Photo Shoot

I took some photos of James in this Halloween outfit from James' Gammy. I think he cooperated quite well!

Perpetual Motion

Our James has this amazing kinetic energy about him. If he is left in an open space, he will keep at least one limb moving at all times. These photos were taken in one sitting; notice the blurred extremities.

Worn out at last.

Although our lives completely revolve around James now, which is the way we want it, my routine is about to be expanded to include a new job. I graduated from residency in emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in June (HOORAY!!). In retrospect, residency went by pretty quickly. During the weeks when I didn't see Brian much becuase I was working evening shifts and during months with long nights of call, it didn't always feel like it was going by too fast. I am glad it is OVER! I will be starting part-time work in the same ER where I have trained starting on September 12. This is a fairly intimidating situation for me as the physicians that have been my teachers are now...presto!...my coworkers. The folks that are just one, two, or three years behind me in training will now be asking me the questions. I feel very grateful and excited that I can work part-time and be at home with James the majority of the time.

Brian and I found out that we would be coming to Kentucky in March of 2006. We didn't know much about the place. What a blessing it has been to be here! For one, it has been a very easy place to live while we have been in residency. We have met some wonderful people and have friendships that we will treasure forever. Lexington is the place where we have started to learn how to be married and where our family grew by 50% with the birth of James in July!

Gaining on Us

James had his 2-week check-up on August 4th and weighed 8 lb 9 oz (up fron 7 lb 14 oz)! We went to the grocery store (his first trip!) afterwards.

Guest Book

James' Poppie and Gammy (aka Chris and Marisha Johnson) came to visit! Thank you for all your help! We miss you!

Bath Time

James did not particularly enjoy his first bath at home (on July 27), but the robe was a well-deserved reward for his putting up with getting wet!

First Walk

James went for his first stroll around the neighborhood (okay, we only went up and down part of our street) on July 25. We saw Portland Drive neighbors Jen, Ron, and Christina.

James Christopher Davis

Our baby boy is here! James Christopher Davis was born at 1:14 pm on July 21, 2009! He weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. My (Liz talking here) water broke while I was at home talking to mom on the phone on Monday (July 20) evening, so Brian and I drove to the University of Kentucky Hospital. I highly recommend this method of starting labor as there is no need to time painful contractions at home. I got to the hospital well before any real contractions began; and as soon as they did, the miracle of anesthesia took the pain away!

I came to appreciate how annoying it is to be a patient in the hospital. The list of hospital personnel that regularly walked right into our room included: food service, nurse/tech to check my vital signs, nurse/tech to check James' vital signs, pediatric intern, pediatric resident, pediatric attending, photographer, nurse to examine me, OB/GYN resident, OB/GYN attending. We are so appreciative of everyone's kindness and care, but we were glad to get home! Brian did luck out and get his own hospital bed for our two-night stay.

We brought James home on July 23. He seems to like his new environment so far. Brian is a wonderful daddy and has been taking great care of both of us. James and I love it when he comes home from work.

Trip to Louisville

Brian and I attempted to go to the Louisiville, Kentucky temple on July 4th, but it was closed. (We have since seen the "maintenance closings" section on the website--oops.) So, we made the best of the day. We took prego photos in front of the locked temple, went to the Cheesecake Factory (one of Liz's favorites), hit Best Buy and Babies 'R' Us, and visited our friends, the Bloods, who have moved back to Kentucky! Lucky us!

Expecting the Best

I am 36 weeks along and counting down to the arrival of our baby boy! The photos are from 36 , 30, 25, and 15 weeks. I fear I still have room to grow!