Hey Brody or Trinity,

It has been a little time since my last entry on your blog. The pictures above will explain the reason for it. Here is what each picture is. Your Mommy let me paint the ceiling, so I did! Your Mommy wanted you to have a wood floor in your room, so on Christmas day, your Papaw Phil and I put in the wood floor that your Mommy picked out !(hint... lesson #1... always let Mommy or your future spouse make the big decisions... that way if it does not look good you only get blamed a little not a lot) (hint... lesson #2... always be kind and thankful... without you Papaw Phil's help I would have made a big mess... thanks again Phil) Your Mommy loves leopard print stuff... (ask her why when you can talk... lesson #3... if you don't know something... ask... it is better than feeling silly when you make stuff up.) So I painted a leopard for her and you. You will probably ask me this question when you can talk and therefore making your Daddy proud (refer to lesson #3). "Daddy, Why did you paint all this stuff on the walls?" Well let me type it so that way I can look on here to refresh my aging memory later. I was at church one Wednesday night and the congregation and I were asked to close our eyes and relax. Some minutes later we were asked to imagine our peaceful place. Then we were asked to imagine Jesus hanging out with us there. I did and the stuff I painted on your wall was what my peaceful place looked like. So, I wanted you to be surrounded in my peaceful place where Jesus comes to hang out when you are in your room and when you are asleep. The Rhino and other critters were just things that you could look at and ask about later. A little about the Rhino. Your Mommy loves Rhinos. (refer to lesson #3) When I think about a Rhino there are 3 things that come to my mind.
1. They are big... bigger than your Mommy's Tahoe (no one messes with them)
2. They always move forward and not backwards ( goal oriented and focused)
3. They are a respected animal and tough skinned ( takes a lot to bring them down)

These three things are important lessons that you will soon learn... remind me and I will tell you more later on.

Each critter is symbolic of someone that had a big influence on me.

-The Frog on the lilly pad is my relationship with God/Jesus Christ (F.ull R.eliance O.n G.od)
-The birds on both walls are for the many relatives and loved ones that have gone on and the one's who always pray for you and us.
-The fish (yellow) is for the beauty of the unknown
- The turtle is another of your Mommy's favorites... but it stands for the men who had a tough outer appearance but huge hearts to take me under their wing so that I can be a good Daddy for you.
- The elephant (no offense intended) is for the women such as your Great Grandmothers, Grandmothers, and our aunts that always showed nuturing and caring for us.
-The lizard is for the people who were always blending into the environment but always were looking out for us... guardian angels.
The Duck is for my Papa... one of the greatest men I know and love and the one you will never forget as long as I live. Thanks for everything Papa.
-The bass is for your Grandfathers, these men will teach you important lessons about fishing and life.

I seem to have typed a huge blog but it was important that you know what your room stood for. As it becomes finished I will be sure to update you on the new things.

Well Kiddo, you are growing so fast and before we know it you will be here. Your Mommy and I love you very much. I know that when you get to hang out with us more you will soon find out that the three of us, you, your mommy and me, will be very happy together. Love you kiddo!!!

Love,
Your Daddy

Hey Kiddo,
Today is Monday, November 27,2006. Today is a week later since we got to see you. Your Mommy had another girlie doctor appointment last Monday. It was a good visit. The nice lady that operates the ultrasound machine let us see you again. Guess what, now we have video of you. Your mommy and I were able to see you move around and see kinda what you look like so far. Your Mommy loves McCallisters Deli and thought it would be nice to eat lunch there before the girlie doc visit. Well that was cool because it was good food. Your Mommy drank some sweet tea. Let me rephrase that.... a lot of sweet tea. At the appointment, the doc listened to your heartbeat. It was 160!!!! You are loving the sweet tea huh? I always get teary eyed when I think about you!!! God put you in a special place in my heart and mind. I am so ready to see you and get to know you. Yesterday, the pastor at church said that when you find a person's treasure, you find their heart, and when you find their heart, then you see God in that person. Well Brody or Trinity, you are my treasure. The way I feel about you, my unborn child, is so rich and so pure that I honestly believe that is the same way God feels about me and everyone. I love you kiddo and I am so looking forward to holding you.

Love,
Your Daddy!!!

Dear Brody or Trinity,

It seems that the more that happens during the beginning of your life, the more I have to write about. Today is Veteran's Day and your mommy went to church this morning. Daddy was snoozing away in the bed. Well, it is a habit for your mommy and I to call each other on the way home from wherever we are. Today your mommy called me at home. I asked her if she was hungry, the answer of course was YES. I asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch. Here is where the story begins....... Her answer was " Well, the pastor said that we needed to put an X on the calendar because of Veteran's Day. I thought he said eggs. So all during church I have been craving an egg sandwhich"...... Well kiddo what mommy wants mommy gets. She came home and fixed a 3 egg, egg sandwhich with cheese. Just so you know... your mommy normally only cooks 2 eggs for her sandwhich but today your daddy messed with her while she was putting blck pepper in her eggs and it was a lot, so she added another egg. I made me a glass of chocolate milk and your mommy drank a lot of it and said " your baby is hungry." So now I have learned that now it is whatever baby wants, mommy gets. I hope you enjoyed that egg sandwhich and chocolate milk... Love ya kiddo!!!

Love, Daddy :)

Hey Brody or Trinity.
Here is what your mommy sent to me about you.
Your baby is about one inch from crown to rump - or roughly the size of a strawberry. Weighing in at one gram, your baby is very active, although you can't feel its movements yet. He or she now has all the major organs, muscles, and nerves; and a Doppler may be able to identify the heartbeat. While his or her testes or ovaries are formed, the external genitalia still appear sexless, which is why it is too early for an ultrasound to reveal its gender. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating, cartilage and bones are forming, the basic structures of the eyes are in place, and the tongue is beginning to develop. The fingers and thumb are visible, albeit short and webbed.

Wow you went from peanut to strawberry in a couple of weeks. How cool is that? Now we just need to make sure that no one calls you their little strawberry. I hope that you are doing well inside your mommy's belly. Dont ever let anyone tell you that your mommy poo-poo'd you out. I will let you in on a secret. My cousin Haley told me that i was poo-poo'd out of my mom, your grandma and I believed her. The sad part is that if this was true, then I was the whitest turd known to man. Your mommy and I think about you a lot. We are ready to know who you are. I know this much. God knows who you are already and formed you in his image. And you have a best friend that is with you at all times. His name is Jesus. He did a wonderful thing for us all. I will tell you more about him when you get here. I am sitting here trying to imagine what you are doing right now. hmmmm. still thinking...... ........ i could sit here for days and still be thinking about what you are doing. Are you swimming? peeing? poopin? listening to tv? Just curious thats all. I have so much to talk with you about and so many things to show you. I love you kiddo.

Love your Daddy!

Hey Brody or Trinity!
It's me again Dad.
I have some rather silly news to tell you about your Mommy. Tonight, lets see, you are 7 weeks and 4 days old and you are causing your Mommy to crave some weird combinations of food. Just look at what I found in the kitchen tonight!!! Yep Cranberry sauce and Macaroni and Cheese!!! Yummy!!!! Just kidding. I laughed big time. Your Mommy had a priceless deer in the headlight look when I asked her about it. All she could say to her defense was "I like Cranberry Sauce!" You really do have a cool Mommy that will feed you anything!!! Oh yeah, if you keep hearing the word peanut or the phrase "my little peanut, " just know that that is not me saying that but everyone else. Love you bunches my bundle of joy!!!! DADDY :)

10/23/06-Dear Brody or Trinity, today was an awesome day!!! Guess what? Mommy and I got to see how far you have come along. According to Dr. Tynes, your mommy's Girlie doctor, you are 6 weeks and 2 days old!!! I almost cried tears of joy!!! There was this nice lady that showed us pictures of you and let us hear your heartbeat. I got to see what looked like your heart. Let me let you in on a little secret! God sure knows how to make your Daddy happy. The nice lady told us that you are the size of a peanut. Dont worry I will not let anyone confuse you for the Planter's Peanut guy!!! You are my bundle of joy. You are the best gift that anyone could ever give us. To hear your little heart beat was the best sound I have ever heard. Love ya kiddo!

Dad! :)

On October 5, 2006 the most exciting thing happened. Your Mommy had a positive pregnancy test. We both were so very happy. We decided to call the majority of your family.... Your great grandparents...your grandparents....even your aunts and well....your uncles will find out later. Your Mommy and I had been waiting for you for a long time. We wanted to make sure that you were really on your way so your Mommy took another pregnancy test the next morning at 5:45 and woke Daddy up so that he could tell her that it had been 3 minutes(that's how long it says to wait). The test was positive again. Your Mommy and I were the happiest people in the whole wide world. Ever since your Mommy and I got married, we had always wanted to have you. We would talk about you to our friends as if you were already a part of our lives. I had always dreamed that I could be a good Daddy and now you will fufill my life long dream of being your Daddy. It is too early to know exactly who you are now because according to Mommy's website... you are the size of a M&M. Even though you are so tiny in your Mommy's belly your Mommy and I love you more than you could ever imagine. You are a precious gift from God. Daddy's little bundle of joy.