Baby Party

I know a lot of people have been desperate for a post since the last one. Sorry it took so long, things have been busy and when they aren’t busy, I am in bed.

So, shortly after I posted the last post, I went and took a shower. My mom, sister and Zak arrived shortly after I got out of the shower. And I mean shortly, as I had to throw a robe on to say hi. My mom said that Zak was going to bring in a big gift from the car. I said, all right, I am going to get dressed. So, I retreated to my bedroom to get dressed, which, by the way is not easy for an 8 month pregnant woman to do. So, I finally opened the door and saw that my good friend Cyndi was standing there. Cyndi had flown in late the night before from Baltimore. My mom and sister picked her up, and she spent the night at my mom’s house that night. I was so excited to see her! Yes, it’s true I had an inkling that she might be coming in, but I wasn’t 100% sure. But I was so happy to see her! So, she was here Saturday through early Monday morning with us.

Saturday we got the curtains up in the baby’s room. Hubby’s mom made the curtains that are hanging in her window. They look great! That evening, Danielle made spaghetti, salad and garlic bread. Susan and Zak hung around after finishing up the last minute touches in the nursery. After a large wonderful meal, Danielle gave all the girls pedicures. She is really good at it! We were not able to talk Zak into it, as much as we tried.

Sunday of course was the big day. Hubby made it home about 12pm-1pm. I spent all morning and afternoon sitting down as much as I could so I was well rested for the party. Mom, Cyndi, and Danielle headed over about 2:30pm and decorated the place. The party was held at a local restaurant that is very close to the house. Then Susan and Zak headed over and finally about 3:30pm, Brian and I headed over. The place looked great; my mom really went all out with decorations. We had a Hawaiian theme to the party, so there were fake hibiscus, flip flops, shells, and all kinds of great decorations.

We also had several games people could play if they wanted to, which were:

Guess when the baby will be born
Guess how much the baby will weigh at birth
Guess the poopy diaper
Guess how many safety pins in the bottle
Toy trivia
Smelly diaper lottery

Guess the Poopy diaper was about 10 diapers that my mom had melted different candy bars in and you tried to guess the candy bars. The Smelly Diaper Lottery, everyone got a lottery card and scratched it. If you got a smell of baby powder, you lost, but 2 cards didn’t smell like baby powder, and if you got one of those two cards, you won!

We had it set up so that people could play the games while they came in if they wanted. There was a line to wait in, as Brian and I were on the other end of the line welcoming our guests and opening the gifts they brought. We got an amazing amount of stuff. It was so fun! It was so great to see everyone together and spend time with them, since I haven’t been able to do that much!

The owner of the restaurant really went all out on the menu. He made some chicken, some salmon and roasted some pig! The pig was incredible! And all the dishes where Hawaiian themed, so it fit right in. It was great!

After leaving there, we headed home, where some people stopped by to see the completed nursery. Then we opened more gifts!

Finally we fell into bed later that night. Talk about a long exhausting day for both of us! But we had a great time, and I think all of our friends did too, at the party!

Monday morning, early, I took Cyndi to the airport. It was hard to say goodbye, as I always enjoy when she is around. I look forward to our next get together.

Danielle, Hubby and I went to the Nook for breakfast that morning also. That is where the baby party was the night before. Marc gave us breakfast on the house! As well as all the left over pig! And some left over Mango bread and sweet potatoes. Yum, it makes for a great snack when you are hungry!

Susan and my mother came and got Danielle and I about 12:30pm. We headed off to a bridal shop where Susan actually chose her wedding dress and they put a deposit down! Just so you know, the wedding is planned for August of next year! One year to go! Now she has a beautiful dress!

Later that evening, we all met up with my mom and dad for dinner at Giuseppe’s restaurant. Of course you know that is one of our favorite local eateries as well!

Tuesday morning I took Danielle to the airport and she headed back to life in Vermont. It was great to catch up with her while she was here. I felt bad we weren’t able to do much other than sit and visit! But it was great to have her here!

I went back to work on Tuesday for a few hours also. Hubby stayed home as he had to turn in 2 papers and a final exam that day for class. Only 2 classes to go now and he will have his second master’s degree!!

Tuesday evening, Susan and Zak came up and Zak took some wonderful pictures of Brian and me! Please follow this link to see some of the best ones and the ones he touched up:

http://zakeller.googlepages.com/photographybrianandkaren

Wednesday we both headed off to work for a few hours. After a yummy lunch of Gyros, we went to another doctor’s appointment. They did another ultrasound. Now little baby girl K is in the 32nd percentile for size. So, she is slowly working her way up there. She will most likely just be a small little girl. That’s okay by me! And after that we checked out our first day care. Scary to think that we will soon need daycare!

Hubby then headed back to work and I stopped by WnW to pick up some dog food for the Beagle. That evening, we met Susan, Zak, Mom and Dad for dinner at a Moroccan restaurant to celebrate Zak’s birthday. You sit on the floor and eat with your hands. The food is really good there; Hubby and I have eaten there several times before. It was a change from the steak and potatoes places we usually tend to go, and Zak wanted something different for his birthday.

After we finished a 6 course meal, we headed to Mom and Dad’s house and let Zak open his gifts. And we finished the night with a cookies and cream ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. No complaints from me! Yum!

Well, this is a rather long post and so I will end it here for now! Please feel free to browse all new pictures on our website!