Baby Shower #4

Tyra threw me a little baby shower this weekend.  I didn't think I'd get one, with it being my fourth baby and everything.  Ha.  I didn't need gifts or anything, but it still makes me a little sad for any of our babies to not get a party.  I'd thought about doing one after he's born, just so people could come and meet him and celebrate him, but then it'll be flu season, and he'll have enough parties in his first few weeks between Halloween and the girls' birthdays.  Anyway, the shower was really nice.  Small, so it was just close friends and family, and fun.  They all had mimosas, and we all had good food and dessert.  Then they gave us lots of really cute little outfits and gifts for him.  Every single outfit was something I LOVED and would have bought myself-some I almost HAD bought.  (Sorry-I'm now going to post pictures of lots of it because I want him to believe that we did have a shower to celebrate him, even though I have no pictures of the actual event-at least none that turned out)

 

 

 

 

I have no idea why I randomly started taking pictures sideways.

We also got some good bath stuff, and things to decorate the room-including this painting by Skye, which I love!

  

I wish the carpet was in so I could set up his room already!

We also got a blessing ring, some stuff for bath time, and a bib and really nice swaddling blankets.

 

Tyra, Veronica, Marcy, Skye, Paige and I went out on the back porch to talk, because it was so nice and cool and cloudy out.  The sky was so pretty.

We stayed out there talking for at least a couple of hours.  It was fun. Thanks everyone!

The next morning, Sunday, I was 36 weeks.  Sometimes I feel like my belly is gigantic, but I don't as much the last couple of days. 

 

I have been worried that this baby is transverse.  None of ours have ever been breech or transverse, and I really want to everything with no interventions again.  I'm starting to do some exercises to encourage him to move head down, I really hope it works.  Pray that he moves down please, I really don't want a c-section.  :(  Mostly just pray that he arrives safe and healthy though.  

I had a serious belly rub in Walmart the other day.  The lady that checked us out came around the counter, and very gently, slowly, and intimately rubbed my belly in circles.  Ha.  I actually don't mind having strangers touch my belly-it's another reminder of being pregnant, so it makes me happy.  This one caught me off guard a tad though, it was SO intimate-a caress in fact. 

Anyway, we went over to the house after church to work again.  I quickly remembered how worthless I am over there at the moment.  Jess was working, I was standing around and trying to keep Neely from stepping on the little tacks left on the strips after pulling up the carpet.  I told Jess I had no idea what to work on and he said I should take a trip to Target and use the money and gift cards we also got from people at the shower.  So Tyra drove down with me and the girls, and Cason stayed with Jess and Chris, and helped move some stuff to the house. 

Neely wore her birthday hat she got at church(it was the first anniversary) the whole time.  I'm used to that stuff now and didn't even really notice until Tyra said something about loving that Neely wore it all day, and all through Target. 

 

Thanks to all those generous folks we got our carseat, some cute Halloween socks,

a cute little Frankenstein outfit, 

and a couple more sleep gowns, which are one of my favorite baby things on Earth.

 

Then we came home and went back to the house.  Jess was back to getting the floors ready for carpet, and I spent my time decorating for Halloween.  Maybe a tad premature but I just don't care.