Its Getting Real!!

This past weekend I had my first baby shower (of four!!). Can I just say that baby Tanner racked up! Christmas came early for him and he is not even here yet! My wonderful mother-in-law (Meme) threw me the first shower in Charlotte. I truly am blessed to have someone like her in my life, she is just amazing. The shower had a Noah’s Ark theme, which I absolutely love! I had always said if we had a boy that is how I would decorate the nursery… hope I don’t regret choosing another theme instead! She had delicious food catered from “Toast”, a local restaurant in Huntersville with things like prosciutto wrapped asparagus, mini spinach quiche, sesame chicken skewers and fruit medley skewers. Grandma Slater also sent down some wonderful goodies…Buckeyes (chocolate, peanut butter, and rice krispies!! YUM!) and white chocolate dyed blue and molded into booties, bottles and diaper pins. Meme also had games arranged such as bingo, a nursery rhyme game, and guess how big the pregnant lady is with a string.

It was so touching that so many people were able to come despite the shower being held the day after Thanksgiving when most are traveling and spending quality time with their families. I won’t name any names, (haha) but it took some people over three hours to get there even though it should have only taken them one. :) (Mom, please ask dad for a GPS for Christmas, please. Or maybe make sure there is a map in your car before you are about to venture into the unknown. Just kidding.) :) I have to say one of the things that touched my heart most was Matt’s Aunt Debbie and Uncle Paul driving all the way down from Ohio Friday morning (getting up at 3am!!!) to be at the shower. It was so special to me and I will never forget that.

Tanner got so many of the millions of things that he (we) need!! Many of the gifts were from our registry which is awesome, because obviously those are the things that we need the most. Some of the things he got were: Pack-n-play, swing and bounce swing, stroller and infant carrier, rainforest jumperoo, rainforest melodies and lights deluxe gym, baby monitor, snug glider swing frame, floppy seat, boppy, thermometer, hamper, soft and cozy blankets, a handmade ABC123 quilt, newborn tub, toys, bottles, books, outfits and onesies, bibs, beautifully filled baskets, some NC State gear, and baby’s first piggy bank. The list goes on and on, but I was certainly overwhelmed! I also can’t forget to mention my sweet sweet husband’s sneaky surprise. First, let me start by saying when we arrived at the Murphy’s on Thanksgiving day there was already a table filled with gifts of all the people who were unable to attend. Little did I know that in that mix was a special surprise from my Mattie! So on with the story… I was about half way through with opening gifts and I opened up the next card…without even reading the words I was like, wait a minute, I know this handwriting, so I flipped the card over to see who signed it and sure enough it was my husband. I started to read it and literally got through the first three or four words and had to put it down… I was in tears. He is the sweetest man alive. So I came back to his card and gift at the very end but still was unable to read the card at that point… I did however open the gift and it was the exact diaper bag that I wanted! (An Amy Michelle designer baby bag) I guess he was listening! It is brown on the outside with periwinkle blue lining. Usually, it is hard to surprise me, because I am not typically fond of surprises and like to know what is going on at all times. But, this was one of the nicest surprises ever. If you’re wondering, I was able to finally read the card! :)

Friday was a great time that I will not soon forget and now I have three more showers to come that have a lot to live up to! Thank you so much Mom/Meme Murphy for everything!

PS - our house is now full to the brim! We're not quite sure where it all is going to go.. SO - when you come visit, please excuse the mess because I certainly don't see it getting any better! Thank you in advance for your understanding! :)