Post 2: Now for the real good stuff!!!

We had another appointment with Dr. Killeen today. Laura set down to take her vitals and one of Dr. Killeen's nurses gave her a really funny look. She asked Laura if she was aware of how swollen her ankles were. Laura said she was but hasn't thought too much about it. Dr. Killeen's nurse then took Laura's blood pressure and went back and got the head nurse. Apparently, Laura's blood pressure was high and the head nurse said that there was quite a bit of protein in Laura's system. This combo means she's got preclempsia. So, they whisked us to one of the rooms and we waited for Dr. Killeen. As we waited, the head nurse kept poking her head in periodically and asking us questions about out pediatrician and what our schedule was like this week. Finally, I asked her what was going on and she told us that we would be having Katelyn this Friday. Dr. Killeen finally came in and advised us that because of Laura's condition and because some of the things in her body aren't quite prepared for a natural childbirth he would be scheduling a C-section for this Friday.

So, here we are. It looks like tomorrow will be Laura and I's last day as a childless couple. Friday, we become parents. It was a little shocking for us because we were expecting next week sometime, but we're ready! We will be going to the hospital at 10:45 a.m. on Friday and we'll welcome Katelyn into the world at around 1:30 p.m.

On another note, our good friend June Musick painted us some absolutely AMAZING pictures for the nursery. She took scenes from the pattern of our bedding and made a GREAT three picture set.

Here are some of our latest pictures (what do you think is missing from these first few?):


Here's the pattern that June painted from:

And here are June's paintings (not hung yet...and these small pics really don't do them justice):Stay tuned! More posts will be coming in the next few weeks. Keep praying for us everyone! We know that we've got this far because of HIS presence in our life and we know that we'll keep going because of HIM.

Post 1: Catching up on last month...

We had a great shower in Post! Mendy Dalby and a literal "host" of wonderful ladies from Post threw us an amazing shower. We were blessed with more gifts than we could have imagined. Unfortunately, we left my camera in Post. Melanie took some pictures that I will post as soon as I can. The hostesses gave us our travel system. I installed it a few days ago (good timing...see next post)! Laura's co-workers and my co-workers also threw Laura showers. Laura's co-workers got Katelyn an AWESOME swing and a great assortment of other cool things! My co-workers were GREAT and pretty much finished Katelyn off with absolutley everything she needs. On top of these showers going on Laura and I went to a photographer to get pregnancy pictures taken. They did an "alright" job but Laura and I decided we'd try our hand at photography (See below). That's what's happened in the last month (beside Laura's stomach growing and the child that's in it). Take a look at the next post to see what happened today!

Laura, Carol and Melanie
The day of the Post Shower

Our Pregnancy Photography

Shower and Nursery

Well, it's been almost a month since I've posted and a lot has happened. First, I want to thank all of the Houston ladies and Melanie for a WONDERFUL baby shower for Katelyn. We especially send out a million "thank you's" to Betty Martin. She was TOO kind to host the shower and did an absolutley amazing job. Laura and I were overwhelmed with how much kindness all of you showed us. We are more than blessed to have such special people in our lives. We've got Katelyn's room in good shape right now and all we have left are the finishing touches. We had another visit with Dr. Killeen yesterday and it looks like unless Katelyn has other plans for us, we may be inducing on March 30th. We would rather do that so that her Nana and Papa from Houston can be here and so that we can plan accordingly. Other than the shower and the nursery, life is going on as usual. Every day we get more and more excited about our little girl making her way into our world. We can't wait for the world to meet her and we can't wait for Katelyn to know the people who have already shown so much love to her! Thank you all, we love you all and God Bless!!!

Here are some pictures from the shower:

Jane and Carolyn

Melanie, Laura and Betty

LOTS of great presents for Katelyn!

Great friends!

Laura, Laura, and Amy (All expecting)

And here are some pictures of Katelyn's nursery (not fully completed yet):

Katelyn's crib.

Lots of pink!

Lots of "happenings"!!!

It's been a while since we've posted, so we're going to be including quite of few pictures with this one. Laura has been growing great (and Katelyn too)! We just got back from an appointment at Dr. Atkinson's office (the radiologist). It looks like Katelyn is weighing in about 3.4 pounds right now. All of her measurements look great and she is developing normally. We're definitely on the downhill side of the pregnancy. We've been attending childbirth classes and are really getting excited just to meet our little girl. It's getting a little uncomfortable for Laura to sleep at night but so far she's been great at adjusting to getting more and more pregnant. We've got Katelyn's furniture here and are in the process of getting the nursery painted and all fixed up. We've got a couple of showers coming up that we're really excited about but other than those, there will be no more traveling for us. We are so thankful for all of your prayers and will keep you updated with more developments as they happen! We love you all! Luke and Laura.

Laura at Christmas

Laura and John Hartnett at Christmas in Katy

Laura at 29 weeks
The Latest picture of Katelyn Grace Williams

(Katelyn wasn't very active today at the radiologist's office. As you can see above, she was fast asleep against her mom....at least we got a pretty good look at that beautiful face!)

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!! May you all be blessed this season and as we all enter into the New Year.

P.S. Congratulations to Sean and Morgan....It's a Girl!!!!

A Wonderful Thanksgiving, A New Bassinet, and Another Trip to Dr. Killeen...

Well, we're home from Thanksgiving in Katy and we had a wonderful trip!

Laura has felt great the last few weeks. Katelyn has been doing a great job of making sure we know that she's doing great too. Every now and then, Laura gets a little kick from her. They've been getting more and more frequent and more and more forceful.

The day before Thanksgiving, we drove to Katy and arrived about 9:00 p.m. Little did we know that Melanie (Laura's mom) would have a great big suprise for us. We walked into the livingroom and there sat the most beautiful bassinette we've ever seen! Melanie had taken Laura's old bassinette and gave it a complete makeover! Here are some photos:

We also had another trip to Dr. Killeen on Monday. It was just a short visit to make sure everything is going good. It looks like Katelyn is growing just fine. She's now a little over 1 pound and, like I said, she's reminding Laura of her presense on a pretty consistant basis. Here's the most current baby bump pic:

Thanks for reading and God Bless you all!!!

Katelyn Grace Williams (*)

(*) Tentatively. We're calling her that right now. We both really like that name and I think that's what will probably stick when all is said and done. Let us know if you have any other suggestions.

First Order of Business: Congratulations to our friends Marcus and Jacque!!! Jacque gave birth to a 4 pound, 12 oz. healthy little boy named Elliot Friday morning. We're so happy for them and still so grateful for all of their help and advice as our pregnancy has progressed. Here are a couple of pics:

Jacque (Tired Mamma) and Marcus (Proud Papa)

Baby Elliot - our daughter's first friend

Second Order of Business: Today was our trip to the Diagnostic Center at Covenant for a more in-depth sonogram. Good news! Little Kate is looking great! The radiologist gave her a clean bill of health. Her heart's valves are pumping strong, her measurements look great and she's very active in the womb. Also, we now know "beyond a reasonable doubt" that this baby is a girl!

The radiologist thought that there is a possibility that Laura may be a little bit farther along than Dr. Killeen thought. The radiologist is giving us a due date of March 29, 2009. We'll see! I'm going to go with Dr. Killeen on this one...I figure since he's written the book on this stuff (literally), then he knows more than any ole' machine does.

The radiologist did say that Katelyn is resting a little low. She says that as the baby grows, she should rise in the womb. It didn't seem like anything to cause concern. We know that God is in control of this little one's development and the evidence of that so far is overwhelming. Laura is still feeling great!

So, without further ado...let me introduce to the world Katelyn Grace Williams:

She's not quite big enough to get a real crisp view but I think this is pretty darn good.

Here's Laura reclining for the show (the sonagram was displayed on a nice 52" Flatscreen)

Somewhere between 20 -21 Weeks

Here are a couple of videos I took:


Katelyn says, "Hi Mom and Dad!!!"

Amazing Grace!!!

Thanks for keeping up with us everyone! We love you all and God Bless! Keep praying (not just for us)...God answers!