On Saturday December 3rd, I had my second baby shower. My sister has all the pics, so I just want to write down the details now and I'll share pics as soon as she gets them to me. This shower was absolutely AMAZING! I was totally blown away by the amount of love for Pearce and I that filled the room. The details that the hostesses put into the shower was just above and beyond anything I could have imagined.
So, on Friday my mom and Ashley came into town. My mother-in-law, Lora also came a few days early. We all went out to lunch and did a little shopping. Then it was time to pick up my friend, Adriana from the airport. I have been friends with Adriana since high school and it meant so much to me that she would fly from Fayetteville, AR to come to my shower. I dropped her and Ashley off at Babies R Us so that she could do a little shower shopping :) I went to Hobby Lobby to get decorative accents for the nursery. Our plan that night was to have Ashley and Adriana help me hang pictures and finish decorating the nursery. They got right to work and I am just in love with how my nursery looks. I can't wait to post pics! The two of them hung pictures, the shelf, the growth chart, decided where the decorative accents should go, and organized the drawers.
On Saturday we all slept in a little and then started getting ready for my shower! Two other high school friends and one college friend came into town on Saturday and just met us at the shower. The fact that all of these friends made the effort to come in from out of town, meant so much to me!! I had to drop Ashley off early since she was one of the hostesses, so I just waited outside the restaurant. They had it at Maudie's which is an awesome Mexican food restaurant. Finally, it was time to go in. The hostesses were: Ashley, Christie, Lindsay, Sarah, and Nandini. I was blown away by the amount of guests that actually came! My close friends from school came, other close friends, and several family members!
The cake was sooo cute! It was light blue with blue and brown paisley on top and a big blue on top, too! That cake was soooo yummy, too! It was chocolate on the inside. Lindsay's neighbor made the cake. I looked at the two long tables and noticed all kinds of pictures of me and Chris as babies! Oh my gosh, all of the pics were sooo cute! What a fun touch to add! I kept saying to myself "Don't cry, don't cry." I just really didn't want to cry because I wanted to really soak in everything. I did wear waterproof mascara, though, just in case. Well good thing, because then I saw the favors that all of the guests would get. It was a cinnamon scented candle wrapped in blue netting with a cute bow and a tag that said: "Thank you for coming to the shower. From Carrie's bun in the oven. Light this candle when you hear of Pearce's birth." When I read that, I just lost it. What a sweet touch and the thought of everyone lighting a candle in honor of him???? Oh my gosh, I just could not stop crying. I thought, oh well, it's all over with now and I asked my mom to read it....she lost it too. From then on, I was just a blubbering mess. Oh! There was also a poster that looked just like the movie poster from Knocked Up except my face and Chris' face was on the actors! It was soooo funny!
Everyone got to enjoy appetizers of chips and queso, salsa, nachos, and quesadillas. What shower food is better than that?! Then it was time for me to start opening presents, and let me tell you, there were a TON to open! Once again, the tears started flowing as a read the sweetest cards and received the nicest gifts. I know I said this before, but I was just amazed at the love that all of my sweet friends and family had for Pearce and I. Pearce is one loved little baby, and he's not even here yet! I can't wait to show you the pictures of the wonderful gifts we received. All I can say, is that I'm so glad Jen brought her van because otherwise, there's no way we would have fit everything in my car.
So we all went home and mom and Jen and Alexandra came over to see the finished nursery. All of my friends from out of town stayed at my house: Adriana, Marla, Meredith, and Katie. They all got to work going through the gifts, opening them, and putting them away in the nursery. Then, they made a list of must-haves I still needed, so off to Babies R Us we went! We went up and down the aisles and the girls just said, "Ok, you'll need this, you'll need that, etc..." At the end of the shopping trip, I had my crib mattress, Diaper Genie, diapers, wipes, towels, a thermometer, nail clippers, files, diaper ointment, and a bunch of other stuff. The total came out to $300.00, but with the gift cards I already had, the total came out to $100!!! I'd say that's a pretty good shopping trip! I treated the girls to dinner at Panera and then back to my house we went. Oh wait! We had to make a stop at Walgreen's because Meredith was battling a sinus infection and started feeling terrible. So terrible that she started crying at Babies R Us :( So, Dr. Stacey (Adriana) called in an antibiotic for her and we went to pick it up. It took forever to get it because they were having a problem with the insurance and then the pharmacist was asking about the doctor and Marla said, "Look, we've got the doctor and the patient in the car with us, do you need to talk to them???" It was so funny! Here's this car full of girls and no one would ever think Adriana was an actual doctor because she still looks like she's in high school! We finally got Meredith her medicine and went back home and the girls got to work organizing the nursery! The finishing touch was hanging the painting Adriana did of Pearce's name. Ahhhh...it's just perfect!!!! It looks so cute hanging above his crib.
We stayed up late into the night talking and gossiping just like we did in high school. I had so much fun with these sweet girls. It's amazing how we can all go a while without actually seeing each other, but when we do get together it's like no time has passed at all. Ashley, Adriana, Marla, Meredith, and Katie....I love you all so much!!! Thank you for coming for the weekend and celebrating my baby boy!!!!!
Ashley, Nandini, Christie, Lindsay, and Sarah...thank you for throwing me the most perfect baby shower! It truly was a dream come true. You all are so special to me and I can't tell you how touched I was at all of the time, effort, and details you put into my shower. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
PICS COMING SOON!!
