The guest of honor--it's me!
Gift table and scoreboard
Adorable diaper cake made by my mom
Adorable Cubs cake (made and decorated by Sue--Mike was so mad!)
Baseball-themed favors in a diaper
Baby's cross-stitched bib made by Grandma Ellsworth (Sue)
Baby's cross-stitched blanket made by Grandma Ellsworth (Sue)
My mom gave me a whole box of blankets and knitted outfits from my childhood, made by both my grandmas and my mom
Me, Ashley, Morgan and Alyssa
Beautiful oak cradle handcrafted by Great-Grandpa Ellsworth (Matt)
Our over-filled nursery--YIKES!
My mom hosted my baby shower yesterday at the Hampton Inn in Normal. I feel blessed to have been able to make it despite being on bed rest. My doctor told me that it’s the ONE thing I am allowed to do this week as long as I kick my feet up and let everyone come to me. We had a nice turnout of close family and friends and we received lots of generous gifts from everyone who came and even from some of those who weren’t able to make it. I have to admit though that it’s very overwhelming to look into our nursery right now. As I was opening gift after gift, I kept thinking to myself, “How does a tiny little baby need all this STUFF!?” And even worse, “How will we know how to use it all!?” I guess we’ll be like all first-time parents and we’ll learn the answers to both of those questions as we go. Anyway, overall I think the shower went very well and I truly appreciate those people who came, especially those who traveled, and all the generous gifts we received. I also want to thank my mom, who obviously spent a great deal of time and money into planning the shower and Sue and Jean for all the help that they provided her to get ready. Thank you!
5 comments:
Jaime,
We really look forward to you updates. We really enjoy the site, you're doing a beautiful job. Keep those feet up and relax.
Love
John and Sue
It was great to see you and your mom is so freaking creative with the shower! I can't wait to meet your baby boy whenever he decides to show up :)
Wow,
You updated your blog already We hope You are doing great!
Later
Terry and Michelle
I hope you are resting better now!!! I am very happy with how the shower turned out. Baby has SOOO many nice things. It made all the work worth it. I want to thank Sue, John, Michelle, Terry, Morgan, the twins, Matt and especially Jean for all the help. Jean you were a life saver helping with the dishes at Jaime's house. I pooped out. We are awaiting the little guy on pins and needles.
Hi Jaime, Mike's grandpa (my Uncle Matt) sent me your blog site today and I am enjoying all the nice information. I wish I had know about the shower I would have attempted to get there. It's so nice to hear that you and Michael are doing well. My mom, (great-aunt Lorraine) always asked John about Michael & Jaime and I'm sure if she were here she would have made me bring her to the shower. However, now since I have your website, I can keep informed of all the happenings with your family. Lots of love to everyone, Peggy (cousin)
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