While I’m almost through with being 35 weeks pregnant, and it’s almost been a week since my baby shower, it seems like each time I’ve sat down to blog about the details I’m just too tired to finish the post.
Since I have some time on my hands right now and since it’s daylight out and there’s no chance of me falling asleep right now, I figured it’s best to actually complete this post on how my baby shower went.
I was so excited about my baby shower. Of course I was happy to see what gifts I was going to receive, but more importantly I was just happy to see some of my best girl friends together in one spot. Family too!
I kept the invite list short and sweet because I didn’t want a repeat of my huge bridal shower. I wanted a more intimidate setting for sure.
All of the people that meant the most to me were present and my grandmother was in rare form, making everyone laugh at some of her stories from the past. She can be quite a character and it was great that she was so hilarious and amusing that day.
At the beginning we all sat around and talked – normal baby shower stuff. We ate tons of food, played some games (that, thankfully, were not stupid or cheesy), had some delicious cake, and then it was time to open the presents.
I’m always the type of girl that is thankful for anything that I receive, whether it’s a huge present or a card. It doesn’t take much to make me smile and feel grateful for things or situations that happen.
That being said, I was completely overwhelmed at all of the gifts that I got. The room that the gifts were put in initially was completely packed and flowed into the next room. I couldn’t believe it and I told one of my friends to make sure that she got a picture of all the gifts. It was a sight to see!
I had been stalking my registry (as you know) because I was so completely excited to see items taken off the list. I had also been hearing that some people don’t buy off the registry, but I didn’t worry about that. I figured that any gift I received would be nice… plus, if it was truly tragic, I could always return it.
I promised my mom (after I found out that she purchased a glider for us) that I would stop looking at the registry for the next few days leading up to my baby shower. She said that I was taking all of the fun out of it by “cheating” to see what I already got. I promised her that I wouldn’t look and I kept my promise.
It was fun to be really surprised while opening big and little things. I think I most enjoyed reading the sweet cards that people gave me. Some even brought tears to my eyes. There’s really something special about knowing how people feel about me and that they are truly excited for this time in my life.
Some of the things we received:
Clothes, hooded towels, bath tubs, bath stuff, books, stuffed animals, handmade blankets, handmade booties, little luggage for our son for when he can walk around, diaper bags, washcloths, sheets, bottles, nipples, pacifiers, bibs, burp cloths, receiving blankets, diapers, wipes, a swing, baby einstein dvds, jumperoo, boppy pillow, bumbo, breastpump & accessories, car seat, stroller, glider and ottoman, changing pad & cover, pack n play, a bouncer, highchair, a ton of gift cards, money, and some other little things that I can’t think of at the moment.
Obviously everyone told us to wait to buy anything until after the baby shower. I was hesitant to follow instructions because it was killing me to not buy things, but I am so glad that I waited. If I would have purchased things, we would be returning a lot of items, that’s for sure!
I think all of the big things are out of the way and I think that we pretty much have all that we need and more! His nursery is just about done, still need some decorations for the walls, which is proving to be quite hard. I’ll post pictures soon since it looks so different from the other pictures that I posted.
All in all I was so glad that I had a baby shower. I feel so blessed that so much was purchased and it was just a wonderful time with the people that I care most about. I hope that everyone’s baby shower made them feel as special as mine made me feel!
Now I just need a real life baby so that I can start using everything!
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- 20 weeks pregnant: Starting to freak out over baby shower, baby furniture, and other overwhelming baby-related things.
- 35 weeks pregnant: My checklist of things to do before baby arrives
- 29 weeks pregnant: My Mother’s Day recap from a mom-to-be
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Oh, Im glad you had a great time, and got so many gifts! My baby shower is july 25th so I have a month to go. unlike you, we invited everyone we invited to our wedding pretty much, including the guys. The men are the life of the family for sure, so it would feel half empty without them. I love reading your blog and seeing what I have coming up next
I would love to know what were the non-stupid, non-cheesy games that you played!
I don’t know what your theme is, but check etsy.com for art. There’s tons!
Oh sounds like you had a blast! I totally agree that it is so nice to be around friends and family. Glad to hear that you got a lot of nice gifts. They will ALL be put to use before you know it. Now you can sit down and make a list of what you did not get and use the gift cards for that stuff….so much fun!!!! Babies are the best
) Looking forward to your next blog as always 
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Yea! Sounds like you got tons of useful stuff! For me in the 3-4 weeks between my shower and birth, I walked into the nursery multiple times every single day imagining how precious my baby would be while using all of these items! It’s probably the last time I truly admired them, now I am ever so thankful for them each time I use them
You are better than me! I keep stalking my registry and bitching when people dont buy from it! But now I see most of the stuff we really need as far as the big things have been bought so I am happy!
My shower is Sunday. So excited!
Oh, and that’s funny someone already suggested Etsy for wall art for you because i was going to write the same thing. I got some super cute handmade art and wall decals for cheap!
Great idea that you didn’t buy much before your shower. I was so tempted too but when my shower came around I got everything I needed. We didn’t even register and had a small shower so it was a blessing. Good luck getting everything sorted and put away, I’m sure you’ll be relieved not that you have everything you need.
I too would love to know what were the non-stupid, non-cheesy games that you played! & lol @ stalking the registry. i think that’s the obsessiveness of pregnancy kicking in. i remember doing that too.