True Life: I Probably Had More Baby Showers than You

I mean, I don't wanna brag or anything...but I have to brag.

As of today, August 18th I have been lucky and fortunate ( I refuse to say blessed..it's overused, but totally appropriate) to have had 5, that's right 5 baby showers since June. Roslyn Jean will not ever want for ANYTHING thanks to so many people who love me, my family and my Husband very much.

 

all of her crap taking up the guest bedroom while the nursery is under construction

 

My first shower (top left pic below) was in early June and hosted by the teachers of Garrison Mill Elementary in Marietta who worked with my Mom. I think I was about 28 weeks and just starting to "pop" at that point. We played a funny game where they each had to blindly draw a picture on an index card of what Roslyn will look like. It was hilarious.

 

Shower number 2 (top right below) was the next day at my former childhood neighbor's house and in attendance was many of the Mothers and girls I grew up with in Chestnut Grove. We were able to go and visit my neighbor's new home in Canton, GA which was BEAUTIFUL and located on a golf course. She went through so much effort to decorate and make tons of ridiculously delicious food and sweets.

 

Shower number 3 (bottom right below) was thrown by my Phi Mu sisters from West Georgia and was a blast. It was awesome to see so many girls from my college days. We also invited all of my girlfriends from high school as well. One of my best friends Shelby flew all the way from New York and brought a beautiful collage on wood of my Dad and I. This shower was bitter sweet as it was 3 days after we buried Daddy. I was able to spend a few days with my friend Leanne and her husband before heading back to Savannah and back to reality. Each girl gave Roslyn a book and she even received a custom book of nursery rhymes with her name on all of the pages in the illustrations

 

Shower number 4 (bottom left below) was thrown by my girlfriends in Savannah. They appropriately had a Ice Cream Sundae theme and provided me with my numero uno favorite thing right now...ice cream and sweets, duh. I am so happy that I have finally found friends who I truly cherish and LOVE in this city that I was so long unsure about. My mother in law was able to come to this shower from Florida and we also brought Roslyn's crib that weekend.

 

Shower 5 is not pictured, thank God. My coworkers at Savannah Vascular surprised me when I walked into our conference room to what I THOUGHT was going to be a mandatory staff meeting but was  rather even more generosity from people who have already been my backbone over the past few months. I believe there is a video floating around of how horribly I handle being surprised. Yikes. They were also smart enough to provide copious amounts of ice cream and sweets as well. Loving the people you work with is a total bonus in this game of life.

 

Petey also had in on the action. His friends threw him a diaper party - aka- they got together and drank beer and gave us a butt-load of diapers. He had a fabulous cake with some pretty awesome pictures I snuck to his friends...including one of him and one of his guinea pigs named Blizzard. There is also now a fabulous "pool" of bets of when I will deliver. Winner receives around $170. Cool Guys!!

 

 

about to eat the piece with Blizzard on it. RIP little guy.

 

Super humongous THANK YOU to everyone who came to all of these showers, the hosts with the mosts, and those who sent gifts and well wishes. With 5 weeks left to go, we have everything we need and then some!!

 

bonus picture of me at 32 weeks - I am at 35 now- on the way to prenatal yoga. The best part of my week!!!