Family Photo Shoot

We had family pictures and newborn pictures of Journey taken on Monday. Our photographer has put a few up on her website. These pictures are the most amazing ever! I'm not kidding...go take a peek.

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Sleepy Girl

Much to our surprise we are pleased to announce that...WE HAVE A SLEEPER! Those of you who know us well know that Jayden struggled with sleeping from day one. Well, this little girl of ours is the opposite. I actually have to wake her up several times each day to feed her! WHAT! I can't believe it even as I type. She is a content little one who loves to snuggle but also sleeps well all by herself. She seems really peaceful most of the day (and night). I am convinced that every baby is uniquely different from the start. We are certainly counting our blessings...

Jayden is doing pretty well with her. He is having some issues with eating, which is not unusual for him but he has struggled even more since the transition. Please pray that he would get what he needs to be healthy. He is super sweet to Journey and we are sure that he is going to be a protective big brother. He already goes up to her and rubs her head and pats her back. Today she was stretching with her arms reached out and he thought she wanted a high five. Hilarious. He instinctively responded by swatting her hand. He was so proud of himself.

We had a photographer come out to the house on Monday. Can't wait to post some pics from the photo shoot!

Journey Is Here

Wow!!! This has been an amazing day! Journey made her grand entrance into the world at 1:05 pm. She weighed in at 8lbs 9 oz. She is 20 and a half inches long. She is so gorgeous. Head full of black hair. She is currently eating lunch and enjoying it. Mom is doing great! Pictures and more info to come tonight.

Practicing Big Brotherhood

My mom bought Journey's first baby doll. She is here with us in Orlando and decided to start letting Jayden practice holding the "baby." He was really gentle with the baby! We are hoping his daily interaction with the twins will help him transition as well. He really is still a baby himself so we are interested to see how he does...

MONDAY BABY

Here's the final update...if I don't have Journey by Monday morning I will be induced.  I think he's going to break my water and see if I contract and dilate further on my own and then add pitocin if the contractions don't pick up.  We are super excited!  If we do have her on Monday it will be just one day before my 28th birthday.  We hope to post some pictures while we are at the hospital.  Please pray with us for a safe delivery and that we would ENJOY our girl! 

Any Day Now...Still

Okay so two weeks ago I found out the I was 3cm and 50% effaced.  So, naturally I'm starting to think this baby is coming soon, right? Wrong.  A week ago there wasn't much change but I did start contracting a bit so I thought "maybe soon."  On Tuesday night I contracted every 5 minutes for 2.5 hours so we headed to the hospital thinking "tonight is the night."  Of course about the time we got to the hospital they slowed down to every ten minutes and then slowed down even more after the 2 hour walk they sent us on.  I was 4cm at the hospital and 70-80% effaced...and they sent us home! So here I am two days later and still no baby? How long can a girl walk around 4cm dilated?  I mean I had my epidural with Jayden when I was only 2cm and 3 hours later I was ready to push.  LaJuan swears I am going to have the baby at home and she jokes about delivering the baby in the kitchen at least 5 times every day.  

We are back to the dr. in the morning...we shall see???  I'm not super impatient because I am miserable, I'm not at all miserable.  We are just ready to meet her!  I was recently reminded that ALL of her days have been ordained and that she will be here right on time.  Keep ya posted...

Cased Closed!

We wanted to let everyone know that our rental house situation has finally been resolved! We were cited for a violation of the city's "single family" home ordinance the second week we moved here. Since we did not believe the ordinance was applicable to our "family" we asked to go before the code enforcement board to get resolution and stay in the house. The home owner has been so incredibly supportive of us and has fought for us to be able to stay. We are so thankful for his family's kindness when it really wasn't even their problem! After nearly four months of not knowing what would happen we received word yesterday that the case was dropped! Shane and Demetrius along with the homeowner attended the code enforcement board meeting last month to present evidence that we were not in violation of their code. Apparently they realized they really had no case against us after all! We are praising God for his provision and protection.

The Countdown Begins...

I went to doctor on Friday and much to our surprise my labor is actually progressing! It was my 36 week appointment and I'm moving right along (3cm and 50% effaced). I haven't been contracting until last night but it was only for an hour or so and they stopped. Journey still measures 1 week ahead, which probably makes her almost 7 pounds already. Our bags are packed and we have our families on stand-by! Getting excited...we'll update the blog from the hospital.

A Long Distance Baby Shower

Well...last night much to my surprise Ben and Katie Nelson came in the front door with arms full of baby gifts! My first thought was that they were bringing things for the twins until Katie and LaJuan said, "Surprise...it's your baby shower!" After a second of confusion I became a little teary eyed at the thoughtfulness of our friends back "home" in Mobile. I definitely felt very much cared about and loved. We received some really cute things for Journey but even more importantly, I really enjoyed knowing that her life and her upcoming birth was being celebrated.


I want thank Morgan and Jenn White for their planning and pulling off a great surprise (and of course LaJuan for not spoiling the surprise). Thank you so much for being a great friend and for going out of your way to make sure we felt special and loved. Thank you also to everyone who was so generous in showering our little girl with pretty dresses, much needed gift cards, toys, picture frames, books and more. This means so much to us!


I am starting my 36th week and we are getting ready for the big day. At my last doctor's appointment my doctor thought Journey's heart rate sounded a little too fast so he ordered a Non Stress Test. She failed the test so I had to go downtown Orlando to the hospital for more extensive tests and an ultrasound (she is weighing 6lbs 3oz). Thankfully all was well with our little girl and the doctor and ultrasound tech both concluded that Journey is just a sleepy little baby...imagine that!

Demetrius and Jayden's First Disney Trip!

Here we are at the entrance to Epcot. Our good friend Lindsay works at Disney so she and her fiance Blake took us as there guests. We had a blast!

Jayden and Demetrius watching a juggling act. Jayden loves balls so he loved this!

You can't see it in the picture but he was watching a train go around the tracks. He mostly liked climbing up on the fence though.

On our way back to our car we realized we parked in "Journey." We took the opportunity to catch a photo of Journey under the "Journey" sign.

These are our friends Blake and Lindsay. Thanks again for such a fun-filled day. Love you guys!

As of Friday afternoon we officially SOLD our house in Mobile! Needless to say we are very thankful.  

Shoes, Daddy's Shirt and Mismatched Clothes

Jayden will now bring stuff to us to put on him. This particular morning it was Demetrius' polo shirt. I couldn't resist...

How about this stylist outfit. A striped onesie, blue and green dinosaur pj pants and some cool velcro sandals. This kid's got class and style!

And last of all...the new obsessions with shoosh (shoes).

Jayden's 15 month check up was today. He was 23lbs 14oz (50th%) and 31 3/4 inches (75th%). I also had my 33wk appointment and all is well. I'm still measuring one week ahead, which puts the baby in the 62nd percentile for size. Thankfully good ole' Daddy was there to help with all of the appointments. We will go today to the hospital to complete the pre-admission process. We've never been to the hospital so it's sort of a "dry run" practice just in case I actually go into labor on my own!

Journey, Jayden and Mommy

Journey's First Photo Shoot