baby shower

My second shower on Sunday was great! My fabulous Aunt-in-Law did a wonderful job throwing it, thanks so much, D! There was a great turnout and we got lots of fabulous gifts (baby monitor, bottles, Bumbo, clothes, toys, gift cards, etc). It was great talking to everyone and playing with the little kids that came. I had never even met some of these ladies, and I felt so lucky to have people that I’ve just met come to celebrate our son. It’s really amazing.

I did not get many good pictures from this one, I’ll have to get some from my MIL. I got my sister to take pictures with my camera, but it was from a HORRIBLE angle (hello, five chins) and I had two three-year olds directly in front of me the whole time (they were very interested in the baby gifts!). The little girl said the CUTEST thing ever when I was fixing my plate of refreshments, she asked me “Are you getting some food for your baby?” AW! She kept trying to give me crackers “for my baby,” and it was just so sweet.

I had a great evening, and I just cannot believe how much tiny Knox has already accumulated. It’s amazing how much stuff such a little person needs.

Opening gifts:

Our massive pile of gifts in Knox’s room. Note the two canvas boxes stuffed with clothes- this kid will be very well-dressed!:

And the adorable turtle mobile from BabyGap. I still need to sew a cover for the white plastic arm, but it’s still just so cute!

As promised yesterday, Lindsey’s amazing artwork. I cannot wait to hang up this surfboard!

Thanks to our parents, the only “big ticket” item we have left to purchase is our swing. We are so lucky to have parents like we do. They are so excited for Knox’s arrival, and they went a little crazy shopping for these showers and for Christmas! We have a few necessities we still need to get, but our friends and family took care of our registry pretty well!

I am almost finished with thank you notes, I am an obsessive thank you note writer! I think I have about ten more left, but hopefully they’ll all be sent out today. I refuse to open/ wash anything until the thank you has been mailed!

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My very first baby shower was absolutely amazing! Thanks so much to my awesome hostesses, Lindsey and Sara, for doing such a great job! We had a fantastic turnout, I think there were about 20 ladies there, which was amazing. It was so much fun to hang out with so many of my family and friends at once. Knox is already so loved, I can’t even put into words how blessed we are.

We got SO many great gifts, I could not believe how generous everyone was. I will be taking some more pictures tomorrow to show you guys some of our goodies, but for starters we received a breast pump, Boppy, nursing pillow, bathtub, endless outfits and onesies, bottles, bouncer, play mat, lots of feeding accessories, sheets, and more than I can even remember! Lindsey painted a surfboard for Knox’s wall and it is fantastic! I’ll post a picture of that tomorrow, too. Here are some pics from the event. I had the best time!

Some of the ladies and I (two hostesses on the right)