Baby shower

Well, my long awaited baby shower has come and gone. I had the most amazing time ever. It was such an emotional and joyous time for me and Demetrius. We've waited for the day for so long. It was amazing how much love we felt. I feel so lucky to be surrounded by such wonderful people.

The gifts were amazing!! We are now well prepared for our little man to join us. I got everything on my registry plus some!!! Jonah already has quite a wardrobe.

I just hope everyone who helped and attended the shower...and to those that couldn't attend but whose spirit was alive and well that day know how much I appreciate them.

Oh, happy day!!!!!!!!!

Nesting Syndrome

Okay, so I know they say that this "nesting syndrome" kicks in towards the end of your pregnancy but this week I feel like it has hit me early...maybe my regular OCD-ness caused this phenomenon.

I have gotten so much satisfaction and joy (oddly enough) from cleaning, organizing, and preparing the nursery (along with several other spaces in the house) for our permanent guest who isn't expected to arrive till Feb.

I'm so excited to finally be able to use that empty room in our house that we always called "the nursery" anyway. But now at least we know that name is appropriate and not just our wishful thinking.

Demetrius and I are currently adding our personal touches to the room and so with every nail we hammer, every bow we tie, every stuffed animal we display, our anticipation only grows stronger.