Baby shower weekend!

Well, a week ago today my friend Carolyn threw me a fantastic baby shower. Cath and Nicole came from Myrtle Beach and Tina and Ayden came from Asheville. A bunch of my "new family" shared the afternoon with me as well (a.k.a. Andy's extended family), as did my "local" girlfriends.

We played a game where you wore a necklace with a little diaper pin on it, and had to give it up if you said the word "baby". I hung in there until gift-opening time, when I said the forbidden word multiple times and promptly lost my necklace. If I am remembering correctly, Devon Shelton won the game by a landslide! We also played baby bingo, where Carolyn reached into a bag and pulled out different baby items that were listed on the bingo boards. This was a blast, and I got to keep the bag of baby stuff! So fun!

The food was fantastic, especially the roasted asparagus and the made-from-scratch-by-the-hostess pound cake. Oh yeah, and the mini cheesecakes made by Anna Wasdell! I could probably list everything that was there actually, it was all so good. YUM!

Last but not least, our VERY generous family and friends brought loads of wonderful gifts... Camryn has everything she needs and more now, sitting here waiting for her to make her debut! Thank you thank you thank you!

I did not get to take any pictures, but Cath did send me a few:

Cath, Nicole, Tina, and Ayden stayed the night, and on Sunday morning Cath made a paper mache cast of my 34-week-3-day belly! It was really messy and cold going on at first, but it was pretty cool. Now it is all dry, and I have to figure out what I am going to make with it...debating between painting it as a turtle or a sun. I am going to try to dig up some crafty motivation and transform it into a decoration for Camryn's room. Here are some pictures of the paper mache party we had in my kitchen:

Cath putting it on:

Front pose:

Andy blowdrying:

The finished product:

And for fun:This coming week I am looking forward to our next doctor's appointment on Monday, which will start our weekly appointment schedule. I am starting to have a little bit of swelling in my hands and feet now that it is getting a little bit warmer. Still feeling great though (all things considered)! I'll post an update about the appointment this week.

Love to all!