Wiggle Worm

Here is how Grayson ends up in the mornings. He wiggles all the way down to the bottom corner of his crib. The first time he did this I thought he had been kidnapped since I could not see him on the video monitor when I woke up.

Pics of Ella Katherine

Pics of Grayson

She's Here!!!!!!!

Ella Katherine arrived into the world at 3:40 PM. She weighed 6lbs. 13oz., and she is 19 3/4 inches long. Everything is going great. She is beautiful and perfect in every way. I will post pics later.

Ella Katherine is Arriving Today!!!!

Morgan (my sister) got put in the hospital last night to induce labor. She has not progressed any, and she is still at 1 centimeter. They are breaking her water and giving her petossin this morning. I will post pictures after she arrives.

We are home!!!

Grayson is finally home from the hospital for good! He had surgery on Thursday to correct his pyloric muscle. He is a different baby since the surgery. He keeps his food down, and he actually sleeps now. He is also a lot more alert, and he likes to have playtime now. He just went for his check-up today, and the doctor was pleased with his weight gain ( 9 lbs. 12 oz.). He also got his shots today, and he has not been fussy at all. I am sure the shots were nothing to him considering what he has been through. Here is the link to some pictures he had taken at three weeks. www.reneechurchill.blogspot.com She was wonderful to work with. Renee comes out to your house to take the pics, and she is very inexpensive.

Grayson's Nursery

Our New Life With Grayson

I am finally getting to post something. We have been in and out of the hospital with Grayson, and I think we might finally be home for good. He is keeping his food down that he is getting from the feeding tube, and he is also getting a 1/2 ounce bottle with rice cereal every three hours. I think after this is over I could probably be a nurse! It is tiring, but you do what you have to. Here is what our life is like everday.
1. Check the placement of Grayson's nasogastric tube 3 times a day.
2. Give him his Prevacid twice a day.
3. Give him his eye medicine twice a day.
4. Change out bag for pump once a day.
5. Refill the bag of milk every 4 hours.
6. Stop pump every three hours for 30 minutes, and feed him a 1/2 ounce bottle.
7. Retape nasogastric tube if it needs it.
8. Flush out tube after every feeding.
9. Unclog tube with Dr. Pepper if it gets stopped up (usually once a day).
10. Keep track of wet and dirty diapers.
11. Keep track of spit ups.
12. Give him Mylicon all the time. He is so gassy since he just switched to formula.
13. Keep him elevated at all times, and after having a bottle keep him sitting up
for 30 to 45 minutes.
14. Change his wet diapers constantly since he is being fed 24/7 by the tube and
pump.
The other little time I have left is spent holding his pacifier in his mouth. He became addicted to Sweet-Ease (sugar water) when he was in the hospital ,and wasn't allowed to eat for days at a time. We have to dip his pacifier in the water, and this seems to keep him satisified when he is without his bottle all the time. However, he will only suck on the pacifier if you keep your finger in the hole of the nipple. He is so spoiled! Somewhere in between this Patrick and I have to find time to feed and shower ourselves. It is a lot to take care of, but we are fortunate enough to have great family and friends that have been helping out. Without them I would probably be suffering from postpartum depression or be in a mental institution. Thanks so much to the following people:
1. My husband for staying up some nights even thought he has to go to work
everyday. He also lets me take a nap when he gets home from work, and he is such
a great father to Grayson.
2. My mom and dad for driving back and forth from Meridian all the time to let us
have some rest, cleaning the house, and providing lunch and dinners.
3. Father-in-law for coming over during his lunch hour to let me eat, take a shower,
or nap.
4. Mother-in-law for staying some nights to let me get a good night sleep, and for
coming over after she gets off work to let me run errands or just help out around
the house.
5. Morgan and Matt for coming over to "babysit" and just hang out so I can have
grown up conversation.
6. Christi (godmother) for "babysitting" so I could clean my house for the shower I
hosted this weekend at my house ( I was crazy for volunteering my house when I
knew I would have a newborn). She also has been so great just coming by after
work and on the weekends to help out with anything.
7. Everyone else thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
I will post new pictures whenever I find the time to load them on my computer.

New Pics of Grayson

Grayson finally came home from the NICU on Tuesday. He is doing great! He now weighs a little over 7 lbs., and he has his first check-up tomorrow. Also, Patrick and I wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers while Grayson was in the hospital. Thanks to everyone for the food they brought over too.

GRAYSON RHODES DAVIS

Grayson is finally here! He was born on September 20th at 8:21pm. He was 19 1/2 inches long and 6lbs 14oz.! Haley and I are so thrilled!

THIS IS WHY I LOVE MISSISSIPPI.......

Haley and I were in Meridian this past weekend for a baby shower. On the way back home, Haley had to use the restroom. So we stopped at the rest area around the Morton area. We pulled up to notice a large group of people under one of the pavilions. I didn't think anything about....Haley didn't think anything about it.... As soon as Haley went into restroom a woman and a younger woman came out. They both proceeded to the large group of people. Haley came out, she got in the car and I backed up to leave. Haley goes "What are all those people doing under that pavi....OH MY GOSH!!!!! IT IS A WEDDING....." Yes a wedding. The lady that came out of the restroom was the BRIDE and these people were getting MARRIED at the REST STOP!!! Only in Mississippi. Wish we had our camera to share the special moment.

STILL WAITING

Hello everyone out there! Wanted to give an update on Baby Grayson. Baby G is fine, Haley is fine, I am fine and Harley is fine. We are ready for the G-Man to get here. Haley is watching some terrible show right now called Gossip Girl. Oh, I don't know what this world is coming too. That is all..... have a good night. GO DAWGS!

UPDATE

Well, I went into pre-term labor last Thursday. I was sent to the hospital, and they stopped they labor. Now I am on bed rest until Grayson arrives, and I am very bored. I feel great besides the fact that I can't sleep because I have to take medicine every four hours. They are trying to keep him in for another 4 weeks if possible. I went to the doctor yesterday, and I am 2cm dilated, so they told me to keep lying in the bed.

BABY DAVIS FINALLY HAS A NAME!
Grayson Rhodes Davis is our little boy's name. The doctor said they will probably induce me early because he is so big! Also, the high blood pressure and gestational diabetes does not help either. However, I do feel great! I am attaching some pics from our 3D sonogram and also a picture of Grayson's door announcement for the hospital. The announcement is still missing his picture, footprints, etc. since he is not here yet.

ANYONE LIKE THE NAME FITZ???

Bulldogs

It was a tough loss last night against West Virginia. I think that our Dawgs did a great job this season. We were supposedly picked second to last in the West, with Ole Miss being the worst team. Both Mississippi schools did one heck of a job this season, both going to post season play. Ole Miss winning in the first round of the NIT but couldn't get it done against Clemson in the second. On the other hand, The DAWGS had a great second half of the season. They had victories against LSU (both at home and away), Arkansas, Vandy, Bama, Kentucky, and Florida State. We had a strong showing at the SEC Tourney and the NIT. Made it all the way to the semi's in the NIT, but only getting beat on a 3 pointer with 2.1 seconds to go in the game. It was heartbreaking to watch, it was heartbreaking to see our players faces. Not going to blame anyone, (cough) coach (cough), but it was disappointing to see our players at every time-out just stand there in a huddle, in silence, no direction to go ...... When you have the West Virginia coach with his team close in, making plays and giving them an plan of attack. Especially with 2.1 seconds to go............................................ Stan, you are a GREAT recruiter.

Oh well, hopefully it will make our boys hungry for next season. As of right now, Jamont and Charles are coming back. Charles will be a senior and Jamont will be a Junior. Should be interesting. But, we are losing The Man ...... Dietric Slater. Dietric had an awesome HALF season. The HALF meaning that Dietric had to sit out until the first of January because of disciplinary actions............ (cough) pot (cough) ........... But he made the second half of the season worth wild. With a broken hand, stitches under the eye, bad back, and supposedly hurt foot still averaged 8 points a game with 6.4 rebounds. We will miss Die-tric Sla-ter!

Oh, I forgot about Southern Miss . I think they played Tulane twice, got beat both times and they also got beat by Rice. There biggest win came against the Auburn Tigers. The C-USA is hurting with Louisville and Cinny leaving. Way to go Southern on a 22-11 season.

Looking forward to baseball season............... more to come!

I will ....

I WILL HAVE PICTURES OF OUR NEW HOUSE ASAP..... I WILL PROBABLY BE GOING OUT THERE IN THE MORNING TO TAKE A FEW SNAP SHOTS. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSING TOMORROW. I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THOUGH...... MY UNDERWRITING DEPARTMENT GOT BACKED UP WITH THE CRAZY SUBPRIME MARKET. WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH SUBPRIME ................ BUT IT BACKED THEM UP BAD.

ANYWAY, HALEY IS STILL HAVING MORNING SICKNESS THAT LAST ALL DAY. SO, SHE IS CONFUSED ON WHERE "MORNING SICKNESS" CAME FROM..... TO SAY THE LEAST SHE IS UPSET. I THINK SHE IS GETTING BETTER THOUGH. I WILL TAKE CARE OF HER THROUGH AND THROUGH. SHE GETS PRETTIER BY THE DAY. SHE IS A GOOD WIFE AND I KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE A GREAT MOTHER.

HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS YOU WELL ...... TAKE CARE, P

NEW DAVIS HOUSEHOLD!

Here is our new house. It is located in Ridgefield, which is off of W Gluckstadt Rd.. Everyone is encouraged to come see us....... after we move in!! We are expected to close at the end of the month.

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!!!!!!

Haley is 7 weeks pregnant. We are so excited. I will have a picture up ASAP (we have one right now but it is not much to look at)!


BABY DAVIS.... AKA "BUD"