Baby Showers and Braxton Hicks

Shelly and Tina threw Elliot a baby shower on Sunday and it was just perfect! We met at a restaurant after church (well..it would have been after church but Andrew and I took Griff to the ER instead because he was feeling really sick...poor baby). There were a lot of fun girls there and it was nice to hang out (and actually get to eat in a restaurant without Griff trying to escape the high chair and run rampant around the place).

PS-my camera battery died mid-shower so I'll have to get more pics from Shelly who thought ahead and prepared for such a thing...thanks Shelly!!

How cute are the Owl Cake Pops that Shelly and Shelby made..by hand...like not purchased from a bakery like I woulda done?? LOVE! Also love the picture below.....teehee.

We made it a book shower (thanks to Anne for that idea!) since I feel like I have everything I need for the little cutie patootie thanks to my sister who is lending me a GAZILLION cute baby girl outfits and the fact that I went gender neutral on everything for the Griff.

Elliot got a ton of very fun books and mama is excited because I have been reading the same ones over and over to Griffo for a while. Time for some fresh meat!

She also got some fun pink blankies/clothes/bath stuff which is always fun and precious to look at.

I'm so grateful to have such good friends and such a great church family after only living here a year. Elliot has a great group of friends waiting for her!

On a pregnancy note. These BH contractions are messing with my head! I had a lot with Griffin so I figured I would have even more with her but they are making me so ready to have her in my arms! On Saturday I had them every 2-3 minutes. All. Day. Long. I thought she might make her appearance this weekend in a tiny corner of my mind but knew deep down that she would probably make me wait a few more weeks. Obviously she is still in there cookin'.

Since Griffin was so sick I'm glad she didn't come this weekend. I would hate to be away from him when he was feeling so bad. Also, mom is coming on the 18th and might put her in time out for coming before then :)

I also am starting to teach 2 new classes today...could be a bad decision to do so right before she is born but mo' money is not a bad thing right now...especially with new changes to the adoption process from Rwanda which inevitably means about an additional $1000-$6000. YIKES!

I'm so ready to meet her though! The round ligaments pain is getting annoying when I "sleep" at night and Andrew might get sick of me having dreams that I'm married to Johnny Depp...just sayin'...oh yes I did :)