The Official Baby Shower
As I said before, the church ladies threw me a shower last Saturday. It was a really nice time, and I was really touched by how many (for our group) were able to make it.
It was held at the Hamilton's house, and another lady helped in the hosting. Between them, there were 6 little girls, age 6 and under, who were getting a lesson in hosting, as well, which made the morning very entertaining, too.
The girls first helped by adding their own touch to the cake. Yellow marshmallow peeps seemed entirely appropriate and coordinated--though they didn't last as part of the decor for very long.
We had a nice time eating and chatting. After I was escorted to my official rocking chair by one of the little girls, another volunteered to make my plate, which had like one peanut, one carrot, one cookie, etc. carefully arranged on the plate. So hilarious!
Then the little girls wanted to pass me my gifts, so they each took turns, passing and hovering over the unwrapping process. The youngest age 2 handed me a little bag with a small Pooh toy in it, and hardly containing her excitement, whipped out the tissue paper on top, crying "Pooh Bear in there!" as she handed me the bag. I was laughing so hard.
We got a lot of nice stuff for Elvis, too. The gift of the day really was fleecy, soft blankets. Definitely stocked up in that category. We got some fun toys (really fun, we kept playing with them), a couple of cute outfits (everything really is super cute), bath-time paraphenalia, and a bouncy seat, with a promised PacknPlay to come. Our Box o' Baby (taking the place of a nursery until we move) is nearly filled; we'll have to start another one soon. I hoping to work on clothing the child at a sale this coming Saturday, so that should be fun. In some ways it's a little surreal. When I had a wedding shower, I was getting stuff I would use anyway. But the baby stuff...that is completely different.
So we had our official Baby Shower. It was a wonderful, special time to celebrate with the church ladies.