On Sunday afternoon, I was told to be at my mom's for 3 pm. When arriving, my friend Nancy was just getting out of her car with a big gift wrapped in baby paper. "Hmmmm....wonder why Nancy's here...and who could the present be for?" (Nancy was late...she was supposed to be there at 2:30, but we went in together.) It's ok, I knew my mom was throwing me a shower that day. My MIL is not good at secrets, and besides that, my mom was not good at keeping it secret either. Why else would she need my friend's emails?
I couldn't believe all the people there. I thought there would be 5, tops, but there was at least twice that many. We played games, and had a nice lunch in the backyard, and then it was present time. My registry was wiped out of the big stuff!! All that was left on it were the little things like receiving blankets and the like. I got my Angelcare monitor, my FP Baby Papasan, my set of bottles for when I am a proficient pumper, oh my goodness....so much stuff! I also got some beautiful stuff that WASN'T on the registry, like a set of peek-a-blocks and a set of roll a rounds which Joe and I really wanted but didn't add, some adorable outfits, and my friend Jenn brought a beautiful handknit blanket that her mom made, complete with matching mitts and a scarf! It's even in the same yellow as the bedding I made! She also brought a coatrack that her dad made, and the base is all bunnies. SO CUTE!
My friend brought me a beautiful soft blanket from Austria, and a couple adorable little outfits (in yellow! What a smart girl...She knew I was tired of pink, and yellow is my fave!) and a Baby Mozart DVD which I may preview today. Then my MIL gave me my glider that I wanted so much. After all was unwrapped, my mom gave me a terrible card which made me ball my eyes out....maybe I will transcribe it here. After the card, my mom brought out the gifts from herself, my Nana (Ella's namesake), and my stepdad and sis. It was our playyard and our STROLLER!!!!! Omg...my little Peanut hasn't seen a speck of the world yet, and she's already spoiled! So wonderful. I got to bring home the helium balloons, even.
I am so blessed.
The card:
First, there's the news.
The heart-pounding,
could-it-be-true news
that arrives like a telegram
from the universe
telling you that your world is about to
explode
into a million brilliant
emotions.
Then comes the queasiness, the sleepiness,
the funny food cravings.
You count the weeks and wait
for the milestones --hearing a heartbeat,
seeing a shadowy sonogram image,
feeling that first fluttery kick.
You wonder if you really ready for this.
But then...
you start making room
for the little one who already
sleeps to the rhythm of your heartbeat
and appears in your dreams at night.
The little one who waits,
just like you,
for that beautiful day
when you'll both look into each other's
eyes
and see the promise
of a lifetime
of beautiful
tomorrows.
With all our love and anticipation,
Mom, Don, Kelly and Nana.
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