Family Baby Shower

What an exhausting yet fun day! Who knew socializing and opening presents could be such hard work?

The Guests:

Since this was our "family" shower I had left the invites up to my step-mother and aunt. I had NO idea who was going to be there. It ended up being a pretty good turn out. There were some family friends that I've known since I was a kid, family I didn't recognize, my grandmothers neighbor (that was weird) and oddly enough, my second grade teacher! My mother's younger sister was also there with 2 of her 3 daughters (more on that later) as were all of my aunts and cousins from my dad's side. Only a couple of people couldn't make it due to illness.

The Cake:

The cake ended up being one of the highlights of my day. I don't think I've ever said anything to my stepmother about Cake Wrecks but I get a good kick out of that blog. So much so that I want to recreate one of their cakes for our "friend" shower. No, I did not get a creepy fondant baby cake like my cousin, what I got was the following:

My step-mother's inspiration would have been the following picture. You may recognize the uncensored version from on here however when I posted on Facebook I blocked out Sadie's name since we are not telling friends. One of my least creative moments captured as a memory forever!

The Presents:

The present opening took up most of the afternoon because I was very slow. I prefer to be the gift giver than the receiver. The spot light was on and I felt the pressure!

As you know I had been stalking my registry. I was surprised to find out that the first three items were purchased all by my Aunt (mom's sister). Her present was insane and over the top and included 32 pieces of clothing (undershirts, onesies, pants and night gowns). I feel prepared now!

We didn't get a lot of big ticket items although we did receive our stroller! I went back to my list of essentials and I'm far from worried. We've already purchased most of what we need and the only expensive item left is the car seat. We're likely going to go with Plan B and buy the convertible version rather than an infant carrier. We'll also see what happens after our friend's shower! Regardless, we were spoiled:

The Missing Guest:

As I had mentioned above, my Aunt came with 2 of her 3 daughters and that is because my cousin had her baby the day before on November 7th (EDD November 21st). She had a boy! I had originally told my entire family our name because I was worried that she was due first and didn't know what she was having. Needless to say we would have had no worries because we would never have come up with the name they chose!! His middle name, however, brought me to tears. My cousin gave him our maternal grandfathers name the same as we are doing for Sadie by using our grandmothers. That means that the first 2 great grandchildren, a boy and a girl, will honor our grandparents. The fact that we have both done this is a testament to how important they were in all of our lives. I miss them both so much!!!!!!