*Baby Mims Bump*

I am definitely starting to show!! I LOVE my little man! Sometimes it is hard for me to grasp that the sweet baby in the sonogram pictures below is really growing in my belly!

*Baby BOY Mims*

"Daddy's Boy"

**Look at his little face!!!!!!! He looks like an ANGEL already!!**

Ok, I apologize for taking so long to update our blog since our most recent doctor's visit so here it goes....

If you can remember from our last appointment, the doctors and nurses told us that they were about 80% sure that we were having a baby boy. Of course we were SUPER excited, but there was still a little part of us that did not want to celebrate too much or buy anything yet because we knew that there was still a possibility that it could be a girl (which would have been TOTALLY fine!) I think, down deep, John Morgan prayed every night that we would have a boy. It's crazy when you think about when the meteorologist says that there is an 80% chance of rain, you sometimes cling onto the 20% chance that it won't, but in this case we were so excited at the prospect of being 80% sure that we were having a BOY! I thought that I would preface my post with this to think about/refresh your memories.

On May 12, I was scheduled for another doctor's appointment. My doctor knew that I couldn't wait four weeks so she scheduled me for only three weeks after my last appointment. This time we played the game a little bit differently. I went to the doctor's office (knowing that it would probably take a VERY long time, as usual) and John Morgan stayed at work. We arranged that as soon as my name was called (which you are always called for an ultrasound WAY before the actual visit with the doctor), I would immediately call him and he would rush to the office (his office is less than one mile from my doctor's office, FYI). Well, just as we suspected, the time kept passing me by minute by minute, hour by hour. I was having a good time actually because I was talking with several other pregnant women that are further along than me and was learning some very valuable and interesting things. After what seemed like hours, my name was finally called to go back and have my ultrasound to find out FOR SURE what we were having! It is actually kind of comical to a certain extent because everyone pretty much starts cheering and clapping when someone finally gets their name called! Like we had planned I immediately called John Morgan. I didn't even listen for him to answer. I told him as soon as he saw my name come across the screen of his phone to drop whatever he was doing, do not stop, do not pass go, just HURRY! I went back into the ultrasound room and told the nurse that my husband was on his way. She asked me if she had time to see someone else before he got there and just at that moment he walked in the door! She was amazed at how quickly he got there! We got situated for the actual ultrasound and she was asking us about what she told us at our last visit. She did not want us to tell her what she thought we were having, she just wanted to see if her 80% prediciton was correct (she couldn't remember whether she told us a boy or a girl). She started the exam and I could feel my body shaking. She put the gel on my stomach and then the machine. I still do not think that I will ever get use to the feeling that I feel as soon as the machine touches my stomach. An immediate sense of excitement, happiness, and shock all seem to occur simultaneously. The feeling that I get when I see my beautiful baby on the screen is priceless! The baby looked so big at this point. In the past, you could see the whole body in one image on the screen, but this time the baby was almost too big to fit the whole body into one image. She would show me the head, then she would go to his stomach, and his leg area. We were just in awe and she said, "Well, I know what it is! There is absolutely no denying it!" And then she said these words, "It is 100% without a shadow of a doubt a BOY!" I immediately starting smiling so big and my first thought was to look at John Morgan. Like before, he was staring at the screen and he said "Oh my gosh, are you sure?" He had the biggest grin on his face and for some reason I felt so proud at that moment! It is incredible to think that your whole outlook on life can change in an instant. I was so HAPPY! I was happy for me, I was happy for John Morgan, I was happy for EVERYONE, but I was especially happy that my dad would finally have a boy (other than Beau) to love unconditionally! He would finally get to go to tee-ball games, little league baseball games, and help teach someone to play golf (instead of sitting through hour long dance and gym recitals)! The whole moment was unforgettable! The nurse finally got to write the words "BOY" on the ultrasound! She even took one and wrote "Daddy's BOY" on it for John Morgan! After the ultrasound, John Morgan went back to work because there was no reason for him to stay and wait in the waiting room with me to see the doctor.

It got to be about 4:30 and I had still not been called back for my doctor's visit! I was starting to get a little aggravated when one of the nurses came from around the corner and said, "I would just like to let everyone know that Dr. Nelson has been called in for a very difficult delivery. She might be gone for a while." Of course people were irritated, but I was actually relieved. If I were the pregnant person having a difficult delivery, I would hope that she would be there for me too! The nurse announced that she wanted all of her OB patients to please stay if we could, but that all other patients (yearly check-ups, follow up visits, getting prescriptions filled, etc) could re-schedule their appointments for another time. The waiting room quickly thinned out until there were only five women left in the room (all pregnant). I had still not been called back at around 5:15 and by this time John Morgan was off work. He was able to come and sit with me for the duration of my wait and would get to meet with the doctor with me. I FINALLY got called back and we were so excited! Like always, I had to step on the scale first! Now remember, it had only been three weeks since my last weigh-in where I had only gained two additional pounds to make a grand total of eight pounds gained. My jaw dropped instantly when she gave me the new numbers. I gained seven (do you hear me, SEVEN!!) pounds in three weeks, which raised my grand total to fifteen total pounds! I was of course in shock (while John Morgan was laughing at me) and the nurse continued to reassure me that was perfectly normal. She said that I need to gain anywhere between 30 to 45 pounds and with me being nearly halfway through my pregnancy, fifteen pounds was great!

We got back into the room to wait and talk with Dr. Nelson! If you can remember from last time, she told me to take a daily log of my blood pressure from home so she can monitor it somewhat when I am away from the doctor's office. The nurse came in to take my blood pressure and she gave me a very surprised look. She told me that my bp was 156/70! I almost cried! She got Dr. Nelson in there quickly and she told her to re-check it in about ten minutes once I had been sitting in the room for a bit. She continued to do the usual check-up and was asking me if I was having any problems! I did not sugar coat anything, I told her that my tailbone was STILL KILLING me! Dr. Nelson finally came back into the room and she re-checked my blood pressure (this time on my other arm). After the ten minute wait, my bp was 132/69 which they said is fine! I gave her my daily log from home (I even took in the machine that I use) and she wrote all of the numbers down. My bp at home averages anywhere from 120/60 to 124/72 so she said that I am doing great, I obviously just get nervous without realizing it at the doctor's office. She went on to tell me to keep logging my bp at home just in case. She started explaining to me her ideas as to why my tailbone is hurting me so bad. She had me point to exactly where the pain was and she said that is 100% my tailbone! She prescribed to me an anti-inflammatory with a pain reliever and wanted to see me back within 48 hours to check my fluid levels. She said that medications with an anti-inflammatory have the possibility to reduce the fluids around the baby (which we do not want). She said that if my fluid levels are fine then it is still safe to continue with the medicine. Other than that, she said that the baby looks GREAT and that I am doing WONDERFULLY and that everything looks perfectly FINE!

By this point it was after 6:00 and we were exhausted! We learned some of the best news of our lives and couldn't contain our excitement! I wanted to immediately go out and start buying our baby BOY stuff! We are so excited about what our future holds and are so thankful for having a wonderful family and friends base to support us, pray for us, and love us! We are SO looking forward to meeting our baby boy, introduce him to the world, teach him new things, watch him grow, and more than anything else love him unconditionally!

I go to my BIG ultrasound on June 3 so please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. This appointment is with Dr. Pupa, a radiologist in town. This is a standard appointment in Meridian (nothing to be concerned with)! She does a BIG and long ultrasound that checks EVERYTHING! She will check his growth developement, the size of his head (to rule out any birth defects, etc.), she will count all of his little fingers and toes, and check that his heart is formed correctly among other things!

We are almost halfway there! The countdown begins!


Until next time....


With love,

Anna and John Morgan :)