*Baby Shower Goodies*

I think that we are going to have a problem! Mayzie thought that the bouncy seat was hers! I didn't have the heart to make her get out... she looked so comfortable!

When we got home from my fabulous baby shower I wanted to let John Morgan see everything that he got! What better way than to display everything like it was Christmas morning! He was totally floored by the amount of stuff!!

*My Baby Shower*

Me, Ashley, Jessica, and Taylor :)

The food was delicious! These cookies were so precious!

Oh my! I had the cutest and BEST cake EVER!

My beautiful hostesses! Thank yall so much!!

Nanny!Me and Ashley!

I was so happy that John Morgan's family came! Mary Lindley, Neely, Heather, and Maggie!

Baby Mims is already going to be SPOILED! He got some of the best stuff!

I wanted this frog so bad! Thank you so much Neely!!

His first big boy Polo from his Uncle Vaughn! :)

John Morgan got me the diaper bag that I wanted really bad! :)

My fabulous hostesses got me the bouncy seat that we wanted! :)

Hotty Toddy!

Probably the most hilarious gift! His pee pee teepees!! HAHA! :)

On August 8 some of my very dear and sweet friends planned a wonderful baby shower for me and Baby Mims!! It was so much fun to see everyone and to celebrate with family and friends! Baby Mims got some of the cutest things and I was so thankful for everyone that was able to come! I will never be able to describe to everyone how much the shower meant to me! It was definitely a very special and memorable day for me! I can't wait to meet our sweet little boy and to introduce him to all of our family and friends!

Until next time...

With love,

Anna and John Morgan

*He is DEFINITELY a Mims!!*

He DEFINITELY looks just like his Daddy! He was trying to smile at his Mommy! :)

He loves his "boy parts!" Notice his fingers wrapped around his little tee tee! :)

Can you tell what this is? HA :)

On July 22, I had another doctor's appointment with Dr. Nelson. I knew going into the visit that I was scheduled to have an ultrasound (and Dr. Nelson told me that they would take a few "test shots" in 4D of his face) so I asked my Mama to come along. John Morgan was out of town for the day and I definitely didn't want to go by myself. I didn't have to wait long to get in for my ultrasound and my mom almost missed it! I got into the room and, like always, as soon as I see him on the screen my heart stops and a huge SMILE immediately flies across my face! The technician started her exam as usual and again stated what is always said, "He is going to be big!" She asked me again when my due date was and I told her October 15 and she looked at me like there was no way that I would make it that far! She told me that he was still measuring about two weeks ahead and that he was already in a good position with his head facing down. She continued with her exam and all of a sudden stopped in the middle and said, "Oh my, I do not think that I have seen a foot this big in a while!" I immediately started laughing and she said that his foot is already 2.5 inches long! My mom pulled out her tape measure that she always carries around with her and measured out 2.5 inches and we were floored! He is going to have a huge foot!

After we looked at his foot and got a good laugh out of that for a while, the nurse finally started trying to get a good picture of his face! When she finally got a picture and I saw it on the screen I nearly fell of the chair! He was absolutely the most adorable, precious, beautiful little boy that I have ever seen! You could actually see him moving his lips, like he was trying to smile, and flaring his nostrils! It was a priceless moment and to top it off, he looks exactly like John Morgan! EXACTLY! I didn't necessarily expect any less (their genes are VERY STRONG) and I couldn't be happier! He is beautiful! She also started looking around his "boy parts" area and started laughing again. She said "he will not let go of his boy parts!" I was laughing so hard because I knew that John Morgan would have been so proud! She got a fabulous picture of him actually holding his boy parts! It was wild! I asked her if she had any idea how big he was since I keep being told he is going to be big and she estimated him weighing 2 lbs. and 14 ounces already! He is going to be my big boy! I definitely recommend trying a 4D ultrasound! It is unreal what you can actually see! I knew that I needed to go ahead and make my real appointment because he was plenty big to get good pictures! Oh yeah, his heart rate was great as always.. it was 146 beats per minute!

After the ultrasound my mom had to leave. This happened to be the week of Mississippi's Junior Miss and she needed to get back to all of her Judge's Chairman requirements. I went back into the waiting room to wait to meet with Dr. Nelson. After a little bit, I got called back to see her. I immediately had to weigh in, like always, and I gained a few more pounds (I am continuing to tell myself that it is good weight gain). The nurse came in to take my blood pressure and it was fine (136/72). Dr. Nelson came in to talk with me and she said that everything was looking good. I asked her about my 4D ultrasound and she said that it would be a good idea to go ahead and schedule it for my next visit.

All in all the visit was great! I got to see GREAT pictures of my beautiful little baby who looks EXACTLY like a Mims and my meeting with Dr. Nelson went good! Thank you for all of your continued thoughts and prayers! We are getting closer and closer to meeting our sweet little boy!

Until next time....

With love,

Anna and John Morgan

*July 8 Doctor's Appointment*

Again, I am sorry that I have been slacking so bad on updating the blog! I am going to fill you in on several doctor's appointments that I have had recently!

On July 8, I had another doctor's appointment! This time was a little different, however, because I had to take my glucose sugar test. I had to drink a very sugary and thick drink within 2-5 minutes an hour before my appointment was scheduled to begin. I drank the drink, which was not very fun, and headed to the doctor's office. I got to the office and, like always, began the wait to get in to see Dr. Nelson. Before I met with Dr. Nelson, the nurse called me back to test my glucose levels. I went into the back and the nurse pricked my finger real fast and told me that my results would be ready by the time I go in with Dr. Nelson. I waited and waited and finally my name was called to go into the back to meet with Dr. Nelson! Like always, they immediately made me weigh in and it was not a pretty sight! Me and Baby Mims must have gone through a huge growth spurt because I gained a good amount of weight! I went into the room and the nurse came in and took my blood pressure! Again, like always, my blood pressure was high when she first checked it, but after a few minutes it was fine (132/72). I wasn't scheduled to have an ultrasound at this visit so the nurse then used her instrument to check his heart rate and it was 146 beats per minute, which is great! About that time Dr. Nelson came in to talk to me! She asked me again if me and John Morgan were big babies because she said that me and the baby went through an obvious growth spurt! She informed me that everything looked great, but that my glucose sugar test results came back borderline. She told me that she wasn't going to have me take the more detailed three hour test yet, but that she would re-check my glucose levels at another appointment.

So, all in all, this particular visit wasn't that interesting. I didn't have an ultrasound to admire and everything else was pretty standard. I did ask Dr. Nelson about scheduling my 4D ultrasound because I knew that Baby Mims was getting pretty big and she told me that she would recommend it in the coming weeks. She said that at my next appointment she would take a few "test shots" of his face in 4D to see if he was ready! That excited me and that was all for the day!

Until next time...

With love,

Anna and John Morgan

*More Bump Pictures*

John Morgan loves his little man!

This was on Father's Day! I was almost 24 weeks pregnant!

I can't really remember when this picture was taken! I will try and get better about labeling future bump pictures! And yes, we do take most of the pictures in front of this solid wall because you can see the bump better! :)

*Baby Mims' Nursery*

Baby Mims' nursery is coming together! I am so excited to see the final product, but I just thought that I might fill you all in what we have so far! We have finally decided on his baby bedding and this is is! After I scowered the entire state of Mississippi and every possible website on the Internet, I decided to have his bedding made at a store (believe it or not) in Fairhope, Alabama where Regan lives. It is the coolest store and has the neatest website where you can actually design your own bedding set and see what is looks like on the screen before ordering it. I actually went into the store and consulted with the owner about my design and I was very pleased with what we decided on and it should be here ANY DAY NOW! The store is called Javis Davis! Check it out! It is so much fun to play around!

www.javisdavis.com

We also finally decided on what furniture we want and we have that on order! We ordered a beautiful crib and a dresser with hutch combination piece! I am SO happy about our decision and cannot wait for it to come in! Here is the link to it: (if you can't see it, we ordered from the company Munire and we got the Bristol collection in the cherry finish!!)

http://www.munirefurniture.com/bristol_01.htm

We have also already ordered and received his cradle and it is absolutely beautiful! It is made by Million Dollar Baby and it is the Chloe Cradle! Here it is:

http://www.milliondollarbaby.com/SS_M3303QP.html


Now we are just waiting on everything to come in and for us to assemble it all! I still have to order my glider and other than that, we are almost done! I am getting really excited!!

*Another Day at Dr. Nelson's Office*

Ok, again, I apologize for slacking so bad on the blog! I am going to fill you in on another doctor's appointment that we had!

On June 9 I had another doctor's appointment, this time with Dr. Nelson! Yes, I realize that it was less than a week since my visit with Dr. Pupa, but that is just the way everything fell into place! I got to the doctor's office and, of course, had to wait a pretty good while! I didn't expect to have another ultrasound since I had just had one, so I was just waiting to talk to Dr. Nelson for a bit, which makes the wait seem even longer! After a good wait I finally got called back to see the nurse. I knew immediately what my first order of business was... WEIGH IN! Now, I am going to be honest, I know that I am not the smallest pregnant person ever! I have indulged a bit and I will not lie, I have enjoyed it so I wasn't totally surprised to hear that I had gained six more pounds since my last visit at her office. I am not going to tell you what total that makes....(you can figure it out on your own, haha), but the nurse continued to tell me that it is a healthy and perfectly normal amount to gain through the first half of my pregnancy so I wasn't concerned at all! Their motto is that "this is good weight gain" and I live by that motto these days! :)

I went back into the room and the nurse went ahead and checked my blood pressure. It was good for once! Thank the LORD! It was 126/76, which is great for me! They were pleased so I was pleased! Since I wasn't having an ultrasound (keep in mind that this was the first appointment that I had not had one) they checked his heart rate with a hand-held monitor. I sat back and when she put the wand on my stomach I instantly heard a thud, thud, thud! It was music to my ears! She said that his heart rate was great! It was 133 beats per minute! Now I was just waiting to talk to Dr. Nelson!

When she came into the room she started by going over all of my information from my previous visit with Dr. Pupa. She started by saying, "So I see that you have a pretty good sized baby..." We talked about that for a minute and she reassured me that was perfectly normal if not good because she would rather him measure on the bigger side than the smaller side. She measured my stomach and her comment was, "Well, you are getting you a good size belly!" I just laughed at her and she said that there was nothing wrong with that! She was VERY proud of my blood pressure and even commented that it was about time that I had a good reading! She asked me if I had any questions or concerns before she left and, of course, I did! (John Morgan would have been cringing in his seat had he have been there!) Let me give you a little bit of background information first. My dad teaches CIC insurance classes all over the country (even out of the country some) and they schedule his classes years in advance and once they are scheduled he really has no way of getting out of them! So, when he first found out that I was pregnant and when my due date was, he was a little concerned that if for whatever reason I went into labor early that he wouldn't be there. He has a class scheduled in Texas for October 8 and 9. The company requires him to be there the night before the classes begin, so he will have to get there sometime on October 7. Let me put it this way, I did not (if AT ALL possible) want to have my baby, his first grandchild, when he was not there! So, with that being said, I asked her what she was thinking about my due date. I was just seeing if she could give me any information that could ease mine and my dad's minds. I knew that Dr. Nelson is notorious for inducing early if there are no problems so that is, for the most part, why I was asking. I told her that I completely understood if she couldn't give me any kind of information, but just as I said that she said something that I was TOTALLY not expecting! She said, "Do you want me to tell you when you will have this baby?" I was in shock and didn't really know how to react... I kind of thought that she was teasing me, but of course I said YES! She told to me to hold on really quick and she was going to check her calendar. She immediately came back and said that if I do not go into labor on my own, she will induce me on October 6. She said that the absolute last day that I will be pregnant will be October 6. I was still in total shock! She told me that I could be my dad's worries to rest because that would be the absolute last day that I will pregnant! Her telling me this had nothing to do with my dad being out of town, but she said that she will be out of town at a conference the actual week of my due date and she wants to be at all of her births if at all possible! She also told me that if he continues on the track of measuring bigger than his age, that she wouldn't want me to wait until my due date anyway!

Needless to say, this was a rather quick visit with Dr. Nelson, but it was very informative! I was still in total shock when I left her office because it was just weird to actually think of a date that he might be born! We are so excited and continue to thank all of you for your continued thoughts and prayers! Mama and Baby (and Daddy) are GREAT! :)

Until next time.....

With love,

Anna and John Morgan :)