Baby Shower and Nursery Stuff!!

Wow! I just cannot believe it! God is so good! Between our two baby showers, all our needs have been met! When we went to register a few months ago, we decided to go ahead and register for what we would need, both big and small, and start saving money to purchase the items we did not receive. I was certain we'd be buying our travel system (that's baby gear talk for car seat - stroller combo) and our Pack n Play. However...we've received far more than we could have ever imagined!! I am still in shock.

On Saturday, the shower was for both me and my cousin Lindsay - we are due 11 days apart. (in the photo is Lindsay, our cousin Erin, and myself) Everything was so beautiful! The shower was at Christ Church and when I got there, I was remembering the day I got married. It's hard to believe that a year and a half later I was there for my own baby shower!! All our family was there, but two of my very dear friends traveled from far away to be there - Rebecca and Kristine. And I was so excited. I didn't know Kristine was coming till Thursday night and Rebecca just surprised me on Saturday morning when she got there!! I am still shocked they traveled from so far away to come to my baby shower.








I was really really surprised at how great everything turned out! We even got a Sugar Plum Fairy Cake!!! My mom, kelly, cousin Erin and my Aunt Di, and Aunt Debbie did an awesome job! They have a talent...I hope I've got it too!! It was also really awesome to share that day with Lindsay. We did so much together growing up - we took dance at the same place, sometimes had the same hair cut - it's been really good having someone to talk to going through the same things that I am. I may hit them a week or two ahead of time, but it's been really helpful to me because people forget that you're hormonal and all that. I get upset sometimes, and she understands. It's nice.

Our Giraffe collection has expanded some more!!! This baby is going to have no choice but to LOVE Giraffes! Although, the nursery is taking on a little bit more of a safari theme. I have impressed myself honestly. Instead of buying a bedding set, I just picked different things to register for and put them together. It was a little more complicated, but how we don't have heavy quilts or items we won't really use, which was super important to me. I really didn't want to register for and receive gifts that we didn't use. Hopefully we'll have the nursery completely finished pretty soon. We are going to go and pick up

the dresser and bassinet from my parents in two weeks. Hopefully after that things will come together.

Just 8 weeks to go...I guess we're ready now. Kind of. Maybe.......Oh...and I've finally decided what I think the baby is. I think it's a boy. But, I could be wrong.