overwhelmed with love

Today I went to my very first baby shower that my aunts threw for me. I was so excited and couldn't wait for all the fun and gifts. The party turned out to be a total hit and everything was great. From decorations, to food and games, my aunts covered it all. I felt so loved from the minute I walked in the door to the minute we finished packing up the car. It was so nice to catch up with my family and friends that I had not seen for a while and get some great words of advice too. I even got to hear some stories about myself as a baby which were funny and gave me some insight to what's in store for me.

I put some pictures below from the shower but have so many many more to share. I'm definitely going to need to put together a scrapbook of all the memories. We got gifts off our baby registry and beautiful hand made made items including blankets, a stuffed animal, and a scarf. I can't even begin to wrap my head around the endless hours it takes to thread, knit, or stitch.

My aunt Kerry made this amazing diaper tower (check out all the little goodies tucked into it)

My sister Jenny put together a bunch of photos of me growing up with sweet little messages. Can you guess how many candies are in that baby bottle?

Here I am with my aunts who put together this amazing shower. Huge Thanks!

Here I am with my sisters and mom:

When I got home we lugged everything up to our place and I was still on such a high from the party. It might have been because of the two huge cupcakes I ate that my aunt Karen made(they were so delicious I couldn't stop myself), or the amazing chocolate covered strawberries that Lorraine made, or quite possibly the snicker doodle cookie Diane brought as party favors. Needless to say, I was on a sugar high and bouncing off the walls.

We brought everything up to our place and I couldn't wait to show Joel everything. I think he was surprised with how many gifts I received. I reminded him how much this baby is loved and she's not even here yet! So we sat down and started digging through some of the gifts. After about ten outfits Joel said, "she has so many clothes!" Which I know in Joel language means: where are we going to put all this stuff?!?

I just want to say thank you again to everyone for all the thoughtful gifts and support. It means so much to me! And even if you couldn't be here today at the shower, I appreciate you all who sent gifts from afar. I really, truly, was overwhelmed with love.