Introducing Morgan Elizabeth Latta!

Here's Morgan's first official picture! This was done at our ultrasound with Dr. Gregory yesterday. The tech switched a few times to the 4D view during the ultrasound. This is one of those 4D shots when she was sucking her thumb. Right after this, she stretched and yawned-- it was so adorable! As you can clearly see, she has 5 little fingers on each hand. We were also able to see her profile picture on 4D and I'm pretty sure she has Brad's nose, which is fine because I think he has a nice nose! From the front, she's got that cute, little button baby nose. =) I can't wait til she arrives and I can kiss those little fingers and that button nose! We did get a video of the whole ultrasound, 4D shots included, and heartbeat recording. We're in the process of trying to figure out a way to upload it to the computer, so that we can either post it to the blog or send it out in email form. Just bare with us! If we can't figure out a way to do it, then I'll burn some copies to mail out for parents and grandparents.

The doctor said she's still doing great and is right on schedule in her development. She was so pleased with her progress and with my health that she's not having me come back for another 4 weeks. When I return, I'll start rotating through the other doctors in the group, so I can meet each one in case they're on call when I go into labor. I'll still be alternating those visits with visits to see her, so that she stays on top of my progress. We should start going every 2 weeks or so when we start going back next month, then we'll go every week as the due date approaches, so we should have a lot of reports to post then!

The nursery plans are moving right along. I think we've finally settled on a paint color and I'm getting together tomorrow with my friend, Denise, to finalize the bedding and curtain details, so she can get started on making everything. What a great friend she is! Hopefully, I'll be able to post a few pictures soon of the progress.

Baby shower plans are also underway. My 2 great friends, Lindsey and Lani, are planning the "friends and family" shower probably November 14th, so ladies, if you fall into this category, be watching for your invitation coming sometime next month! We'll also be having a "church and choir people" shower and a "law school buddies" shower, so that should cover everyone's categories. If you just have no clue which category you fall under, just shoot me an email or leave a comment and I'll be happy to let you know!

God has truly blessed us with this beautiful little life developing and we thank Him everyday! We are also extremely blessed to have such wonderful friends and family in our lives. You are all such an important part in our lives and we appreciate your involvement, your kind words, and your prayers for our little one on the way! God bless you all and we'll keep you updated on Morgan's development!

The Half-way Point!

Well, we finally made it to the half-way mark! This week marks our 20th week! We realize we've been slackers about keeping the blog updated, but not much as been going on for the time being, besides my ever-enlarging belly. I'm at that point now where I have to suck in and look down over my stomach to see my waist, which to someone like me who has always tried to eat healthy and keep trim, is a little disconcerting to my brain. My brain is thinking oh no! We've got to seriously lose some weight! So, I'm constantly having to remind myself that I am, indeed, pregnant and this is completely normal. Hopefully, the light bulb will come on soon and I'll move past the gotta-stay-in-shape phase. On the bright side, I am finally okay with wearing normal shirts that show the fullness of my tummy, so we're making progress!

As for Babyland, we did go back to Virginia College a couple of weeks ago to get a confirmation on the baby's gender. We actually got the teacher to check for us this time and sure enough, she said she felt it was definitely a girl (although they can't say for sure the baby's gender due to legal reasons). I would have updated pictures to post on here, but the baby refused to cooperate this go around! She did enjoy a nice workout of let's-play-punching-bag-with-mommy's-bladder though while we were there. It was quite funny! You could actually see her throwing little jabs with her fists and little kicks at the area where the teacher said my bladder is. She's just in training for beating up on Daddy when she arrives! =)

We've also started on the nursery this week. We picked out a pretty light peachy-pink color for the walls and will go ahead and get the room painted over the next few weeks. As for the bedding, one of our good friends from church has offered to make all of our bedding and accessories (curtains, pillows, etc.) for free for us! We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends in our lives! We have 2 of the fabric prints picked out so far; a pretty light peachy-pink solid color that matches the paint we'll be using and a striped pattern that has that same peachy-pink color, white, and a darker salmon color in it. I'm wanting to add in a 3rd pattern with a white background (to tone down some of the pink in the room) with small peachy-pink flowers or flower buds on it to complete the ensemble. Whenever I find the last fabric, I'll post some pictures on here, so you all can get the general idea of what the nursery will look like.

We have our next appointment with Dr. Gregory on the 15th. We'll also be getting another ultrasound then AND a take-home DVD video of the baby that we can share with you! Then you all can see our little gymnast in action! Stay tuned...