Our Baby Shower

So last Sunday was our baby shower and it was wonderful! We spent most of Saturday at my parents house getting last minute things done and it rained some so we were nervous. But there ended up being no rain at all! It was kind of humid and warm but I would take that over rain anyday!!


We were very blessed and got almost everything we needed for her! There is still some things we need to pick up but we will do that probably in the next 2 weeks. I might go shopping this weekend at Target and get some stuff. We will see. I have more clothes than I know what to do with (at least in the smaller sizes - bigger sizes not so much so I do need to buy a few things in bigger sizes) and we got tons of wipes! Not as many diapers but lots of wipes :)


See pics below!

Me right before the shower with my beautiful corsage made by my mom's coworker!

My mother in law and me
Ben's cousin Carmie Jo who is due 10 days before me
Our gifts and my pink chair!

Me and my wonderful momma!
My sister during the games
Ben was so excited about the diaper bag and all of the Michigan stuff my mom got him!
Amy, me and our cousin Kelsey

So much going on!

So much is going on right now I don't even know where to begin!

This week was our annual work meeting for GOJO. Everyone from the company was in. It was a good but long week!! It's nice to see everyone though. We did get to go out to Clay's Park on Weds but it had rained all day so it was really muddy. I almost fell a few times but luckily I didn't! I didn't win anything though which made me sad :( I won two years ago at bingo a few times but with the rain and not much else to do so many people were playing and so odds were slim. But it seemed like the same people won multiple times. Just luck of the draw with the cards I guess! My co-workers did have a baby shower for me on Monday though :) I was surprised - I had some idea that they were going to do it this week while everyone was in but I had no idea it was going to be Monday. They were all beyond generous with gifts and I'm so grateful. I got something I really wanted which was the rocker and ottoman! They also got me two activity sets (one that she can walk around the toys and the other was a jumper), our swing, our bouncer, the cover for the car seat for the winter time to keep her warm and the carrier to have her strapped on us. Plus some other people got me clothes, a glow worm, head bands/hair clips, diapers, wipes, books, and so much more! They were all so wonderful and I couldn't be more thankful!! I love them all dearly and they are the best!!

And on the note of showers - ours is the weekend! I can't believe it's here already. I took today off to recuperate from this week and to finish some last minute shopping with my mom. We are going to be doing that in a bit and then spending some final hours at my parents making sure everything is ready. Unfortunately, I think it's going to rain all weekend. It's just our luck. Oh well. We will just do the best we can. I can't wait to see everyone though!!

On a baby note - everything is looking good! I'm 33 weeks and 2 days today, less than 7 weeks to go! I can't believe how fast it is approaching. I think we have figured out our hospital (Akron General) and I think we are pretty much ready. We just have to finish up her room (Ben has painted but he has some trim to put up around the door still). Once Ben finishes that I just need to mop the floor and then its time to start putting everything together! I plan on doing some of it on Monday after the shower but knowing my hubby that's not going to happen. We will see though :)

Alright I will be back after this weekend to update on how the shower goes!

Update finally

How far along are you today?: 23 weeks exactly
How have you been feeling this week?: Pretty good overall
Any morning sickness?: None!
Gender prediction (if you don't know yet): It's a girl! :)
Food cravings?: Fruit, lots of fruit
Food dislikes?: Same as before. Nothing in particular right now though
Smells dislikes?: Not really

So it's been a little while since I haven't updated. Been kind of busy. I started a scrapbook for baby girl though! I spent last weekend doing that. I still have a lot of catching up to do on my regular scrapbooks though. I am supposed to go scrapbooking on Friday though with my friend so that should be fun.

We did finally buy our stroller as well. I found one we liked and had good ratings and reviews so I decided to just buy it. We have plenty of other things people can buy for us! So that's one thing down, 8000 to go :) I'm very excited about registering for our shower though! We are waiting until after Easter though because they usually reset stuff after Easter so I just want to be sure everything will be available come time for our shower so I don't want to register too soon. We are going to register at Babies R Us and Target. Plus the Babies R Us by our house is in the middle of a remodel right now and we can't register right now anyways because they have limited inventory until that's over. So we wait. Hopefully the end of this month we will be able to register. Still working on the rest of the details for the shower - I think we have the date but we are still trying to confirm that it will work for our church since that's where we want to have it. If not, we will probably have to move the location because it's the only day that will really work for us without me being further along! So June 13th it is hopefully!

I had a doctors appointment yesterday as well. I think I was only up 2 lbs from my last appointment but I forgot to ask for sure. I think my total gain is only about 3 or 4 lbs from pre pregnancy because of the weight I lost in the beginning. I am starting to show pretty well now but I would hope so since I'm almost 6 months! Heartbeat sounded good and was at about 150. Everything else was going well - my next appointment will be the glucose appointment so I will be sitting there awhile! I will have to remember to take a book to read while I wait. After that appointment I will start going every 2 weeks. I have some travelling coming up but they said that was ok. Still makes me nervous since I don't like to fly as it is but they say everything will be ok so I trust them :)

We also got our air ducts cleaned on Monday. We found a coupon in the paper and we have been wanting to get it done for a little while now because we get so much dust in our house. Unfortunately, I haven't noticed a difference yet with the dust but maybe it takes a few days to clear the air?? I am hoping to be able to open the windows tomorrow and the rest of the week to air out the house some since it's supposed to be warmer. Maybe that will help with clearing the air. We ended up spending additional money to get an extra main duct and our furnace cleaned to help with the air with the baby on the way and my asthma, we are hoping it was worth the extra money because it was a hefty bill after it was all said and done with!

Oh and finally I think we finally have a name for our little girl - took us a while to decide on one that we both wanted. The name we choose was Patricia Grace. I will either call her Tricia, Trish or Grace. Patricia, Pat, Patty, Patsy all just sound too old for me. So that's what we have settled on for now.

17 weeks and counting!!

Raejean's Baby Shower

This past Saturday, we (mom and me that is!) made a trek a baby shower in Ashland. It was about an hour drive for us but it was for my old baby sitter Raejean so we gladly made the drive. They have been long time family friends! It was good to see her, haven't seen her since my wedding last year. Time just flys I'm telling you! So here it is...she is having a little boy. They aren't sure of the name yet. Her and her boyfriend Cory are super excited and she has a son who can't wait to be a big brother. It was hosted by her friend Melissa. Very good turn out and she got some wonderful gifts that will definitely add to the baby's room!

Present table - there was a picture frame for everyone to sign

Everyone eating cake - The people on the actually couch are her boyfriends mom Joan, Raejeans younger half sister Cara (who was just a baby last year I swear!) and her mom Ruth

Other guests

Beautiful mom to be!

Opening gifts

Mom and me

Chrissy and Waynes Baby Shower and Dinner for Anniversary

So today was a very busy day for us! First up, we had Chrissy and Wayne's baby shower. She is due May 14th. It was a very cute baby shower - their room is jungle themed so their were jungle decorations everywhere! They also had tons of games - guess when the baby will be born, finding hidden eggs, guess the number of diapers in the bowl, the women got to match baby socks for prizes (which I won!) and lots of other fun things. It was mostly her family but there were some friends there too that we know so it made for a good time. We are wishing them both good luck!

Mom to be - Chrissy

Cake

Mom and dad to be

Ben with Chrissy

Me with Chrissy

Next up, we had dinner reservations with my parents at 5 pm for our anniversary dinner. Our anniversary isn't really until tomorrow but my mom is leaving for out of town so we did it tonight. It is a very fancy restaurant out by my parents house called Lannings. The food was pretty good and the service was wonderful. It was pricey but my parents had gift certificates so it wasn't that bad. We had a good time!

Ben and I outside the restaurant

Mom and Eric after dinner

And last but not least my wonderful anniversary present, my anniversary band that matches my wedding band :) I love it! I wasn't sure if I was going to get it but I did. I love my hubby!