....and he'll be here soon!! Mom here this time....We're so excited, happy, blessed and overjoyed with our little man on the way..... We've only got a few weeks left to prepare for his arrival!!

Weeks 32 and 33 were so awesome!!

We've been steadily going to our childbirth classes at Baptist (our 3rd class) and we've had our EPT classes at church (ok well just one EPT class, and it was mainly just chatting with Dr. Johnson, but it still counts!!!) Our classes at Baptist are so much fun! During our 3rd class we learned about anesthesia, and breathing and relaxation techniques. We saw an actual epidural being administered and I have to say, I didn't freak out!! I was a little nervous about the epidural because I watched a video of one VERY early on in my pregnancy and that was just enough to make me panic.... but I got past it, after some scolding from dad, of course!! =o)

We also learned different methods of breathing and relaxation; breathing through contractions, breathing to relax, breathing to keep from freaking out that this child has to come out of you somehow!!! hahaha. Dad also learned how to massage and keep mom mellow, well, as mellow as possible.

Our 4th class was interesting because we watched a cesarean birth, but it was NOT what you think... they showed the prep for it, but not the actual surgery. The surgical part was more of a high-school-science-lab-type video; it was animated, but not cartoony... if that makes sense. VERY informative.... So needless to say, I'm not so much scared about that part of it either now. Which is a very good thing!! We learned more about contractions, and breathing, and what to expect when/if your water breaks and when labor starts. I really like Ms. Geri, our Nurse teaching the class. She makes you feel so comfortable and asking questions is easy because she doesn't make you feel "small" for things that you don't know.... She's awesome!

We have preregistered at the hospital, so that's one thing "done and out of the way"... hehe (Luv you Aunt Cindy). We've also registered for (but not sure if we'll get it) one of the premium birthing suites. They're crazy awesome, and mom and dad get swanky meals delivered and all sorts of perks... the down side is there are only 3 in the hospital and they're first come, first served. Plus they're an extra $$$ per night, that insurance does NOT pay for... but then again, it might be worth it to make the birth experience over-the-top! We'll just have to wait and see.

On November 12 (also Grampa Jerry's b-day) Daddy's group at work had a HUGE baby shower for him!! It was just too cute (we'll post pictures soon). We received TONS of gifts from all the special people that Daddy works with. The cake was so cute I could scream!!! It was a duck in a UF jersey with an alligator to the side - so adorable!!! Oh and Daddy also had a "corsage" he had to wear... it was a white hat that said "Lil Duck's Dad" with socks and a rattle attached.... so precious.... Just gotta love "the Judy's" and that whole group!!!

We received a bathtub, a bottle warmer, LOTS of clothes, a cute Gator jogging suit that he'll be able to wear soon, hats, shoes, socks, LOTS of handmade blankets and burp cloths and diapers. And of course, we received a biggie - our Carseat!! We love that thing!! Thank you so much to everyone for the gifts. You really mean so much to us and it warms our hearts to know that you care enough to shower us with such wonderful gifts!! Thank you!!

We started our twice weekly Non-Stress Tests (fetal monitoring), BPP (ultrasounds) and dr visits during week 32 also. We've been going to monitor the little guy to make sure he's progressing normally and to get measurements to make sure he's not too big, or too much amniotic fluid. He's been a champ!! At week 32 he was doing great, and heart and lungs looked awesome.. At 33 weeks he was doing fantastic also. He was swallowing and waving at us like he knew we were there!! We were able to get a few more 3D pictures also, so we hope you all enjoy.......So special!! God is so good!!

Week 32 was a big "growing" week for us... The little guy weighs about 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long. He is certainly trying to find more room in the womb!!! I gained a pound this week which is great because I had been losing or maintaining my weight. About half of what I gain goes right to the little guy! In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he "fattens up" for his time outside. He now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz) and his skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up!! Here's a picture (estimate) of him at 32 weeks.

Week 33 was another progressive week for Cason. He's a little over 4lbs now (about 4lbs 12 oz, give or take 6 oz according to Rachel, the ultrasound tech!) and he's almost 17 inches long!! No wonder I feel his kicks all over now... hehehe. His skeleton is hardening, and he's getting really plump. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and overlap, to make it easier to fit through the birth canal. Those bones won't entirely fuse until early adulthood to make room for his growing brain & tissues. Here's an "estimate" picture of him at 33 weeks (but not nearly as cute as the real thing!!! hehe).

... Cason Scott Knight!

This is Dad here, I know ya'll haven't heard from me in a while so I thought I'd take the time to announce the GRAND NAMING!

After much debating we are 99% sure that we have agreed on his name. Just in case he gets here and doesn't look like a Cason OR a Scott, being his parents, we reserve the right to change that at BIRTH!

About 2 months ago Mom, BEING MOM, was worrying a little about the fact that we didn't have a name for him yet. We were throwing names out left and right and nothing seemed to jump out at us. One morning while driving in to work I was having my morning "think time" just thinking about names and trying to come up with something that you didn't see on the top 100 most commonly used names. We had talked the night before about some names and I think she was starting to get ME frustrated with the fact we didn't have a name for him either. We were listening to the radio and I heard a couple of names that we had thought about but they were on the "TOP 100". I have no idea where it came from, but I just looked at her and said, "what do you think about Cason". Not really expecting the reaction I got, she looked at me and said "I LOVE IT!" You could tell it was one that had the WOW factor that we were looking for when we heard it, but I don't think either of us were ready to officially name him that just yet. The more and more we talked about names we kept coming back to Cason and using that as a first name trying to come up with a middle name. When someone would ask if we had a name picked out we kept telling them we think we are gonna use Cason just don't have a middle name yet. The more we said that it became evident that was going to be his first name. NOW on to the middle name.

When Missy and I started talking about having children I used to think I wanted a Jr. and we would just call him DJ. After talking to a few friends who are Jr's they steered me away from it asking us to give the little guy his own identity. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to give up the DJ name. Besides, we have some friends who already have a DJ and he's one of a kind for sure [shouting out to ya Wayne and Rhonda]! With the middle name there were MANY MORE that we liked and it seemed like they all had the wow factor. Some of the girls that Missy works with asked "what's Donald's middle name", when she told them Scott, I think they gave our Son his middle name at that time. A buddy of mine at work, Stanley (who is one of the Jr's that warned me about having a Jr.) also suggested using that name.

Missy started testing the full name out by going into his room and saying "CASON SCOTT you need to clean your room up now!" The first time I heard her do that we looked at each other and realized we have named our Son. SO, there you have it! Cason Scott Knight should be here no later than January 5th, 2010.

I want to take this time and thank everyone in our lives who have blessed us with shower gifts, but most of all for the thoughts and prayers that we know you all are sending our way. I think everyone knows how truly lucky and blessed we are to be given the gift of a child, and it means the world to both Missy and I that you all are so wonderful and thoughtful. I am having a hard time expressing in words just how much I appreciate everyone in our lives!

Bye for now! I think Mom will be updating everyone on last weeks events as soon as she can!

....at the office!! hehehe... Ok, so maybe not, but Mom just had to update you on Dad's handiwork.

Auntie Carol gifted us with the little guy's changing table at our couple's shower and had it delivered to our house. We just love it!! It was delivered last week, but because we couldn't get off work early enough, it's been sitting at the apartment office. We started our new work hours this week, and now we finally get off early enough to go by the office and pick it up!!

I think Dad was just as excited as I was to see it. We loaded it up on the way home when we checked the mail, and after dinner, Dad got to work putting it together. I just had to share a few pictures of his craftsmanship. He did a wonderful job!!! As soon as we get the little guy's room completely set up and cleaned, we'll post more pictures of the final product!

Welcome back!!! Mom again... Like I said before, I like bloggin'!!

Oooo... it's getting soooo close!!! We only have 9 weeks left - we're at 31 weeks and it feels like it was just yesterday when we found out we had a little one on the way!! Time really does fly by.... we are so TRULY blessed - blessed beyond measure....

On November 3, we went to our 2nd childbirth class at Baptist Hospital and this one was way more, um, informative, than the first. During this class we watched a video of an unmedicated vaginal birth, and WOW those women are strong... In my mind (and I might have mentioned this before), I was going to have a 1950's birth - you know, go to the hospital, go to sleep, wake up and then the baby is there!! TA-DA!!! I'm finding out that that's not really and option now.... hahaha.... Originally I was considering natural childbirth, but now, I am pretty sure I'm keeping my options open.... We pray about it everyday!!! =o)

Wednesday the 4th we were supposed to start an Expectant Parent Training class at church. (Anyone else think it's funny that the initials are EPT for a parenting class?! hahaha) Dr. Steve Johnson is a member of the church and is also a pediatrician. He teaches this class for expectant first-time parents to basically prepare them for their new arrival. The class usually consist of topics like feeding the baby, childproofing, shots, sleep patterns, development, and anything else the parents can think of to ask.....Well, when we arrived (and we were sure there were other couples) we thought, maybe they were all late, or they're out on a tour of the infant areas of the church. Nope, it's just us!!! That can be a good and bad thing..... Bad because there are no other parents in the class to bounce topics off of and get additional information from; Good because we have one on one time with a pediatrician for an hour each week before our little boy comes!! So we're choosing to look at it in a positive light!

We met with a "potential" pediatrician for our little guy on Thursday, Dr. Patricia Robinson of Goodlettsville Pediatrics. We really liked the office, and the staff was wonderful with everyone, parents & patients alike. They have separate waiting areas for well and sick children and a special waiting area for newborns - I really liked that! It was hard to sit and wait for Dr. Robinson while hearing some of the little ones get their flu shots. One little boy cried and panicked so much that it had ME in tears!! The only thing that helped was that the movie Cars was on in the waiting room - you have to love 'Mater!! =o)

Friday was a slow day, just off to work, then to Walmart for a few things, then home. We love those days! We also found out that my sister and her family (Aunt Chrissy, Uncle Johnny, cousin Johnny and cousin Abigail) are moving back to Tennessee from Montana very soon. My brother-in-law has completed his time in the Air Force and they will be back BEFORE our little boy is born. Originally they were going to stay in Montana until after the first of the year, but looks like things have been moved up on the time line. We're really excited!!

We spent the day Saturday watching football and cleaning and "nesting". I was really trying to get all of the little guy's laundry done - clothes, sheets, blankets, all that stuff - so that it could be folded or hung up and put away. Between that, and cleaning, I was pooped by about 4:00. That was a VERY long day!!! But I was able to pull it together by game time - Florida and Vandy played at 6:15!! And once again, a win is a win is a win - Gators beat the 'Dores 27-3!! Winning never gets old, hehehe....=o)

Sunday was such a lazy day for us. I was really sore from doing way too much (yes Daddy, you were right) and throughout the night Saturday night into Sunday morning I was in some serious pain. Hips were hurting, and my back and ribs were sore. Taking one Tylenol seemed to help, but not quite enough. So we spent most of the day on the loveseat propped up with pillows and Daddy took good care of us. He made breakfast (and that included coffee, which he does NOT drink - Go daddy!!) and went to pick up lunch for us also! Mommy and the little boy were really spoiled that day!! So to thank him, and because we were feeling better, we made Swedish meatballs for dinner - YUM!!!

The sweet little guy at 31 weeks is still growing like a weed!! He's already about 16 inches long and weighs about 3.3 pounds (that's about the same size at 4 navel oranges!!!) He's apparently in a grown spurt now because he's starting to plump up in his arms, legs and body. He can turn his head side to side too. He's starting to move around a lot now, including kicks, hiccups, and what feels like jumping jacks!! That's good though because it's a sign the little guy is active and healthy!! Here's a picture of what he might look like at 31 weeks - so sweet!!!

Check in with us next week!!! Starting at 32 weeks we begin our twice weekly visits for ultrasounds and fetal monitoring on Tuesdays and dr visits on Thursdays. We're really excited to be able to see the little guy again.. We may even be able to get another 3D picture (but we're not making any promises!).

Mom (and lil duck too, of course)

Hello again!!! It's just mom this time.... We're doing our best to play catch-up on the blog and get things updated.. We've gotten so caught up in everyday life (so much is going on) that we keep forgetting to let everyone know what's going on in our little world.

Well, Weeks 29 and 30 were pretty awesome. I call them the calm before the storm, because I KNOW that this "down time" will end soon enough... (at least, when other's say it to me, they're comment is "just you wait!")... that's just it, I CAN'T wait!!! hehehe

Seems like we do ALOT of laundry lately, washing clothes, and little socks and blankets in preparation for our little one. I love folding baby socks - they're so tiny they look like little cotton nuggets!! TOO CUTE!!!

Week 29 was another week of no dr's appointments. That's always strange to me for some reason, because I had been getting used to going quite often... Again "the calm before the storm".... We've been home from work at a pretty decent hour, and it's nice to just get home, cook dinner, and cuddle on couch with full tummys!! Early bedtimes are really appreciated nowadays too!! =o) We forgot to mention in the last post that Daddy finished putting together the little man's dresser and it's so precious... it's perfect and exactly what we needed. He's so spoiled already!!

Daddy also started working on the pantry that we ordered for the kitchen - we needed ALOT more space in the new place. The old apartment had about twice the amount of cabinet space so we decided to get a small stand alone pantry, for additional storage. It's awesome, and being short, I love that it's not too tall!!

We finally decided to call it a day and ordered pizza and watched the game... The Gators put a beat down on the Bulldogs 29-19 at MSU (as usual, I was nervous about that game)! The Jags had a bye week on Sunday, so we were lazy dogs that day!! But we needed it to recover from the day before!

On Tuesday the 27th, we had a dr's appointment with another one of the dr's within the practice. This appointment was with Dr. Storck (yeah, I know, we thought it too!!) and she's really cool. Reminded me and Daddy of Krista and Kerrie - except older, and taller and way blonder!! hehehehe...... This was just a routine visit, just to check weight, and blood pressure, and measure... all is well in the little guy's world...

Our childbirth classes at Baptist Hospital started on the 27th also. I was really excited about it a few weeks ago, but for some reason, that day, I started to get really, really nervous. All I kept thinking was "he's gotta get out somehow!!". The class seemed to alleviate some fears about childbirth, and even Daddy seemed to enjoy himself quite a bit. The ratio of boys to girls in our class is a little one-sided though. There are 2 unknowns (the couples are not finding out what they're having), 3 boys, and 9 girls! We're sooo outnumbered!!! We keep promising the parents of the girls, that we'll keep the boys away!!! hahahaha.....

We headed home to Florida for our last trip on October 30 for Halloween with Emma & Cole, to watch the Florida/Georgia game, and for our couple's shower that Danny, Holly & Carol were hosting. The trip down was very nice because we woke up early (I think around 4 or 4:30) and hit the road REALLY early - we never do that!! We were in Macclenny by 2:00 or so!! It was great!!!

Saturday the 31st, we had breakfast and hung out with the kiddos for a while, then we got prepared for gametime. The annual Florida/Georgia game was on at 3:30 and we were all at Gamma & Gaga's for the game. By halftime (around 5 ish), the kids went home to get ready for Halloween, and then headed back to Gamma & Gaga's to show off their costumes. Emma was a "sparkle fairy" and Cole (after much coaxing) was Superman! Emma looked like a doll and Cole starting posing, showing us his muscles!!! Too cute!! We gave them goody bags with cookies and caramel apples and a UF football Pez dispenser, and of course C-A-N-D-Y!!! They headed out to trick or treat, and we finished watching the game. The Gators won, beating the Bulldogs 41-17 with Tim Tebow breaking the touchdown record of 50 set by Herschel Walker!!! It was a great day!!!

On Sunday the 1st, Danny, Holly & Carol hosted a couple's baby shower for us at D&H's house. We grilled out, watched the Jags and Titans play, and got a chance to visit with family friends we hadn't seen in quite a while. Charles & Dianne came and it was so great to see them!! Just love catching up with Chuck & his new bride (married 2 years, I think) is just precious. She fits in perfectly with the family. Also, Jason, Krista, Kerrie, Evan and Drew came, and we haven't seen them in what seems like years!!! Evan is getting so big, and Drew with those sweet eyes will just melt your heart!!! We received some wonderful gifts - like the camouflage diaper bag, and Jaguar onesie jersey (Mojo D. of course!) were just awesome!!

Luckily Daddy and I were off of work on Monday, so that made for a nice ride home. No rush to get home to be anywhere; just a nice leisurely drive back. It was definitely time for some shut eye when we got home. Daddy & I were pooped.. those trips seem to get longer and longer the further along this pregnancy goes... Daddy says "I'm tired of looking at I-75", and I think I'm starting to agree!!! It'll be nice to stay at home for a while now and focus on getting ready to bring our little one home.

Week 29 was pretty awesome...(but then again, they all are really!!) The little guy weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and is just over 15 inches long from head to heel (and I feel it in my ribs almost every day now!!). His muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain. His bones are also soaking up lots of calcium right now!! Isn't that awesome?!?!?! This is a pic of what he possibly looks like at 29 weeks.

The 30th week was a big one also. The little guy is about 15.7 inches long now, and he weighs almost 3 pounds (someone told me that's like a head of cabbage in your belly!!!!). His eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very clear. Even after he's born, he'll keep his eyes closed for a good part of the day. When he does open them, he'll respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision..... That is just way too cool to me!!! Here's a picture of him at 30 weeks.

That's all for now, but we'll check back in soon to update everyone again really soon!! We just love blogging, so keep in touch!!

Love, love, love,

Mommy (& Lil duck)

Hey everybody... Hope all is well in your world. Mom, Dad and Lil Duck are doing great. We've been having fun tossing around names, and taking it easy... Hard to believe we're heading into weeks 27 and 28!! Little guy is just growing before our eyes!!

It's been a nice week or so at our new house. Getting settled, still unpacking a few stray boxes. Everything seems to be finding it's spot, which is great for Mom because she not a fan of clutter!! Wow, this baby is gonna ROCK her world!! hehehe. We've been getting comfy, enjoying nothing going on this week. No Dr's appointments, which is really rare, and finishing up what feels like the 50th load of laundry! Lil duck's closet is starting to get full of sweet, tiny, adorable clothes!! We even finished up our registry's at WalMart and Target. Think we still have a few things to look at at Babies R Us, but we're working on it!

We planned another trip back to Florida this week. David, CJ, Kaitlin and Bryan even headed down from Charlotte for this trip!!! Clayton was coming home from AIT in El Paso, and this is our last chance to see him and spend some time with him before he heads overseas to Korea for a year. Its sad that he'll be gone for so long, but he'll be in great hands. I'm not sure that we've told him enough how grateful we are for his service. Every day he serves makes our country that much safer. Thank you Clayton!! We also got to meet his friend Ryan who came to hang out with him for the weekend, and he's just precious!! He fits in great with the whole family. Hey guy!! =o)

On Saturday the 10th we went to our nephew Cole's 3rd birthday party and had so much fun!!! It was such a blast to hang out with the little guy - he seemed so excited to have everyone at his house to see him!! Danny & Holly had an inflatable water slide for the kids, and we had cornhole set up for the adults... we played outside, and inside, then ate WAY too much food, opened presents & ate lots of cake!!! It was great!!! Just what a 3 year old's birthday party should be!! He loved having the "Lightnin' Keen" birthday cake that his mom made.. She did a great job!!!

Later that day we stayed at Danny & Holly's and watched the Florida/LSU game. Mom was a bundle of nerves for this game for some reason - hey, I mean, it was a BIG game... Tim Tebow did start (as many thought he would) and played a heck of a game too... Gators win!!!! 13-3!! "Best thing about 6-0 is you get to play for 7-0!".... So sing a song for the Orange and Blue!!!

On Sunday the Jags played Seattle and we all chilled out at Gamma & Gaga's. That was fun because we definitely needed our rest from Saturday!! I am pretty sure we stayed in our pj's for quite a while that day!! The following day we loaded up the car (again) and hit the road (again) to head home to get back into our normal (somewhat) routine..... We hated to say goodbye to Clayton, that was really hard!!! But he's excited about going overseas, so we're doing our best, despite our sadness....

During week 28 we had another big Dr's appointment. On October 13th, we had a chance to have a 3D ultrasound and see our little boy close up and in person. He's just so beautiful & we just marvel at the wonders God has made! We ARE truly blessed!! We also met with Dr. Lipsitz and she seems to agree - he's awesome!! hahaha.. Ok, well she actually said that everything looks great, and we're doing very well in our pregnancy. We have the diabetes well controlled, and although he's measuring a little big, he's happy and healthy! YEA!!

We also went by Tiffanie's office and dropped off our Blood sugar readings for the week. She called later in the day to let us know that she and Dr. Weirum didn't see any reason for any changes in our insulin routine. So for now, we're just trucking right along.... Again, it's been a very uneventful, eventful journey!!! =o)

Saturday the 17th was Daddy's birthday, and he turned the big 39!!! YEA!! Unfortunately, he had to work ushering the Vandy/Georgia game, and was stuck at Vanderbilt from 8 am to 3 pm (and it was COLD!!!).. BOO!!! But when he got home he was able to watch the Florida/Arkansas game, eat up a bunch of homemade chili and cornbread and then chill out!! GO GATORS!!! We eeked out a win 23-20, adding another win to our quest for an undefeated season!!! Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar! All for the Gators, stand up and hollar!!! WOO HOO!!

The rest of the weekend was spent cleaning (ok, so it was nesting, but Mom just had to get it done) and starting on assembly of Lil Ducks crib and dresser. Hopefully we'll have it done very soon. His clothes and toys are ready to move in!!! hehehe

Our little guy has really started to hit a big growth spurt- by week 27 he weighs almost 2 pounds!!! Like a head of cauliflower and he's about 14 1/2 inches long - legs extended!!! Sure does explain the "foot in the ribs" thing!! hehehe. He's been sleeping and waking at regular intervals, and possibly sucking his fingers. His brain is really active now, but his lungs are still a little immature. And he's getting the hiccups more frequently now too. They actually tickle from time to time. He's a shot of what he possibly looks like at 27 weeks...

The 28th week was a real fun time for us, especially with our Dr visit. This is the start of our third trimester!!! HOLY COW!!! Little guy is still packing on weight, and is about 2 1/4 pound now!! He's also about 14.8 inches long from head to heel. He's blinking his eyes and actually has eyelashes now!! He may actually be able to see the light that filters through Mommy's belly!!! So cool!!! He's adding more body fat in prep for life on "the outside"!! You can see him (above) at 28 weeks in the 3D Ultrasound.

Couldn't you just sit there for hours on end and just look at him???? We did!!! It just keeps getting better and better!! God is so good!!

Ok, that's all for now, but we'll be back really soon with another update for everyone!!

Love, love, love,

Daddy, Mommy & Lil Duck