(photo credit: Party Pat) <------- my mom, obvs ;)
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to celebrate the impending birth of our babe with a great group of friends and family. We ate delicious food, played fun games, and ooh-ed and ahh-ed over cute little baby things.
...And Miss Avery Maria kept everyone *quite* entertained with her antics :)
I was actually really anxious about attending the get together, because even though it seems I relish the limelight and being the center of attention, it really just makes me feel extremely awkward. I feel the need to entertain, to say the right things, to take control of the situation.
The guest list for the shower was really fairly small, and for that I was partly thankful... partly wondering if I would be judged for not having the oodles of guests that others might have had attend their events.
Why do I worry about these things???!!!
While there certainly a few faces that I missed at the party, the people who were able to attend made me feel special and loved. That is all that matters.
By the time we got home, Bob had already unpacked a car load of goodies and we filled the fridge with left-overs. We set out to remove packaging and tags and prepared to do multiple loads of itty-bitty laundry in the coming days. I wrote out thank-you cards (now if I could just find the stamps to mail them...). We snuggled on the couch and watched Iron Chef then went to bed.
It was a good day.
I am a lucky girl.
you look just beautiful! and i think i recognize that dress! perhaps it's the same one i wore to my work shower?! i wish you were online so we could talk all about it... i was thinking about you all day.... glad you had a fabulous time... no one deserves it more! :) love you. (ps: you know i wish i was there....)
Posted by: breanne | August 31, 2009 at 08:35 AM
You looked great!! Healthy and oh so happy (Bob too). Glad you had a great party and got lots of sweet baby things.
Posted by: Peg-a-liscius | August 31, 2009 at 07:28 PM
Avery Maria, eh? So does this mean Louisa and I have been outbid by someone named Avery Maria? Well, that's just fine. Avery Maria Oliveira sounds just as good as Janice Stickles Oliveira. No hard feelings. I'll still baby sit. Forget the $25, though!
Posted by: Janice | September 01, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Ms. M...you should NOT worry about those things....I would have never known that you felt awkward...you look beautiful..and I am very excited for you!
Posted by: Dawn | September 01, 2009 at 12:16 PM
you deserve every minute of being a lucky girl. enjoy this peaceful time before your bean is born. btw...you look awesome!
Posted by: Julie Gammon | September 01, 2009 at 02:34 PM