No baby yet...

Monday we went back to the doc for our final ultrasound. She is so crammed in there that is was hard for the ultrasound tech to get a good picture of her...this one was about the best we got. Check out those cute BIG lips! Miss Reagan is now estimated to weigh a whopping 8 pounds and 3 ounces! I am now 3cm dilated and still 75% effaced. My doc went on and scheduled for me to be induced on January 10th, but still thinks I could go on my own at anytime. Now that I am 37 weeks, I'm hoping she gets here before the 10th...but it is nice to know that there is an end in sight! I am getting very uncomfortable and more and more anxious for her arrival! Ten days is NOT soon enough for me!

Hope everyone has a very Happy New Year!

News!

This past Thursday I started my weekly doc appointments, and it was quite an interesting one! I was 2cm dilated and 75% effaced! My doc said that the head was sitting very low...which explains all that pressure! AND...she said she thought I'd go into labor within the next two weeks!!! I nearly fell off the exam table with this news! I wasn't expecting that at all! My blood pressure was up again and my legs and feet have continued to swell, so she had me do a 24 hour urine test to check for protein...I haven't gotten the results back yet, and she put me on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. I go back tomorrow and am anxious to see if I've progressed. I am also scheduled for an ultrasound the following Monday to see how much the baby weighs...although, my doc doesn't seem to think I'll make it that long! She kept saying that...
So, to say the least we have been rushing around trying to get everything in order, just in case she makes an early arrival!

Pregnancy Updates

I have really been slacking in the blog department here lately. I have been crazy busy the last couple of months with work, baby showers, doc appointments, Thanksgiving, Christmas Shopping, preparing for Reagan's arrival and trying to get a little rest! So, since almost every single patient has cancelled today, (because of the snow) I can play a little catch up!

I am now 35 weeks pregnant! It is still really hard for me (and Eddie) to believe! We are so amazingly close to my due date of January 21st! At my doc appointment last week, my blood pressure had went up quite a bit from where it normally is, and my feet and legs have been constantly swollen for a few weeks now...so, my doc started my weekly appointments a week early, to keep a closer eye on it. Other than that, everything has been going quite smoothly. A few weeks back I went through an energetic spell...I actually felt way better than I had during the second trimester...but of course, all good things come to an end...and I all of the sudden began to feel MISERABLE! My stomach has dropped some and it has made it nearly impossible to do anything! I can't remember the last time I've had a good nights sleep! My stomach is so big that I have to have Eddie position me in the bed with tons of pillows...then about an hour later, I need him to flip me over to the other side.(I get stuck on my back if I try to do this alone!) This continues all night, with several bathroom breaks in between. I must say that I am VERY fortunate to have such a helpful husband...I really couldn't do it without him!

On a more positive note, we have really kicked it into high gear with getting everything set up and ready for Reagan's arrival. We are currently finishing up painting an armoire to match her bed. Eddie was a bit hesitant on painting it, but it is turning out to be exactly the look I had imagined in my head...and, he now can see my vision! I can't wait to start filling it up with all her little things!

Ornament Exchange

Last night, some of my college friends and I got together for our annual "Ornament Exchange Party". In years past, we have met up to eat, exchange ornaments and then head out for a night on the town. This year we changed things up by going to the Candlelight Tour at Maker's Mark Distillary, and then back to Emily's to eat, exchange ornaments and gossip! It is always so much fun to get together with these girl and talk about the "College Years"...it's amazing how much has changed with each and every one of us since then! I hope we continue this tradition for many years to come!

"Friends" Baby Shower

My lovely friends Beth and Leigh Anne hosted a baby shower for me today. I love any opportunity to gather with the girls, and am so fortunate to have such wonderful friends!

Wilson/Thomas Shower

The cutest baby shower cake ever!

My Sister-In-Laws Stephanie and Nicole hosted a baby shower this weekend for Eddie's side of the family. It was great getting to catch up with everyone, and we were once again blessed with so many useful, and much needed things for Reagan. It was a great day with wonderful family, good food and a really FANTASTIC cake! Thanks Stephanie, Nicole and Theresa for all your hard work!

Fowler/Caldwell Baby Shower

My very first baby shower was held today at the Hampton Inn here in Lebanon. I was thrilled that so many of my family were able to come! We had such a good time, and I couldn't believe how many wonderful gifts we received! Thanks to everyone for sharing this special day with me, and a big thanks to Lisa, Sharon and Ivy for hosting such a lovely shower!

My "Cupcake" Cake

Benjamin fitting his piece of yarn around me...he said "Morgan, I think it fits"

I Hope Reagan enjoys this book as much as Caleb does! Eli checking out Caleb "Taste Testing" MeMaw and her sister's Wanda and Genie

Happy Halloween!

Benjamin the "Pirate"
Benjamin, Logan and Andrew Fun with silly string! Andrew pouting...he's so cute!Each year since Eddie and I have been a couple, we go out to his parents house and and wait for his nephews to come by "Trick-or-Treating". We love seeing them all dressed up in their costumes! This year Bejamin was a pirate, Logan was a football player, and Andrew was a bat. It seems weird to think that next year we'll have our own little Trick-or-Treater! Oh what fun is yet to come!

We FINALLY bought a crib!

I am happy to announce that our baby girl FINALLY has a crib to sleep in! I have seriously been searching for the perfect one since I've been pregnant. I am a very indecisive person, and I had a certain look in mind that I just couldn't find. A couple of weeks back I found one in Lexington that you could say "stole my heart" as soon as I saw it...so we went back Saturday and bought it! We don't have it set up yet, but here is a pic off of the website of it. It looks much better in person, and the color is not quite this white. I just love it!

27 Week 4D Ultrasound

We had another ultrasound last wednesday at 27 weeks. This makes our 4th ultrasound...lucky us! Everything looked great and she is now weighing in at a whopping 3 pounds! The tech had a hard time getting her to keep her hands away from her face, but she did end up getting a few really good ones. My mom was able to make it to this ultrasound and was thrilled to be able to see baby Reagan moving around all over the place. Reagan was being quite the show off for her "Ka Ka"...she showed us how she could count on her fingers...we're now convinced she is the smartest baby ever!

Our Beautiful baby girl!

Showing us how she can count!

My New Best Friend

Over the weekend I started having severe pains in my left side...and no matter what I did it kept getting worse. So, Sunday I decided it was time to go get it checked out at the hospital. It ended up being the round ligaments stretching, with muscle spasms on top of that...which I figured to begin with, but considering this is my first pregnancy, decided it would be best to make sure. I had seen something called a "maternity belt" at Motherhood Maternity...actually Hannah and I made fun of them only two weeks ago while I was in there buying maternity clothes...little did I know I would soon own one! The nurse told me this might really help support my stomach and keep from straining those muscles so much...so in desperation I purchased one. It is one of the BEST inventions! I wouldn't take it off after the sales woman put it on me, and I wore it right out of the store! It was like taking a huge load off! I've only had it since Sunday, but it has already made the biggest difference, and is now my new best friend!

25 Weeks!

I am 25 weeks pregnant now...and I just can't believe it! This pregnancy is really flying by...yet it still seems like the my due date is still so far away...
The average baby should be around 13.5 inches long now, head to toe...and weigh about 1.5 pounds...wow! Everything has been going well. My belly seems to be growing daily, and she has quite a kicking routine...mostly in the middle of the night while I'm trying to sleep! I've been meaning to post some belly pics, but haven't found the courage to do so yet....but promise to soon!

Ham Days

We spent this past weekend at the 39th Annual Marion County Country Ham Days, here in Lebanon. I think this was the first year I have ever started in on the festivities before 8am...but we had to be there to cheer dad off on the Pokey Pig 5K run! This was his first year running it, or anything for that matter, so we all wanted to be there for support. He ended up coming in 45th place overall, out of 145...so to say the least, we were very proud!

Crossing the finish line!
After the 5K we enjoyed the country ham breakfast, and then went on to watch the children's parade, and the Little Miss Ham Days, and Little Farmer contest. Hannah's friend Katie's daughter was a contestant, and did a really great job! She looked so cute in her piggy skirt and boots!
Zoe and Hannah

Sunday we made our way back downtown to meet up with Creed, Whitney and Caleb, along with Daddy Joe and Ivy. This was Caleb and Whitney's first Ham Days...hope they enjoyed it!

Monthly Doctor's Visit

Today I went in for my monthly Doctor's visit, and everything checked out great! The baby had a nice strong heartbeat and she even gave the doc a few kicks! I am 23 weeks today...but my stomach measured 26! I can't wait until my ultrasound next month so we can see just how big this little lady is! Oh, and p.s.....I didn't gain near as much weight as I had expected, which makes me a very happy mommy-to-be!

The Baby Bedding

Here are some of the pics off of the Pottery Barn website of the bedding we purchased. I ended up going with the hot pink and white gingham sheet and a different crib skirt that I thought coordinated better with the bedding. I just think this bedding is so cute and can't wait to see it all set up!

A Day of Registering

Today mom and I went to Louisville to register at Babies R Us and Target. I would have never thought it would have taken a full day just to get registered at both stores...of course that does includes the pit stop we made at Pottery Barn Kids to get the bedding, which by the way I absolutely LOVE! It was a good thing Eddie opted out on this trip because I have the feeling he would have lost patience after the first hour or so... and since he got a little" scan happy" while doing our wedding registry, I didn't mind! Although I've been to Babies R Us on numerous occasions in the past, I've never had to look at items in each and every section of the store...and then pick the very best things for our girl! I did try to go gender neutral on most of the big items in case there is a little boy in our future! Even if it did take us practically the full day we had lots of fun and it feels good to have that part out of the way!

Happy Birthday Eddie!

Happy 35th Birthday Eddie!

Labor Day Weekend

This sure was a busy Labor Day weekend! Friday we celebrated Eddie and his sister Stephanie's birthdays at his parents house...Steph's b-day is August 29th and Eddie's follows behind on September 1st.

Saturday, I headed to Lexington for a bridal shower for my friend Katie at Talon Winery. It was great getting a chance to visit with friends I don't see very often, and was also perfect timing to let everyone in on our news of having a girl! We had such a good time and I suffered from a sore belly the rest of the weekend from laughing so hard...I must have pulled a muscle!

Sunday, I slaved all day on a birthday cake for Eddie...which unfortunately turned out to be a huge flop! I should have known better than using a new recipe! The rest of the meal did turn out great, and Eddie's B-day with the Caldwell's was very enjoyable!

Monday, the Fowler family headed to Shakertown for lunch to celebrate my grandfather's (Daddy Joe) 80th birthday. It was good getting everyone together to catch up and to wish Daddy Joe a happy birthday!

Baby Name

Tonight we have "officially" picked out a name for our baby girl! Her name will be Reagan Lynn Wilson. The thought of having to pick out a name for our child has had me stressed out since I found out I was pregnant. My sister Hannah bought us a baby name book right after we announced I was pregnant...we scanned through a few times, and after finding out we really didn't have the same taste in names, decided to give up on it until we found out the sex. So....after we found out, we both wrote a list of names we liked, then matched up the ones we had in common, which happened to be more then I thought! We went over them all and decided Reagan was perfect! As far as the second name goes, we decided to go with a family name....Lynn is my mom's middle name, and was picked out by my mothers older sister Connie, who passed away many years ago of Polio...so this middle name is an EXTRA special one to us!

It's A Girl!!!

Well today was the day of the long awaited ultrasound! We are happy to announce we will be having a GIRL! We are both very excited about this great news...Eddie was so proud, and I was practically jumping off the ultrasound table with joy! We both had been expecting to hear that we were having a boy. Hearing the tech say, "It looks like there is a little girl in there", was like music to my ears...and then by having it confirmed by having the girly anatomy shown, it couldn't have been more perfect! After the ultrasound we couldn't get out to the car fast enough to call our families! Both were thrilled with the news...this will be the first grandchild for the Caldwell's and the first granddaughter for the Wilson's! Here are a few of the ultrasound pics! These two pics are a "rear end" view.
She was being shy in these three...she kept covering her face with her hand!
This was a nice profile pic...it's still too early to tell much about her in these ultrasounds.

Happy 6th Birthday Logan!

Logan Blowing out his candles

Eddie's oldest nephew Logan turned 6 this year...it is hard to believe he is that old already! His brother Andrew (in the above pic) turned 3 back in April. Happy Birthday Logan!

Ava Comes To Visit!

Eddie and Ava
Ava and cousin Eli


We finally were able to meet my cousin, Erika's daughter Ava for the first time today! Erika, Rafa and Ava came for a visit to Lebanon from Sarasota, FL. We all had a great dinner at my grandfather's house and had lots of play time, and catching up with Miss Ava! The weather ended up being really nice, so we all sat outside and Eli entertained us with his bubble machine!

Happy 4th of July

This year Eddie and I celebrated the 4th of July with his family, at his brother Brandon's house. His nephew's Logan, Andrew and Benjamin camped out on sleeping bags in the yard to have the perfect view of all the fireworks. I brought my camera along in hopes of taking some pictures, but of course my battery died after taking the first one. This picture is of Logan and Benjamin.

First Ultrasound

We had our first ultrasound done today at 12 weeks. Eddie and I were amazed to see the baby pop up on the screen as soon as the tech started rubbing the ultrasound instrument on my stomach. The baby was moving all over the place, and kicking those little arms and legs like crazy! The ultrasound tech said it looked like we had a "wild one" on our hands! We just couldn't believe how developed he/she was this early in the pregnancy!

Happy Anniversary!

Eddie and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary today! Unfortunately since I haven't been feeling the greatest, we didn't make it out anywhere to celebrate this year. Here are a few pics from our wedding day two years ago!
Our wedding party: First row from the left is Kayci Caldwell, Andrew Wilson, Logan Wilson and Ellie Hardin. Above them is J.R. Followell and Beth Spalding. Next row is Mike Gootee, Leigh Anne Monin, Hannah Caldwell and Brandon Wilson. Last row is Chris O'Daniel, Pat Thompson, Stephanie Thompson, Me (Morgan), Eddie, Alyson Spalding, Kevin O'Daniel and Pete Butler.