Move Baby Move!!!

I can't believe it! I felt the baby move throughout the whole freshmen orientation meeting tonight! It was the most amazing experiences, and I'm not even quite sure how to explain it, but it was truly a wonderful gift from the Lord! Yay, thank you Father for this wonderful baby boy and all the joys of pregnancy!

Preggo Stats--Week 20

How far along: 20 weeks

Total weight gain: Up 3 lbs since the last time we were at the doctor's office

How big is baby: The size of a banana!

Maternity Clothes: Yep! Finally got another pair of shorts and they feel and fit great!

Sleep: Slightly getting worse; lots of tossing and turning.

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender--BOY!

Movement: Starting to feel him move!

Food cravings: Twizzlers

Food aversions: Mexican (it's my favorite, but I had it three meals in a row, there's only so much a girl can take and that was too much!!!)

Gender: BOY!

Labor signs: None

Belly button in or out: In

What I miss: Good sleep and living closer to friends, family, and our old church!
What I'm not loving: Having to go back to work!

What I’m looking forward to: Feeling baby boy kick

What I'm loving:  the hubbs! It's true, it's like I can't get enough time with him :-)

Milestone(s): Finding out the sex of the baby

Day 15 of Prayer: Purity

Psalm 119:9-12

⁹ How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
    By living according to your word.
¹⁰ I seek you with all my heart;
    do not let me stray from your commands.
¹¹ I have hidden your word in my heart
    that I might not sin against you.
¹² Praise be to you, Lord;
    teach me your decrees.

Father,
In a world consumed with identification and selfish gain, we seek truth and purity by remaining focused on Your word. Your word is faithful and true and never leads us astray. In hope of setting a Christ-like example, help us as parents to "live according to your word" -- help us to be doers, not just listeners (James 1:22-23) of it. Help us to live out daily the Word which is planted in us. We seek Your will and that as part of it, you'll help us to raise our son with a desire to serve You and remain focused on what is pure. We know what the world offers and how corrupt and depraved the heart of mankind is, we pray for the ability to protect our child as we show him what it means by spending time daily with You. You are to be praised always. For Yours is the kingdom, power, and glory, forever.
Amen

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Baby's Development - Week 20

Hopefully you tuned in for the gender reveal yesterday and found out that Baby Davis is a perfectly healthy BOY! It was the most wonderful experience watching our son move around on the ultrasound! He sure was wiggling and getting his dance party on that's for sure! I asked some girlfriends of mine what all do you gotta do to get that baby to spread its legs so you can tell if it is a he or a she, and most said caffeine, something cold to drink, or sugar. So, when the big day approached, Adam made me a glass of chocolate milk and that did the trick; so for all you mommas our there that's what I'd recommend! Other than that, we've officially made it to the halfway point in our pregnancy which is surreal. It seems like it was just yesterday we found out about little bun and now we can say that little bun is a boy! Time is flying by!

Courtesy of http://pregnant.thebump.com/pregnancy-week-by-week/20-weeks-pregnant.aspx

Day 14 of Prayer: Gender Reveal

Jeremiah 1:5

⁵ “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
    before you were born I set you apart;

Father,
Before our baby was formed, You knew the gender of our child and kow what kind of person our they will grow up to be, and as the parents of this child we dedicate HIM to the You. How wonderful it is and amazing it is that we  know who we are asking the Lord to set apart, praise the Lord for what He has done!
-Amen.

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Day 13 of Prayer: Gender

I'm sure at some point you knew this verse would come up. It's very traditional when it comes to pregnancy and babies, but it certainly fits today so well. I blogged just a quick bit this morning about how I felt like a kid at Christmas--I woke up at 5:17am and couldn't fall back  to sleep because I was soooo excited about finding out the sex of the baby. So before tomorrow's big reveal, it's truly a blessing that at least for today, only our family will know, but be sure to stay tuned in tomorrow for the BIG reveal!

Psalm 139: 13-18

¹³ For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. ¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts,^[a] God! How vast is the sum of them! ¹⁸ Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand —when I awake, I am still with you.

 Father,

Thank you for this child that you have blessed our family with. What a joy and an honor that we get to be parents to this specific child, one that You have knit together in my womb. Although You knew what this child was and what it looked like before our appointment today, we'd still like praise Your name for what a truly incredible experience, that we were able to see inside the womb and discover what You created. All is healthy and  well. Just like David says above, Your works are wonderful! We praise Your name for bringing this little one into our lives. How  precious indeed that You thought to give us such a gift. We love You and all  that Your Son did for us and what the works of the Holy Spirit continue to do!

-Amen. 

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Like a Kid @ Christmas

I woke up over an hour ago. Most pregnant women are tucked away in their beds fast asleep, but not me! I'm toooo anxious (though I know that the Bible tells us not to be) because in just a few hours, we find out the sex of our baby! I feel like a kid at Christmas, who's so anxious about what's to come that they take forever to fall asleep and then their body is automatically programmed to wake up early because of the anxiousness. Yep, totally me right now! So while the rest of you are peacefully dreaming, I am up and at 'em getting listening to the birds crow and hope your day is long and fulfilling like I'm looking forward to mine being!!!