Baby Shower #1 and Nursery Plans

Hi folks!

Well, our first baby shower is under our belt! Whew! I never knew those things could be so exhausting - and I wasn't even the one planning anything! A SUPER HUGE thanks to all our Colorado family for putting it together - it was awesome and very special! I think my favorite part was all the hand-decorated onesies. Such a cute idea and now she'll be set with onesies for awhile!

I've also been making nursery plans... finally! Now that we know she's a girl it's much easier. We went last night to pick up our crib from Babies R Us but it wouldn't fit in the back of our SUV, so my dad's going to get it this weekend for us in his truck. Thanks dad! :) I'm hoping we'll be able to paint in whatever place we move to up there, but I haven't picked out the exact color yet. I did go to Hobby Lobby yesterday and get fabrics for her sheets and little decorative pillows. I'm excited about making my own sheets - I found a tutorial that looks pretty easy. I should be able to whip out a few in no sweat! Haha... when I have time, that is.

Anyway, enjoy the photos! Baby says hi - she's very active, kicking me all the time now! :)

Fabrics I've picked out for sheets and pillows. I'm kind of going for a very
girly theme, mostly pinks, greens, and purples (even though I couldn't find
the purple I wanted) with lots of other random colors thrown in!

                                            

Another shot of the fabric.

Baby shower! The garage was decorated so cute! All the bibs,
socks, etc. that you see hanging from the clotheslines we got to keep!

The birthday pool! Such a cute idea - guests got to pick a
date and time they think our little girl will arrive.

Cake - yum! And super cute!

A shot of some of the fam. I don't know where Wendy was. Daryl's dad
was outside, I think.

My favorite part, I think - these are all so cute and special!

Ah yes - here are the men!

The Big Reveal!

Well, the day has finally come! We got to reveal the sex of our little baby, and now YOU get to find out, too!

First things first, when we went to our last appointment to have our ultrasound, everything measured just fine and on target, so we still have our same due date of July 20. HOPEFULLY, since we'll be traveling to our new home in Alaska about a month before then, this little kid will stay put until we're getting settled.

Anyway, ready for the big news? It's... a...

GIRL!!

Of course we would have been happy with either boy or girl, so this is very exciting! I've already bought a few little girl outfits, and can't wait to start planning the nursery! Daryl's excited too, and I know he's going to be a great daddy, and try his best not to spoil her. :) Oh, also exciting is that I've been feeling her move and kick around in there for the last week. She's tapping around in there right now, in fact!

Here are a few more pictures of the baby, plus one or two more recent belly shots of me.

This is one from a couple of weeks ago. I think I was about 19 weeks in this one. I'm currently 21 weeks now.

This is a shot of our little girl!

You can see her little foot here! The toes are on the right side of the picture and the heel is on the left.

We had our reveal party with friends last night, and this is the cake I made. The inside was pink, of course. :)