Baby Shower was a blast

Sue hosted the baby shower at her house on Saturday. It was perfect! Most people came, including family and friends from out of town. Ddonn came all the way from Vegas. We had fun having her and the girls here for the whole weekend. The baby has a lot of essentials now - some of which I hadn't even thought of. Those who wished to stick around longer helped put together scrapbooking pages for the baby book. The kids even chipped in.

Ddonn blew everyone away, including myself, with all her preparations and gifts. She wrote out rhyming cards for each box, bag and basket she had brought. There were outfits and toys for the baby, pampering and food stuff for me during my recovery (yummy cucumber melon lotion...), and lots of those essentials that we needed for the baby. The gift that made me cry was the baby's blessing outfit. (Sue told me later that she also cried when I opened the box.) I had only picked out the pattern less than two weeks ago, but Ddonn had already finished it. She used buttons from the wedding dress on the vest, as well as material from the dress for the baby's shoes, which makes it even more special. It's so beautiful. I will post pictures soon. (right now I am on my laptop, which doesn't have the right port...)

I think the shower put me in super-nesting mode. Today, I had fun going through and organizing all the gifts for the baby. Yesterday, Werty and I went to 4 different stores and narrowed down our choices for a crib. (Ddonn - I bought that turtle set, but then took it back this morning...I'm going to go with the Target Jungle Friends set after all.) Looks like we are going to have to order the basinette pad online, since none of the local stores seem to be stocking the 2 inch ones. I also cleaned the swing and playpen Klari gave us. Next, I will continue going through boxes in the back bedroom, so we can start moving baby stuff in there. (My parents might want space to actually sit down in my living room when they arrive.)