Baby Shower

The ladies at work were kind enough to throw me a baby shower! We got together after work at Bonnie's house and had a nice dinner with shower games and then I opened presents.

Here I did my best to hold on to all of the things that I got from Laura and Lynna (I used the table too, since my lap is shrinking). They bought me a blanket, onsies, bibs, pacifiers, a bath set, burp cloths, and a bottle drying rack:

Next was bath time items from Ron and Mary:

Peggy got me a blanket, onsies, and bows for the baby's hair!

Brandan & Nicole got me a couple of outfits, soap and lotion, and a lullaby CD:

Stacy set me up for feedings with bowls, spoons, bottles, as well as onsies and a cute little lamb:

Ellen & Joe set me up with the necessities like nail clippers, aspirator, dishwasher caddy, and mirror, as well as a toy ball.

My mom (Nana) brought burp cloths, and they bought us our stroller/carseat combo. My mother-in-law (Grandma) brought diapers (somehow we forgot to take a picture) and they bought us the baby's crib.

Ruth got me started with scrapbooking for the baby with some premade sheets - this will help my creativity immensely! And a cute pink doll.

Bonnie got me a bunny, a bunny bib, and a bunny book - do we see a theme here? :) She also got me a framed poem about putting the baby ahead of housework - a good reminder! :)

Karl & Cristy got me a carseat protector:

And here is a picture of most of the ladies:

Thank you everyone! It was a great time and I am so much more ready to have this baby! Thank you also for the advice you shared with me!

Baby Day

Yesterday was a baby day for us - we took the full day birthing class at Holland Hospital, learning labor techniques and interventions, post partum and all that fun stuff. After the class, I convinced Jer that we should put together the furniture we had bought for the nursery. I forgot to take pictures of us putting together the crib and dresser, but we did put it together while watching March Madness. :)



I am surprised how white the walls look in these pictures - they are actually a soft green.

Family Room Makeover

Jeremy had some vacation, so he got to paint the family room.

He also handily added baseboard. I rewired the outlets to change over to white. We ordered new furniture, and voila!

Yay! We finally have adult furniture :)