25 weeks...

We have entered into the THIRD trimester! Woo Hoo!!

Head to heels, our baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches! Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if we could see it, we'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

Wow!!! Oh precious Lily...we wish we could see what your beautiful hair will look like! We wonder if it will be blonde like Mommy's (it really was my natural color at one time!! ha) and super straight or will it be curly and black like Daddy's (this was also true at one time!)!?

25 week belly bump!

Mission Galveston 2009

We just returned from Galveston, TX with 40 of our students where we helped a church in the area by holding a VBS (11 children accepted Christ!) and we helped schools in the area and helped rebuild homes for victims of Hurricane Ike. God did some amazing things while we were there in the lives of our students and the people we were able to serve.

Pics coming soon!

24 weeks...

Baby Lily is growing fast! She has gained about 4 ounces since last week! That puts her at just over a pound. Since she's almost a foot long, about the length of an ear of corn, she cuts a pretty lean figure at this point, but her body is filling out proportionally and she'll soon start to plump up. Her brain is also growing quickly now, and her taste buds are continuing to develop. Her lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory "tree" as well as cells that produce surfactant, a substance that will help her air sacs inflate once she hits the outside world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but that will start to change soon.

24 week belly bump!

23 weeks...

Our baby girl's sense of movement is well developed by now! And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound, about as much as a large mango, we have been able to see her squirm underneath Julie's clothes. So cool! Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that our baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that are becoming familiar now — such as the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb. We know she hears the buzz of the alarm clock because as soon as that thing goes off in the morning she is kicking Julie so hard...saying "Time to get up Mommy!" ha ha ha

23 week baby bump!

Carter's parents visit!

Carter's parents, Lonnie & Kathy, came from TN to see us this past weekend!

We had a great visit!

First stop...Saltgrass...their favorite!

The girls went to see Ice Age in 3D on Saturday! Awesome movie!

Julie's nieces, Laney & Keely in their cool 3D glasses that they're going to "keep forever!!"

Our baby girl's name is...

Lily Faith Morris!

We finally took the plunge and picked a name! We have loved Lily Faith for a long time...came up with it about 2 years ago...and then more recently came up with Adyson Rae, which was our second runner up! We loved both names so much it was a tough decision...but this weekend we both felt she wanted to be Lily so we agreed!! ha ha

We love calling her by name and praying for her by name...so sweet! AND little miss Lily had hiccups for the first time on Monday! woo hoo

4th of July

This year for the 4th...we headed to Frisco to eat at Willie's Burger House and watch the Pizza Hut Park fireworks from the parking lot! We took Julie's Mom & Dad and met some friends and neighbors there. Our neighbors that live behind us, Chris & Chalet, and their family came too! It was so fun! The firework show was incredible!

Carter & Woody at Willie's Burger House

Willie and his friends hanging out!

Julie's parents

Chris & Chalet with their family!

Julie got a "big girl" camera for her 30th birthday this year from her sweet husband Carter and had fun trying it out on the firework show!

22 weeks...

Our baby girl is starting to look more like a miniature newborn this week! She is 11 inches, the length of a spaghetti squash, and almost 1 pound. Her lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath her gums! Wow! Her eyes have formed, but her irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If we could see inside the womb, we'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers her body and the deep wrinkles on her skin, which she'll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside her belly, her pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

What a busy week! No wonder she's squirming all around!

22 week baby bump!

Friends in town!

Our sweet friends, The Few's, were in the area this past week so we got to catch up with them before they headed back to North Carolina! We had lunch at Willie's and then took them on a tour of the North campus and our student warehouse. It was so good to spend time with them. David (Few Daddy) was who Carter came to work for at Prestonwood when he started as an intern in the youth in 2001! The Few's now serve at a church in North Carolina.

Erin, Julie, Carter, David, Emma & Jake

Emma is 7 yrs old and Jake is almost 5 yrs old!

21 weeks...

Our baby girl now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot! She is kicking and nudging these days like she's practicing martial arts! ha! In other developments, her eyebrows and lids are present now!

20 weeks...

Our baby GIRL weighs about 11 ounces now! SHE'S also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a BANANA. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against her torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of her head to her bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, she's measured from head to toe.) SHE'S swallowing more these days, which is good practice for HER digestive system. She is a busy, busy GIRL these days!!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all you amazing Dad's!!

We spent the day at the pool with Julie's family and then the ladies prepared a spread for the dad's! We had steak, chicken & shrimp shish kabob's, baked potatoes & sopapilla cheesecake!

Julie's Dad, brother-in-law, and "daddy-to-be" Carter!

Laney & Keely playing with Rex


Carter opening his Father's Day goodies

Camouflage onesie that says "Girl's Hunt Too!" in hot pink and has bling!

"Made in Texas" onesie!

Oh Happy Day!

Three little words that pretty much sum up Friday, June 19th for the Morris'!

1st- We celebrated Mr. Nelson Carter Morris' 31st Birthday with many yummy meals and many wonderful friends!
2nd- We celebrated seeing our very precious PRINCESS! Yes, I said princess! We will be the proud parents of a precious little baby girl on Nov. 7th, or whenever she decides to make her grand appearance!

Whew...what an incredible day! Thank you Lord!

Proud Mommy & Daddy looking at our baby girl!

Ah hah...what do we have here...a thumb sucker maybe!!??

Surprise lunch for Carter with our friends, Jim & Cheryl Wicker,
at Rafain Brazilian Steakhouse in Plano.

Yummo!

On to the next party!!

We had some friends over to our house for dinner!

Here's a pic of Carter with his boys...Ben & Trog.

For dinner, Julie prepared...country style pork ribs, green bean bundles, shoepeg casserole, homemade sweet potatoe fries, sweet corn bread, and banana pudding (Paula Deen style!!)

The girls...Sevyn, Mendi, Julie & Jen

Carter, Julie, Chalet & Chris

Here's a pic of the quilt Poppa & Maggie sent us for baby Morris a month or two ago!

Our first present after we announced the news on Friday of us expecting a baby princess! Julie's Mom & Dad brought over this sweet baby doll and super soft blanky!

Jen & Ben brought our princess these ADORABLE mary jane socks, complete with bling and crowns! She's going to love them!!

Julie gave Carter a book of 60,000 baby names!! For those of you wondering...we actually do have several girl names we love...just trying to narrow it down now. We are calling our baby girl both of our favorite names to see which one she likes best!! ha ha

Carter modeling a few of his gifts...a very cool Fossil watch from Chris and an electric bug zapper from Julie. Yes, an electric bug zapper...basically an electric fly swatter. It's hilarious and the guys had a blast zapping bugs in the back yard after dinner. We highly recommend this gadget for a guaranteed good time out by the BBQ grill! You can pick one of these up for $13 at Sur La Table!

The boyz in action!

Baby Bump!

Ok...so we have been asked by several of you where the pics of the baby bump are...

so here it is!! Here's a pic at 19 weeks (almost 20).

Feeling great and starting to feel our little one moving around! So cool!

Fun in the Sun! (for most)

This weekend we hung out at the pool and had a blast...for the most part!

Julie's nieces Keely & Laney had the most fun I think. Julie got burnt to a crisp in a few spots and her Dad had a nasty fall into the pool. Julie's Mom was taking care of Rex and they were both pretty hot. Gotta love these hot summer days!!

Keely floating on Julie's raft, or as Keely called it "she was sailing out in the ocean!" Ha!

Laney playing with her new water gun!

Sweet Rex smiling for the camera!