The shower included:
A gourmet menu complete with homemade fruit tarts, mac and cheese on toast, tomato bisque and white cheddar grilled cheese, salad, pears and gorgonzola, homemade donuts, cheesecake bites, meatballs, and more.
Embarrassing and entertaining games of measuring my HUGE belly & boobs. You'll never guess, but they are the same size!?! Yes, I'm mortified.
Lots of friends. Here are a few from left to right: Audrey, Cait, Melissa, Laura, and Camille.
Gifts! I was spoiled with many wonderful things to welcome baby. He will be well dressed, well swaddled, and well loved - especially by his great grandma and grandma (AKA Nana and Mimi) pictured above. One of my favorite gifts was the custom crib bedding my mom made for baby. It's adorable. I will post a picture when the nursery is complete.
And the beautiful party planners. I want to thank these girls for doing so much on my behalf! It's always a bit awkward getting showered with attention, but I appreciate how far above and beyond they went on my behalf. And sidenote: Laura is moving at the end of the month far away from me. I can't think about this too much because I get teary. I know distance won't change our friendship, but I am sad to not get to see her beautiful smile on a weekly basis. She has been a true lifesaver and friend.
For even more lovely pictures of the fabulous shower, including the to-die-for invites (for all you pinterest-ers out there), visit Camille's blog.
While the days of cute little baby bump are long gone and the beached whale feeling is starting to set in, I'm just so happy to be 2.5 months from meeting our little boy. It will all be worth it.
29 weeks. 11 to go!!
What a darling party. You deserve every ounce of love and attention. 29 weeks! Can you believe we're doing this?!
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ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! I wish I could have been there :( Miss you tons. Let's talk soon. I'll call you! By the way, you look great :)
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ReplyDeleteYou look awesome Brittney! I don't know how to say this right because the last week or so was what it was, but I seriously wish we could have all just hung out and had some fun together! Maybe one of these days we can make it work and all get together! :) It was so great to see you and your cute pregnant self and I so wish I could have come to your baby shower! I don't think I've EVER seen a baby shower that was decorated that amazingly! I am in awe. I am so excited for you as always and so excited for your little guy to come! Yay!
ReplyDeleteI just read your comment on CJane's blog and wanted to offer you some reassurance. I *did* hate my first hospital experience, but there were complications and a million other, unexpected circumstances that led to that. I need you to know that my SECOND hospital experience was pure magic. Epidural and all, I would not change a thing. It doesn't matter where you bring your baby into the world. It just matters that you bring it. I wrote about it, here:
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Good luck with your baby, you are going to be a GREAT mama.
I love you!
ReplyDeleteI too found your comment on CJane's blog and wanted to say I agree! If not for medical intervention during labor, me and each of my children would be dead. The only reason we are alive is because I was in a hospital, but that's just it, you don't hear about homebirths going wrong because those women die! I have also voiced my exhaustion about hearing about the "evil" medical community and how horrible hospitals are. Like somehow birth needs to be some glorious transcendent thing. I call it good enough if we all make it out alive! I wonder how far the pendulum will swing before babies and mothers start dying at home and then people realize that birthing is dangerous!
ReplyDeleteAs in other things, the minority feels compelled to jam their opinions down our throats while the rest of us see reason and practicality and just do what works. Good luck to you, you are not alone!