I'm an aunt!! AGAIN!!

Today my brother Michael and his wife Katie

had a beautiful baby boy! Look at all that hair!

Josiah Christian Davis

Born: 3/13/08 @ 2:30pm

6lb 11oz

19 inches long

My Two Favorite VOL Fans!

Last Saturday was a HUGE day in Volunteer basketball! The Tennessee Vols were victorious over the #1 ranked Memphis Tigers! It was one of those games when you hold your breath and pray for the last shot! Jay and Cole were both decked out for the game. Jay came back from Walmart with "rally" headbands and thought he was so cool! :) Unfortunately, he did not wear it when the Vols played Vandy and our #1 ranking was short-lived!

Some of my favorite things!

Carrie is tired of seeing the 10cm diagram, so I thought I'd post some pics of my favorite things in Eli's nursery! Many of them actually came from her shop, "Ella Minnow Pea". I am so glad that we now have such a fabulous stationary/gift shop in Kingston!! The timing could not have been better for planning Eli's nursery. Carrie, we are so proud of you! Baby Eli is blessed to have so many friends and family. I can't wait for Eli to get to know each of you as he grows up! I honestly believe it takes a village to raise a child to love God and community. Okay, so here it goes:

Humidifier! Thanks Susan!

Plush Animal Stacker Toy from Babies-R-Us!

Baby Eli already has his own stationary from Ella Minnow Pea!

Hooded towel from Pottery Barn Kids

Aren't these socks precious! I got them in tons of cool colors! Found at Ella Minnow Pea!

YEA! I have been jealous of Sailor and Cole's bibs from Ella Minnow Pea! Eli can now join the club!

Cute baby burp clothes! (Yes, Ella Minnow Pea again!)

Thank you Carrie for the personalized pacifiers!

Wubba Nub!!! Yea! I hope Eli loves his Wubba as much as I do!

Photo frame from Ella Minnow Pea!

10 freakin centimeters!!!

Last night was our first "Birth and Babies" class at Teddy Bear University. I don't know if I feel more or less anxious as I learn more about the birthing process! :) Last night we reviewed the warning signs of preterm labor, introduction to relaxation techniques, and had a tour of the birthing facilities at Parkwest. I really enjoyed watching Jay squirm during discussions of vaginal discharge and anatomy changes during pregnancy and birth! Luckily, he is not alone in this discomfort... there are 9 other couples in our class and most of the men are similarly overwhelmed with what their partners are experiencing. I actually went to highschool with one of the other mom's to be... Heather Taylor White. She is due at the end of April and is having a little girl... Cooper Paisley! There's also a couple from Oliver Springs so Roane County is well represented! Just some things that stuck in my mind from the class:

1. I thought Eli was stretching a lot.... it's contractions!!! Luckily, this is completely normal!

2. 10 cm is much larger than I thought!! The chart above is not even accurate. 10 cm is much larger than what is portrayed!

3. We now know exactly where to go when labor starts and what to expect when we get to the hospital.

4. At Parkwest, we will actually be in a birthing suite which means we will labor, deliver, and recover in the same room. They even have c-section rooms that are set-up as suites.

5. All 1st time moms are afraid of "D-Day"! I am not alone! :)

Cole - 5 months!!!

Today Jay and I went to Crossville to visit the Hinch family and watch the Vols/LSU men's basketball game. What a game it was too!!! Too close for comfort for me! Here's some of the latest pics of Cole. He is starting to eat baby food and today was PEA day! Isn't he a ham! He is just getting over a cold and I know Kellye can't wait to have her baby boy well again.

Check out Cole in his Rainforest Jumperoo! We don't know what the one legged jumping is all about, but I like to kid Keith that he is training for River Dance! :)

One more trip BE (Before Eli)

One last long weekend together before ELI!! Jay and I spent the weekend in Gatlinburg with Donnie and Kelli Lawson, Susan and Mitchell Daugherty, Tiffany and Chad Webster, and Thomas Walker. The boys bonded over skiing/snowboarding and Go-Kart racing, while the women enjoyed one last long weekend before kids and maternity clothes shopping! Susan, Kelli, and I are all pregnant and spent a lot of time discussing the changes in our bodies (UGH) and all the emotions that go along with being pregnant. It was very therapeutic!

Here is our cabin: the "Look Again" We had a beautiful view of the mountains!
What happened to the solitude of the mountains?
Go-Kart racing was off-limits to us preggo's, but Tiffany represented us well and beat all 3 boys!! Watch out Jimmy Johnson!

I'm so glad I'm having a BOY!!!

Funny story!!! Today we ate lunch at Mountain Edge Grill at the Tanger Outlets, Pigeon Forge with the Lawsons, Websters, Daugherty's , and Thomas. We'd pulled 4 tables together to fit us all and had several extra chairs. Jay and Thomas were on the end when this little girl (probably around 5 years old) came over to ask if we were using all the chairs. When Jay told her no, she started arranging extra chairs around the end of our tables like she was going to join us! Jay asked her "Are you going to sit right here?". She replied, "Okay"! :) Soon, her sister joined us too! But that's not the funny part.... Her younger sister sat down next to Thomas, and started laying out her new purchases on the table - about 7 new pairs of panties!! She must have been very proud of the dainty new panties, maybe they were her first? Now where are the parents? Still in line to order food! :) I don't remember too much about Jay's continued conversation with the girls because I was laughing too hard! Finally, the girls father came over and suggested that the girls help him find another table for their group. The littlest girl carefully stacked her new panties in a neat pile and they found a new table. The girls were very entertaining and helped create a memory we will not soon forget.