Man Down!

Ok, so for the last few weeks I have had been fairly energetic. Besides the strain of caring excess weight, I've been feeling pretty good. I've worked a lot, ran errands, walked, gave David a b-day party/cookout, attended 2 charity events last Saturday night alone, put the house somewhat back together after the painters and just generally been feeling like myself. It has really been like Super D...Mommy to be No. 1......that is until week 24 and 5 days.

Yes, people the feeling is gone.

As Frankie might say, "Man Down!"

I'm back to the tiredness of the first trimester, except now my feet, ankles and hands are swollen, I burp constantly and uncontrollably and I'm caring around a bowling ball in my shirt.

On another note, my baby is going going to be the Tiger Woods of Soccer. Trip kicks all day. It doesn't hurt or feel bad now but soon he's going to be bigger and its going to be crazy.

A Lot Going On

Hi All,


It has been awhile since our last post. We have had so much going on but I'll try to give you the scoop.

First, David celebrated a birthday on the 14th. We had a great little cook out with friends. He loves, loves, loves to be the center of attention and this might be his last true chance.


On the 25th we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. Since it was a busy week for me, we just went to dinner. I can't believe we have been married 2 years. Seems like only yesterday we were all doing the Soldier Boy at our reception.

All along we have been having the interior of the house painted. Everything! So our lives are upside down. The painters just finished on Monday, so we are just starting to get things back together. We have a real modern vibe going on, with an exotic twist. (I'm trying to sound real HGTVish). After we get things back in order I may have to post some pictures. Shout out to Niccole for being our color counselor extraordinaire.

I'm now 24 weeks, so there is not much I can do in the way of moving furniture back in place. Nevertheless, there is lots of shopping to do to accessorize our new color scheme. :). I think I can manage that ;)

Tripp is doing great. He kicks now everyday. Generally, whenever things get quiet at night but sometimes during the day. It feels kinda weird having another being inside of you. Someone the other day asked me what I was up to. My response, "oh, I'm just creating life." Kinda cool, I know. Well, God's doing all the creating but I truly feel like a vessel. I am really in awe of how blessed we are. I'm just so grateful that he loves us. He's amazing.


Here are a few pictures of the fam. Tripp's furniture will be delivered soon, so I will have some pictures of the baby's nursery in the coming weeks.

I just can't wait.


~ D'Asia

I'm a Boy!

Well, after two ultrasound, reviewed by 2 different doctors and 2 different ultrasound techs, we are proud to announce that we are having a baby boy.

His name will be David Louis Hailey, III (nickname "Tripp").

We are so excited!!!! We had an ultrasound on Friday and Tripp is doing well. Growing normally and just the most fabulous thing on an ultrasound screen. That night we went to a birthday party at Eros in Atl and told everyone there.

All the excitment must have gotten to me because I woke up on Saturday with a cold and have been stuck in the house every since.

For those wondering, I still have not felt him move but I hoping that will happen any day now. Last week, I woke up at 2am and thought I felt something. I spent the next hour thinking "was that it...that wasn't it... that could have been it." Oh well. Trip will make his move when he gets good and ready.

~D'Asia

P.S. Here are some ultrasound shots and some tummy shots. Enjoy!





















These are his little feet:


















Apparently the arrows below point to his little package:






















And here is mommy at 19 weeks:

Baby Daddy...

Yep I am the baby daddy... The last couple of months have been fun watching D'Asia..... yeah just watching her cause she does some funny ishhh. I wake up in the middle of the night while she goes to the bathroom (and I think to myself where is she going, tip-toeing out of the room, usually with her birthday suit on), I listen to her getting dressed in the morning and complain that she can not fit any of her clothes, and I watch her eat a jar pickles like it is a thanksgiving turkey. But the best thing about her being pregnant is that she is always, and I mean always covered in cocoa butter, which is good for me cause my lips are always chapped. So when ever my lips get dry I can just rub them over her belly. Looks kinda funny while we are in Target, and I lift up her shirt and put my lips on her stomach, but hey, its better than walking around with crusty lips.. hahah

This weekend has been a busy one. I went to NC to meet my mother and mother-in-law in High Point to search for furniture. We found what we were looking for and at 50% off. I love, love, love the crib. It converts a million ways, including into a full size bed. So the baby has a place to sleep until college.

We also ordered a glider chair and ottomon. I have attached a few pictures but the chair we ordered is not yellow but in sweet pea green.

We are really blessed to have such a great family. The Grandmas had a great time and this gave them a chance to really get excited about the baby. They are going to be off the chain in December. I just hope they let me hold my own baby.

I know things at work can get really busy so I am really relieved that I have this out of the way. And did I mention 50% off. You gotta love a sale.

I also went to Durham to check on a friend and then back to Winston-Salem to attend a baby shower. My good friend Crystal is due in 6 weeks. She is having a girl and looks absolutely fabulous.

Then back to ATL on Saturday night so I can attend a meeting on Sunday morning. Needless to say, I can barely move and will likely be asleep within the hour. I was kinda excited about the furniture and had to share it with you all.

- D'Asia

17 weeks!

Today I am seventeen weeks. Yippee! We had a very short doctor's appointment today. I had a blood test and we listen to the baby's heart rate. 150-155 bpm! The baby sounds strong and is developing just right. Though my hands and feet are swelling slightly, my blood pressure is really good. All in all, the doctor said everything looks great.

Last night I noticed (for the first time) a dark line below my belly button. The line kinda freaked me out because it seem to have come out of nowhere but David claimed he saw it last week. Its called a linea nigra, which is Latin for black line. (You would think they would come up with a more technical name than just black line.) Anyway, it is perfectly normal and usually goes away after pregnancy. I guess that says something about how big I'm getting when I can't really see below my belly button. Thankfully, I can still see my feet.

Anyway, the Doctor was supper excited about the newly developed linea nigra. I kinda like it too. As long as I don't get stretch marks, then everything is fabulous. I'm fighting them with all the coco butter my body can stand.

-D'Asia

Mommy's Weekend

Over the Fourth of July, I went to South Beach, Miami with my friend Katrina. She brought some of her fabulous friends Cassandra, Sheena, Ingrid. We had a great time at the beach, at the Spa and just all around.

I may be 4 months pregnant but I still wore my bikini on the beach. I may have embarrassed the girls but David said I looked hot. I'm kinda proud of my baby bump so here are a few pictures from South Beach.