I had my first "baby shower/party/thing" yesterday at my parents' place. The baby got lots of nice presents that we're relieved we won't have to buy ourselves (thanks ladies!). Now all we need is a room to put them in. (I am fighting the "nesting" instinct... until we move into our house and I can start indulging it.) We ate chili soup and my Aunt Rosemary's pumpkin bars, and I hope people didn't get bored watching me open things.We'll have two more baby parties before he comes: a co-ed one next weekend for Jono's side and one in Iowa for my mom's side. It's amazing how friends and family help you prepare materially and otherwise for big life changes like this. We are grateful.
The pic shows my friend Cassie giving me a cloth diaper tutorial that I wish I'd taken notes on. I was given lots of good advice by everyone, mostly things like "sleep whenever you can", and "don't be afraid to ask for help". We're feeling good about the fact that we have three sets of family nearby, and he'll be the first grandchild on all three sides. My guess is we will have the help we need. He might be a leeeeetle bit spoiled actually. We'll try our best to keep him humble.
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Hey Em,
Wish I could have been there to shower you with even more gifts :) Yes, and definately sleep/rest when baby does. That was also the best advice I received from many mothers.
Love, Julie K.
You already showered me! But I wish you could've been there too.
By the way, I've been wearing that little black dress a lot. It's comfy, and I've been getting lots of compliments on it.
I'll let you know how the boob cream works out later - hee hee.
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