My mom and sister threw me a wonderful baby shower last weekend and I am so overwhelmed with all the great gifts my friends and family got us for Charlotte! They really all went over the top and I love them all for it. :)
Here are the wonderful hosts (niece included!):
Josh decided to put together a couple of the bigger items we received, just because it's fun and so he doesn't feel overwhelmed towards the end. And because it's fun. Did I mention that!? Jermichael wanted to get in on the action and check out the stuff and make sure it's good enough for Charlotte.
I locked him into the high chair pretty well. No chance of getting out of that thing!
He thought the rock 'n sway bouncer was pretty cool, as well.
And of course he had to check out the rest of the stuff that still needs to be taken out of the boxes.
And lastly, he had fun playing with his new squirrel pull-toy.
(Sorry, all my pictures seem to be squished, and I'm not sure how to fix it :) )
And then don't even get me started on the CLOTHES!! I never thought I'd be overwhelmed by baby clothes. I mean, they are just clothes right!? And I've never been one who was too into clothing anyway. But between the stuff I bought myself, we got at our shower, or from family and friends in general. Andddd all the clothes my very generous sister gave to us that her little girl wore in the first few months, I don't know what to do with it all! I know they say you can never have enough clothes, because off all the poop, pee, spit up, etc. But I think it's safe to say we're set for the first few months anyway.
This whole laundry basket is filled with new stuff from myself, family and friends, all sizes Newborn through 3 months:
I feel this picture doesn't even do it justice. It really is A LOT of clothes.
And then this pile is all hand-me-downs from my sister from sizes Newborn through 3 months:
All of these were enough to fill our BIG washing machine to the top for 3 loads.
And then there's the fact that you just really don't know how big your baby will be! How long will they fit into newborn clothing?? When will they start wearing the 3 month stuff?? From the looks of the baby pool at my shower, people think I will have a somewhat smaller baby. (Is that because I'm smaller?? Because I feel like I always hear that it's the smallest people who end up having the biggest babies. So cruel. :) ) I have some super cute summer outfits in the 3-month size that I'm nervous won't fit my baby while it's still summer!
I mean, come on, how cute is this!?
It's little baby shorts. And a crab! Gotta love crabs. This is in the 3 months size. And my baby will wear this in winter if that's when she happens to fit into it! (Just kidding--I suppose I'm not that bad).
But in all reality, they are just clothes. If they fit, they fit. If they don't, well then they don't. All I really want is a healthy baby. The rest doesn't really matter.
Lastly, here is this week's 32 week picture and questionnaire:
How far along: 32 weeks!
Total weight gain: I believe about 22-25 pounds so far. It seems to fluctuate a lot.
Maternity clothes: Just wearing the same old comfortable stuff. But I did buy a cute new top to wear to our maternity pics this Friday!
Stretch marks: None yet, yesssss.
Sleep: Not horrible, but not awesome. I seem to wake up pretty early these days for no reason at all. And the leg cramps are back and brutal. I need Josh to stretch my leg just to get them out at night!
Best moment of this week: Well, hopefully it'll be Friday when we have our maternity pics!
Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach!
Movement: Tons of movement. I'm trying to figure out which position she's in by her movements, but I'm just not sure. At my last appointment, my doctor seemed to think she was breech, but I know she has lots of time to turn around still!
Food cravings: Watermelon and cantelope! yummmm.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Have you started to show yet: Uhhhhh, yeah. I feel huge.
Gender: Still a girl! Charlotte!!
Labor signs: Nothing, thank goodness! :)
Belly button in or out: It's out, booooo.
Wedding rings on or off: Still on.
Happy or moody most of the time: I'd still say happy 98% of the time. :)
Looking forw ard to: Our maternity pictures on Friday and my friends wedding on Saturday!
