Last weekend we had our 4th and final shower at Shannon's house. Now we can say that we have everything we need for our new little arrival. Now, it's just a waiting game until she decides to make her appearance. I hope it's soon though, because my ankles won't be able to take much more. Right now, it looks like I have a thick pipe for a leg that runs straight down into my foot...no ankle bones can be seen. This weekend we have a wedding to go to (Chris Carney), and I hope they're okay with me wearing flip flops with my dress. Because that's about all my feet will fit into! The showers started a few weeks ago in Auburn with my family at Debbie Hamby's house. That's where we loaded up on all our Auburn baby gear. Melanie got her first cheerleader outfit, and she got a matching Auburn stroller. We got a ton of stuff, and I don't know how we made it home with it all.
Just a few days after that, we had a shower at my office. We were really surprised with all the gifts we got there! I guess I was just expecting to have some cake and for everyone to chip in on a gift, but everyone went out and got baby presents for us. I guess people just like to shop for babies! We don't have any pictures from this one. Mark came to the shower, but we forgot to bring our camera. The next shower we had was at Gabby and Liz's house. This one was with our friends here in Atlanta. Kelly had never met Gabby before, but they worked together to throw a beautiful shower! This one was especially fun for me, because I got to drink fake beer!
Finally, we had the shower at Shannon's house with Mark's family this past weekend. We got some really adoreable outfits, and we even got two homemade baby blankets! We played the game where everyone has to guess my belly size. Mark was way off...which he should have gotten in trouble for! The winner was Wesley. He guessed almost exactly right! I'm still not sure how he did that. He must have had some help!
So, a big thank you goes out to everyone helped us get ready for Melanie by throwing all these showers. It's so nice to have family and friends that want to help us out. We're so lucky to have you all! The album with pictures from all the showers is over on the left. Next time we post, we hope to be proud parents!
