I was never given a baby shower when I was pregnant with Smushy. I didn’t really have any close friends in Texas who would have one for me and my family lived in another state. I was always really sad about it since it took us so long to get her and I felt like I was missing out on an important part of being pregnant. I just assumed I wouldn’t get one this time because it’s baby number 2 and, in truth, we didn’t really need any baby stuff.
A group of my online mommy friends were planning on having a Valentine party yesterday and I when I got there, I found it was actually a surprise baby shower for me! Crazy! I was completely shocked. My friend did an excellent job of keeping it from me. She even managed to get me to choose my own cake without me realizing a thing. I think I just really am that dense, though there wasn’t any reason for me to think it was anything but a Valentine party.
The kids had a blast running around like crazy. The grown-ups had fun playing pin the pacifier on the baby and chatting. I got a few (adorable) baby gifts and even a necklace for me! Yeah, I still want to cry a little just thinking about it.
After the party, my friend and I traded entirely huge bags of baby clothes, my girl stuff for her boy stuff. She’s having a girl in July (incidentally, due the same day I was due with Smushy). We also traded pink for blue bumbo seats (seriously, could this not be more perfect??). I spent all day washing boy clothes and separating them into sizes. I will not need to buy clothes until he is 3. There are really THAT many. Plus! My friend is a car seat tech, so she installed the car seat for me. Not that I couldn’t, but why not make sure it’s 100% safe? And now that’s one more thing to cross off the list.
I can’t share too many pics since a lot are of the other party-goers and their kids and I don’t do that, but here are a few:
I will share his name when he is born, don’t worry.
Me pinning the pacifier on the baby
Mr. Silly got in on the fun too! (Forced would probably be a better word for it.)
Smushy eating a yummy cupcake.
Mommy and Daddy
Presents! A cute personalized hooded towel sent by one of the mom’s who couldn’t be there (because she had her little boy a little early). I am seriously just blown away by these women.
Adorable sleepers.
Spoiled sport. Sadly, I was just messing around with my camera and didn’t even NOTICE he was flipping me off. I was just testing my focus.
And really? Why does my kid always have to cry in the group photo? She LOVED playing with the other kids. No so much a fan of the picture process I guess. That and a 30 minute nap.
The ONLY sucky thing about the whole day was Smushy getting sick right before we left. She spiked a temp and was sniffly on the way home. I felt AWFUL about her being around other kids when she was sick. I mean, obviously I didn’t know she was since she she hadn’t been sick. I figured she was acting fussier than usual because of the short nap. So far (banging frantically on wood) it doesn’t seem to be *too* bad. Just a fever and she’s a little snugglier than normal. She did sound a little raspy while she was napping today, but once she was upright, it stopped. I hope this is short lived and I don’t catch it. And I really, really hope the other kids and parents don’t catch it either. God, I feel terrible. I just never wanted to be the one who brings her sick kid out and exposes other people and now I am.
In conclusion, I suck and I have awesome friends.