Baby Shower!

February 15th was a great day. I had an awesome appointment with my perinatologist, who praised me highly for how well I am doing with my diabetes and how baby Audrey is doing, growing on schedule in the 77th percentile. The greatness of the day was compounded by the fact that my brother in law and his wife were staying with us for the weekend. To top it all off, the evening brought my wonderful baby shower, thrown by my girl friends from small group. They outdid themselves, I was blown away! They anticipated my "baby shower wishes" perfectly, and I couldn't have enjoyed myself more. Here's the proof, compliments of the lovely photographer Katie! She was so sweet to take pictures all night for me. Click for big versions.

I was really excited about the whole night.
As if you couldn't tell. :)

We painted onesies and bibs with waterproof puffy paint.
This was a big hit, such a cute idea!

Here's the one Katie made (inside joke) ~ I love it! :D

Cassie showing her skills by making an amazing
OSU onesie ~ the logo is perfect!

Such cute ideas ~ I won't show them all
because there are so many! This one is already so true. :)

Laura and Katie taking a photo break
from being the world's most amazing hostesses!

Here is a small part of the delicious spread the girls prepared.
I almost fell over when I walked in!

The center pieces. So pretty!

The gifts ~ oh the gifts!

Each gift I opened brought a collective
"Awwwww" from the ladies. :)

My sister in law Jennifer made this BEAUTIFUL baby blanket for me.
It's incredibly soft and it is obvious that she spent a lot of time on it!

I got the stroller/carseat combo that I wanted! THANK you Mom & Dad, and Jim & Kris (Mom & Dad #2)! Apparently we picked the one that was hard to get... it had to be shipped from out of state. Figures! :)

The small group got us this big gift that turned out be a pack n' play, which I was overjoyed to receive! It was one of those items on my registry that I didn't expect to get. It will come in so handy ~ can't wait to use it!

All in all it was a spectacular evening, and one I will always remember. We got so many great gifts! Now that we have a wonderful start for our nursery, we'll be painting this weekend and putting furniture together. I can't wait to get it done... Come back early next week and see pictures of the nursery!