baby shower pictures

Baby Shower 2/13/2010

My sister had a baby shower for me on Feb. 13th at my house. It was wonderful to have so many family members and friends come celebrate with me. Of course Joyce was here, my Dad flew in from VA., my Mom and Bishop drove down from GA., and I had 3 out of town surprise guests as well. Stephanie, Angie, and Davey drove down from VA and surprised me. They showed up on Friday afternoon. I thought Mike was coming home and then Steph, Angie, and Davey walked in with him! I was so surprised and touched that I cried. I can't believe they drove all the way down here. :)
We had a great time hanging out on Friday and then Saturday was the shower. Joyce bought a lot of cute decorations (including a Mommy-To-Be sash for me to wear!) and the food was delicious! A lot of friends and family were there: Joyce, Mom, Steph, Angie, Eunice, Beth, Cheryl, Melissa, and Danielle. They gave us a ton of presents! I think we have everything we need now, minus the stroller, diaper pail, and a few crib sheets and toiletries. Our friends and family were so generous that everything else is covered.
I am already more excited than I can say about the baby! But having friends and family show us so much love really makes me feel even more blessed and excited about this time. :)

Baby Shower!

I had a baby shower on Saturday, January 30th. Carrie and Clara invited some of the ladies from Somerset to their house and threw a baby shower for me. It was so sweet of them and I feel so grateful to have such good friends! They made some delicious food (I can't decide if I liked the meatballs or the lemon cake the most!) and decorated with adorable baby things. I think the best decoration was the banana tied to my chair with a ribbon. haha She did that because of the monkey theme in the nursery. It was too cute!
Erica, Diana, Nicki, Nadine, and Ingrid came,...and of course Carrie and Clara were there. We all had a great time just talking and laughing. It was wonderful just to hang out and talk with everyone.
They all gave us some wonderful presents, including the pack 'n play, boppy pillow, toys for Jack, changing pad, bottles, pacifiers, and a bunch of adorable little clothes. It was definitely more than I ever expected! :)
It was a wonderful day! It meant so much to me to celebrate with them. :)

32 week check up

Today was my 32 week check up. Everything is still going well! The baby's heartbeat was in the 130s and he is positioned with his head down. My own personal victory is that I only gained 3 pounds since the last appointment! :) From now on I will go back every 2 weeks, then once a week for the last month. I can't believe there are only 8 weeks left until my due date!!! I'm so excited to meet little Jack, I can't wait for him to be here! :)