides to grace us with his presence soon!

4 Years Strong

What a blessing! Today is our 4 year anniversary. It seems that time has flown by, but Aaron & I have been completely blessed since we got married. We have entered into ministry, and are expecting our first son any day now. I feel completely honored by the favor I must have with the Lord to be given the opportunity to be Aaron's wife. I am so lucky to have such a thoughtful, selfless, generous, loving, and devoted husband. Aaron - I love you more than words can say, and look forward to many more years with you.

Congrats Amy!

We just want to congratulate Amy on her graduation from Georgia College & State University. Amy received her degree in Business Management this past Saturday. Congratulations Amy! We are so proud of you!

About to Pop

I just wanted to say that I am about to POP, well my feet are at least. I am retaining water, but all in my feet. I really hope to go into labor soon, but I also realize that most first pregnancies go late, not early :( I am praying to receive some good news at this week's doctor's appointment, but either way I'll be sure to post any news that I get.

More Presents for Levi

This past Sunday afternoon my mom's side of the family threw my a baby shower. As you can see from the pictures it was a rubber duckie theme - and very cute if I may add. They went way beyond my expectations. Everything was awesome. The decorations and of course the food. You can see the great cake they had made in pictures below. Levi received lots of great things, and I think we are actually ready for his arrival (as far as having what we need). I guess we'll see the truth in that once he actually gets here. I want to say a great big "THANK YOU" to all my wonderful family that helped throw the shower, and for all the generous gifts. You have blessed up more than words can say.

After the shower was over we thought it would be fun to see how ready dad is for Levi. Aaron's parents gave us his pack-n-play, so we made dad open it up, and without any instructions try to put it together. We got a good laugh for about a minute until he requested the instructions (typical for my dad). Needless to say, he put it together quite quickly after that, so I guess he's ready afterall.

Happy Birthday AMY!

The beautifulThe crazy
The sister

The adventurer
The friend
The musician
The Jesus lover
The ketchup lover

The rebel
The momma look-alike

Happy Birthday Amy! We love all the sides of you and hope you have a fantastic year of new adventures and possibilities.

One Big Boy

I cannot believe that in less than 30 days I will meet my new son! Aaron and I are so excited! I went to the doctor yesterday, and have officially started the weekly appointments. This is exciting because I know it won't be long now. It is also a little nerve racking for the same reason. At my doctor's visit they did an ultrasound to determine fetal weight. Drum roll please....he weighs 6 lbs., 15 oz.!!! He's just an ounce shy of 7 pounds at 36 weeks! Needless to say, he's a little big for 36 weeks. Normally babies gain about half a pound in the last few weeks, which means he still has the potential of gaining another 2 pounds by the due date. Since a 9 pound baby isn't exactly the optimal birthing conditions (for me at least), they are discussing inducing me at 38 weeks. I should know more as the 38 week visit nears. On another note, the baby looks good. He is already in the head-down position, and his heart rate sounded great clocking in at 144. I'll be sure to keep you all posted.