What An Eventful Weekend!

We had a very full weekend and I'm exhausted! Saturday morning we had our parenting class and that was a lot of fun. The nurses that taught the class were hilarious. We didn't really learn anything new as far a taking care of the baby, but we learned more about how to take care of me for the first few weeks after the baby is born. They even used props - flowers, candy, and a big piece of jewelry! I didn't know that I wasn't suppose to drive for 2 weeks afterwards! They really emphasized to the dads not only the emotional support that mom will need, but also made dad aware that there is to be no cleaning, no cooking, no lifting of anything but the baby for several weeks. While mom is taking care of baby, dad is to take care of mom.
THANK YOU SHARON AND JOSH!! Saturday afternoon we had a baby shower given by my sister, Sharon, and her husband Josh, for our family here in Memphis. I'm glad they decided not to cook out hamburgers because it was pouring rain. Everytime Josh plans to cook out for Jeremy and I, it rains! The beef brisket and pork and beef tenderloin cooked by his parents was really good, though! My favorite had to be the chocolate chip cookies - I probably ate 10! We got many great gifts including a video monitor, silver baby bracelet, mini co-sleeper bed, $50 gift certificate, monogrammed diaper bag, a baby scrapbook made by my mom, bottles, bibs, pacifiers, and lots of other goodies! I just had to post this picture of what Josh's parents and sister, Jerry, Vicky, and Hannah gave us. It is the cutest and was filled with gifts! Such a great idea.

Today the ladies of Asbury United Methodist Church (my parent's church) in Ripley gave us a shower. Sydney got a ton of clothes! She got the same outfit 3 times - haha! We got lots of bibs and washclothes and hooded towels and blankets, too. My mom's best friends all got us our stroller and carrier combo and my grandparents got us a smaller, more portable stroller. Here are a couple of pictures from the shower - one of me and my mom and one of my friend, Carole, and myself. We grew up together and were college roomates our first semester. She is due within days of me with her 4th girl!


The shower was wonderful, ladies, we THANK YOU!! But on a sad note...if you take a look at my cake in the picture of my mom and me you can tell it had taken a tumble - with Mrs. Sylvia (one of my mom's best friends)! I walked in to the church basement and she was there with an ice pack on her face. She had a huge black eye and a cut on her face and her leg was very swollen. She was carrying the cake and missed the bottom step and went head first into a glass door. She cried about my cake (it still tasted great!) but I am really worried about her. Her husband came to get her and I know she is probably in great pain tonight. We tried to get her to go to the ER, but she is going to the Dr. tomorrow. Get well, Mrs. Sylvia!
One more thing...my belly. I took these about a week or so ago.