Better Late Than Never?

We have worked nonstop at our house the past month. We feel perpetually behind, which I am told will be the case from now on. We tore apart our study and have completely redone that room to make it a more functional space. We have cleared out storage in almost every room in order to make space for the baby. AND we have tried to prepare the baby’s room and bathroom… as much as one can prepare anyway. We'll try to post pictures of Ayden's room when things actually start to look put together.

All of that is to say that there are many things that I have wanted to do that have taken me longer to complete. One of those things is to write about the baby shower that my family and friends gave us at the beginning of March. Rather than have many showers, they all went in together to throw one big one, and it was truly wonderful.

Everyone went out of their way to make the day really special. Elise created the most amazing children’s book invitations that came in three varieties, Goodnight, Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Where the Wild Things Are. There were many other personal touches as well, such as a Goodnight, Moon cake, Puffy Muffin fruit tea and quiche, and strawberries with chocolate fondue. Everything was so lovingly gathered and prepared by our friends and family, and people came to the shower from cities all over Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Tennessee. The gifts fulfilled all of our many needs and wants, and everyone was so thoughtful and generous. I wish that I could detail everything that we received, but I am afraid that I would leave something or someone out. Please know how grateful we are to all of you that were part of that special day! Madi, thanks for the pictures!