A Tea Room Baby Shower!

Some of my fellow AF spouses hosted a lovely baby shower for me this past weekend and it was amazing!  I've been trying to convince moms-to-be for a while now that a tea room shower would be adorable, but I haven't had any takers.  I was beyond thrilled when this became an option for my very own shower!  I love tea rooms.  :)  When my wonderful friends in Hawaii heard about this, they offered to help, too, making this the perfect day!  There were 12 ladies in attendance; some neighbors, others whose spouses are in classes with Blaine, and some more that are just friends from different spouse groups here in Montgomery.

Cute tea setting with spa favors for each guest

Enjoying afternoon tea and good company

Yummy foods...I can't wait to go back to just have lunch soon!

Sweet gifts from my generous friends

Poor ladies having to endure watching me open gifts...I'm a slow gift opener and talk quite a bit.  ;)

One of many cute outfits for Baby Sam

There are actually A LOT of pictures of me opening gifts...but I could only find a few where I didn't look absolutely huge!  Seriously.

Beautiful handmade blanket made by one of my neighbors.  She also sells on Etsy...her company is called Mouse & Me.

Bonnie (one of the hostesses) and her three-week old son, Isaac...isn't he adorable?!

Another sweet outfit!

Thanks ladies for making me feel so special and loved!  The only thing missing here are my amazing friends in Hawaii...sure do miss you girls!  I can't thank you enough for all the happiness you bring into my life.  :)

More Ultrasound Pictures

We had our 4-D ultrasound re-do yesterday and Baby Sam was much more cooperative this go around!  Here are some of my favorites...

I just LOVE this little face...I stare at it all day long, really.  Those cheeks and plump little lips are so adorable and kissable!

Another face shot...we think she has my jawline and Blaine's nose.  

Look at that chubby belly!  I just love it!

So our ultrasound tech says that Baby Sam is growing right on track and is, maybe, a bit on the big side.  Her heart rate was good, she's moving all around, she's head-down, but her weight is estimated to be 4.8 pounds!  My midwife gave me a funny look when I told her the weight estimate.  I think I may have a monster of a baby.  I mean, just look at how big I am now!  And I still have nine weeks for her to grow bigger!!

Big baby girl!  And momma, too...I'm feeling very puffy these days.  ;)

My next blog post should consist of shower pictures...the AF spouses here in Montgomery, along with help from my wonderful friends back in Hawaii, are hosting a shower for me this Saturday at a tea room!  I'm so excited and humbled by these girls' generosity, I have awesome friends!  And I also hope to have pictures of the nursery in the near future, as we are going to Atlanta in two weeks to pick up the rest of Baby Sam's furniture!  I can't wait to put it all together and have a complete nursery for our sweet baby girl.  :)