Let the Games Begin

Please join us for some fun Games! The winner of each game will receive a small gift. Hve your answers ready before you post them under the "comments" and remember not to CHEAT! Email me if you have questions at otisfamily04@yahoo.com.

Baby Rhyme

Finish the Baby Rhyme: Let's see how many Baby Shower Guests can finish the following Rhymes we have all grown up with:

1) Mary had a little lamb, it's _____________ was white as snow.
2) Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any _____________?
3) Mary, Mary, quite _____________, how does your garden grow?
4) Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, and how do you think ____________ _____________ ____________?
5) Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, _________________ ________________!
6) Little Jack Horner, sat in a corner, eating his ______________ pie;
7) Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, eating her ________________ and _______________.
8) Peter Piper picked a peck of ____________ _____________.
9) One, two, buckle my shoe, three four, _____________ at the door.
10) Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater, had a wife but couldn't ____________ her.
11) Old Mother Hubbard, went to the _______________.
12) There was an old woman, who lived in a _______________.
13) Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no ___________.
14) Hey diddle, diddle, the ____________ and the fiddle.
15) Rock-a-bye baby, on the __________________.

Word Scrambler

1. ipared
2. otlbte
3. reiifpca
4. bicr
5. nalbkte
6. perida gba
7. gsinw
8. lorsletr
9. ngaotdermh
10. ecrxeasuea
11. eatsrb upmp
12. soseein
13. abyb piwse
14. tlceohs
15. emtromhret

Due Date

Think you know when Baby Eva will arrive? Then click on comment and let us know. Make sure you put your name by your answer.

November?

Eva Jackson

How many words can you make with the baby's name?

How long R they Pregnant?

To play: Post your replys under "comments", the winner will recieve a prize!! Good Luck and Have fun! Oh and NO Cheating!!

1. How long are female elephants pregnant?
A - 12 months
B - 23 months
C - 16 months

2. How long are horses pregnant?
A- 11 1/2 months
B- 9 months
C- 13 months

3. How long are pigs pregnant for?
A- 9 months 3 weeks and 5 days
B- 6 months 2 weeks and 9 days
C- 3months 3 weeks and 3 days

4. How long do dogs stay pregnant?
A- 9 weeks
B- 12 weeks
C- 24 weeks

5. What is the gestation period for cats?
A- approx. 75-81 days
B- approx. 63-69 days
C- approx. 45-47 days

6. How long are pygme goats pregnant?
A- 3 months
B- 7 months
C- 5 months

7. How long are sheep pregnant?
A- 6 months
B- 9 months
C- 4 months

8. How long are zebras pregnant?
A- 9 months
B- 13 months
C- 15 months

Being Pregnant....

Being pregnant is CRAZY & AMAZING! I'm at the point where I don't ever sleep because I can't get comfortable, I have bad indigestion and I can't breath very well. I'm also having those Braxton Hicks contractions. It's really great when I can feel her move and hiccup. I just don't like it when she moves into my rib cage and it becomes pretty sore. Okay, I will stop the complaining because being pregnant is an amazing experience too. We are taking a prenatal class on Monday nights at the hospital I will be delivering Eva at. It's a really great class, we are learning so much! Last Monday they gave us a tour of the hospital which was really nice because now we know where to go when I'm in labor. The labor/delivery room is really big and nice. They said that I will stay in there 1-2 hours and they like for the baby to try and nurse within that first hour. Then I will be moved to another floor for the rest of the time at the hospital. Billy will get to video tape them giving Eva her first bath which is pretty exciting! We got to walk by the nursery and see a few newborns and they were so cute! After our tour we watched a video of 4 women giving birth. It was very interesting. We were grossed out but now I know what will be going on down there even though I am still scared to give birth. Well, I can't wait to have Eva and hold her! It will be an exciting day!
Love, Morgan

Her name is.....

Yay! We finally picked a name for our little girl! Her name is Eva Corrine Jackson! We don't have to call her baby anymore! I'm so happy we finally agreed on one! I was getting a little worried the other day because I told Billy we really need to start narrowing names down so we can pick one and instead of picking one we added another one. We then put them in order from what we like the most to the least...it went like this: Eva Corrine Jackson, Sara Lynn Jackson or Christine Ann Jackson. After we put them in order we still had not confirmed a name. Billy went over to Tommy & Kira's apartment to print something off and apparently told them that we had decided on a name which was Eva Corrine Jackson. I had no idea that we had made it official until we were talking today and decided to name her Eva. I was talking to Kira on the phone earlier and was so excited to tell her the name we had picked and she had informed me that Billy already told them like a week ago what her name was. So apparently she has had a name for a week and I didn't know.....hahaha! Oh well, at least we are all on the same page now! I can't wait to have baby Eva!Love,Morgan, Billy & Eva Jackson!

Our Crib and Crib bedding!

I finally took a picture of the crib and the bedding! We got the crib & mattress off of craigslist for $65 and the crib bedding off of ebay for $50. The crib bedding came as a 7 piece set! I really like it! It's a little wrinkled still but it says you can't iron it....so if anyone has any suggestions on how I can get the wrinkles out that would be great! It's so much fun getting baby stuff! I can't wait until her room is completely set up! I hope everyone is doing well!
Love,
Morgan, Billy & Baby girl Jackson

I'm gettin bigger Ya'll!! Me at 31 weeks, well I'll be 32 weeks this Friday!

Okay I finally took another picture, sorry I am so bad at doing this. I look pretty bad but sexy...haha! I decided to wear a tight shirt this time so everyone can really see my belly! A lot of people tell me that my belly looks small and maybe it is compared to some people but it sure doesn't feel small or comfortable. So 9 months is a long time! It seems like these last 2 months are going by slow because I want them to go by fast! People aren't lying when they say that the last trimester you are just tired, uncomfortable and you have really bad indigestion. I love it when my baby moves but man she sure picks some bad times to start moving a lot. Our bed looks so funny now because I have all of these pillows around me and under me. I also keep the air conditioning on 62 degrees at night because I get so hot and poor Billy is sleeping in sweat pants. She likes to move into my rib cage and really far on my sides. She also enjoys pushing on my bladder. Billy likes to play with her already. If she pokes me he likes to poke my belly to see if she will poke back and surprisingly sometimes she does, it's fun! I could definitely do without the indigestion and acid reflux. I just can't wait to see her! We are taking a prenatal class because this is our first child and we would like to know what we are doing. Our class is every Monday night from 7-9:30pm at the hospital we will be delivering at for four weeks. Our first class was this past Monday (9-8-08) but we didn't make it. I woke up throwing up and other things.... so we tried to make up the class by going to another one Tuesday night and I of course got sick again and was in and out and we ended up leaving early. We really liked the class and learned a lot while we were there. We also missed a lot of it. Hopefully next Monday will go better! Well, being pregnant is a wonderful thing even though us women have to go through a lot to have a baby I must say it will be well worth it!

Fun Stuff!

So, we were getting a little worried because I was heading into my last trimester and we still didn't have anything for our baby. Well, when Billy's mom came out for his graduation me, her and Kira went to Babysrus and she got us an awesome pack n play, infant carrier, some night gowns, a snuzzler (to keep our little girl in the right position when she's sitting in a stroller, car seat, etc.) and a bundle me (to keep her warm)! It was so great! Then I was talking to Amy on the phone one night while we were both looking at my baby registries and next thing I know Amy bought us the awesome stroller we wanted (that matches the infant carrier), a pack of diapers, wipes and an adorable swing! I could not believe it! We love everything we got and really Appreciate it! Thank you so much Bay, Amy & Corey! We are so excited to put our little baby girl in her new things! I also took a picture of some things we got for the baby and some things my mom, Bay and Amy got as well! Amy made a couple of really cute baby bracelets, my mom got her some cute little sneakers and a sleeper, we got her a couple of little outfits and some adorable pink corduroy pants and Bay got her some super cute socks, shoes, night gowns, an adorable dress, jacket and a really soft lion blanket/toy! We still need a lot more things but at least we got almost all of the big things out of the way! We are so excited! Thank you mom, Amy & Bay! Love you all!

Me 28 weeks along!

Okay so we took some pictures of me at Billy's Graduation. In one of the pictures I am not ready for it but it's a good close up of my belly! His graduation was great by the way but the chairs were so uncomfortable! Yeah, my lower back and butt bone is always sore and uncomfortable no matter what I do. I guess that's just part of being pregnant! At least I get a baby after this! YAY!

So busy & tired! Me at 26 Weeks!

Well, the summer is almost over and part of me is kind of glad because that means it's getting closer to November! Billy is graduating on August 15 which is very Exciting and a relief! He will still have 2 more political science classes to take in the fall which stinks. He will also continue to study like crazy for the LSAT. He takes the LSAT October 4 and I can't wait for that to be over with! Then our baby comes! I can't wait to have our little girl! It's hard not to buy a lot of clothes for her because there are so many cute clothes out there. I've done really well though, I haven't bought hardly anything. My mother in-law sent us some really cute clothes and so did Amy! So that was very exciting! My belly is getting bigger and it itches too which is not fun. I'm kind of at the awkward stage where I can't get very comfortable ever! I never get any sleep but I guess I won't be getting any sleep ever again. I still have to take classes in the fall so that stinks. I can't wait to be finished with school! Well I am officially 26 weeks pregnant! We feel her moving a lot and it is such a wonderful feeling. Unless she's pushing on my bladder, kidneys, or rib cage. Billy thinks it's so cool when he puts his hand on my belly and she moves around. Well, I hope everyone is doing well! We miss and love you all!

It's a GIRL!!!

That's right we are definitely having a girl! We had our ultrasound yesterday and got to see her little arms and legs. It was so cute because they were both crossed. She moved around a lot! The technician couldn't get a full body picture because she was upside down and wouldn't change positions. But we did get a picture of her little nose & lips & a footprint & her arms. We also got a picture showing that she is definitely a girl. Our due date is November 7, 2008!! We were so surprised when the technician said we are having a girl. Us and everyone else thought we were definitely having a boy. We are so excited! Billy's face was so cute when we found out we're having a girl. I was so shocked. I bought her a couple of body suits, a cap and booties! They're so cute! I found so much stuff I wanted to get but I decided to wait. Well, we are excited about having a girl and can't wait till she gets here! We love all of you! Love,Morgan & Billy!

I'm Pregnant!

Hey Everyone! So most of you already know that I am pregnant. I am 15-16 weeks along. It's been pretty ruff so far because I've been sick but I feel better every time we go to the doctors office and see the baby on the ultrasounds. We are so excited and can't wait to find out what we are having! We go back to the doctors office June 24 and that is when we have our big ultrasound. We are going to be doing a lot of traveling this summer so hopefully I will start feeling better soon! I can't wait till November when the baby is born so we can see him or her! It will be fun (after the baby is born). I hope everyone is doing well! We miss and love you all!Love,Morgan, Billy & Baby!