05/01/2007: "Shower!"

This update is more than a week late, but I'm sort of lucky that I can think at all these days (and some would argue that I can't, actually), so there we are. I had my shower a little over a week ago and all I can say is WOW! We really had a great time and it's very clear that people are excited about this baby! It was so much fun to see all my friends and family and we got all kinds of wonderful gifts. My sister and our friend Sage really went to town on decorations - it was the best baby shower you could imagine. My brother in law also got involved in the act and there were streamers and balloons everywhere (he's quite tall) and the cutest desserts you can imagine (he's very creative). AC went with a duckie theme and her husband came up with this cake:

That cake wasn't just for looks, either - it was tasty. We cut off the head and gave it to Daddy Dave after the party - sort of a Godfather-esque thing, because we are sick and wrong that way. There was also a sheet cake for anyone who didn't want duck cake:

And those of us who couldn't partake of cake (namely diabetic me) were not to fret. There was still a festive dessert:

That's sugar free Jello, a food I can eat with abandon (and often do). My sister thought of everything!

Sage made the most beautiful "diaper cake" out of three sizes of disposable diapers. This is a woman with a four year-old and nine-month old twins. I don't know where she found the time to do this; she is simply amazing. It's now sitting in my living room, far too pretty to dismantle:

Since it was about 2 weeks after Easter, Dessa now has a collection of stuffed animals that Mom used to decorate the house for the party. There is a purple egg-shaped chick, a pink egg-shaped bunny rabbit, a hilarious duck on his stomach who quacks when you squeeze his wing and more. Here is AC and I as I opened the gift of the book "Giggle, Giggle, Quack" and the accompanying duck stuffed animal:

My mom has been very busy getting ready for this baby. In addition to the massive amounts of clothes shopping she's done she was busy knitting. She also made Dessa a "Quiet Book" where each page has some activity made out of fabric so there's nothing to bang:

I don't have many more pictures because I was sort of busy being the center of attention. I didn't get a good picture of my mother in law, for instance, who drove all the way from Oregon to be with us. It was really neat to have both grandmas at the shower. She's no slouch in the clothes department either and she also got us the pack 'n play which I think will save my life many times this summer when it gets too hot upstairs to want to lug the baby up there to change her or put her down for a nap. The pack 'n play has a little changing table and can double as a bassinet so I know we'll be using it a lot.

My little Honda CRV (which I never actually thought of as that little) was packed when I went home. It took Dave and I about 5 trips each to unload the car - people were incredibly generous. I was totally overwhelmed - my living room still looks like a Babies 'R Us exploded in there and I've been putting things away for a week...

Things are still in a bit of disarray around here but it's starting to come together. The wardrobe in the nursery is as finished as it can be for the moment (still need to get to IKEA for a few shelves and another clothes rod) and there's an unfinished bookshelf in the garage that needs to be taken care of. We found a used glider a few days ago and Mom's going to sew new covers for it for the nursery. We have a stroller now and will be buying the crib mattress this week. All in all it looks like we're going to have a baby around here soon. It's surreal.

My due date is 5 weeks from today and we know they won't let me go further than that. Most likely we're going early. And even with all these clothes and bottles and stuffed animals and books and diapers and... oh everything else...?

I still don't really believe it.

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on Friday, May 4th, Auntie Barb said

So sorry I couldn't make it to the shower. I heard it was really nice - and lucrative for you! You look wonderful!Love the hair cut! Will try to get down there soon.

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