All I'd Ever Dreamed Of

I am so blessed to have such incredible friends and family here in Texas! I was blessed to get to have two baby showers.  One with friends from our ward (Serena was so sweet and came too), and one thrown by Joe's side of the family here in Texas.  I have always been the one going to other people's baby showers and dreamt of the day that I would get to have my own.  Kind of like "always the bridesmaid, never the bride."  Well, that day finally came and it was so special and incredibly fun, and it was everything I dreamed of!  My sweet friend, Haley, offered to throw a shower for me at her beautiful home. We did it on Thursday February 28th, 2013 at 7pm. Three of my other incredible friends wanted to help, and together they did such a wonderful job and made it such a memorable evening for me.   I went around before everyone got there to take some pictures of all they had done!  There were so many people that came to show their love and support, and I can't express my gratitude enough!! 

Haley made all of the cute decorations

This little wreath is made out of diapers!  It's hanging on Brooklynn's closet door now.  So cute! 

The food was so yummy! Rachel brought a yummy pasta salad
that I loved, but forgot to get a picture of.  Everything was so good!

Haley made all different kinds of cupcakes, and had a cupcake bar.  Everyone loved getting to frost and decorate their own cupcakes.  Such a cute idea!

Jillian put fruit in the water dispenser to make it look so pretty, and had the delicious Izze drinks too.

Melissa made these cute little advice cards, and all the ladies filled in a bingo card for when I opened presents.   We also played "guess the babyfood", and I was terrible at it!=)  

There are so many pregnant ladies in our ward right now!  I think there are about 10!  These are two of my friends that have also had a hard time having a baby, and now we're all pregnant together.  Such a miracle, and so fun to experience it at the same time.  Chelle is 3 weeks ahead of me, and Stephanie is due in the summer.

Opening presents was so much fun!!  I have the sweetest friends, and they got some seriously cute things for this baby! I can't wait to play dress up with her!=) Thank you so much everyone!

These are the sweet friends that threw the shower for me!  I'm so blessed to have them in my life! Thank you for making it such a special night!  Love you guys!! (Left to Right: Rachel, Haley, Me, Melissa, Jillian)

(After seeing these pictures I have never worn this shirt again!   Stripes make me look HUGE!!=)  )

Another one of my cute pregger friends!  There must be something in the water!=)  ha ha!  

 After the shower I kind of started to freak out a little bit.  I think seeing all the baby stuff in our house just made it seem more real.  I started to question if I was really ready for this!  I mean, I'm going to have someone else's life in my hands.  The thought of that huge responsibility overwhelmed me for a few days.  Joe was so sweet about reassuring me that I would be a wonderful mother, and reminding me how long we have waited for this baby.  At this point I feel really excited and ready for her to be born.  Back in February though, I had a small melt down.  That's normal, right?=)