Today was our first baby shower.
Words can not express how grateful I am for family and friends who are just as excited as we are to welcome this new baby into the world. Thank you to everyone who was able to come to our baby shower and help us celebrate.
We ended up with about a foot of snow for the shower so it was extra special to see people make the trip out in the weather to bring gifts and words of advice for our growing family. We are beyond blessed to have each and every one of you in our lives.
The picture on the left is our road the morning of the shower.
(Matt did a good job driving in "real/ not North Carolina" snow.
The picture on the right is looking out the back door.
Beautiful! But it can stay in Pennsylvania.
(Matt did a good job driving in "real/ not North Carolina" snow.
The picture on the right is looking out the back door.
Beautiful! But it can stay in Pennsylvania.
One of the things Matt and I wanted to do at each of our showers was to have the guests make predictions about our bundle to be----
Here are the results:
Nine of the guests this little bundle I'm carrying is a boy! These included my dad, my grandpa, Aunt Joan, Aunt Cyndy, Uncle Dan, Tina, EJ, Jason, Becca,
Five of the guests think there is a future princess growing inside of me! These included my mom, my grandma, Uncle Chris, Travis, Tara
Birthdate + time predictions ranged from February 14 to March 7th (more than a couple think March 2nd is going to be the lucky day!)
Tina- February 14 (2:14am)
Great grandpa- February 26 (midnight)
Becca- February 27 (11:27am)
Aunt Joan- February 29 (2:10am)
Uncle Dan- March 1 (11:05am)
Grandpa- March 1 (middle of the night)Great grandma- March 2
EJ- March 2 (12:05)
Tara- March 2 (2:39pm)
Travis- March 2 (3:00pm)
Aunt Cyndy- March 3 (11:00am)
Jason- March 4 (8:30am)
Uncle Chris- March 5 (2:30pm)
Grandma- March 7 (9:00pm)
Out of 14 people....
*eight of the guest think Bebe will have blue eyes
*six think Bebe will have brown eyes
*six think Bebe will have blonde hair and *eight think Bebe will have brown hair
5 pounds
6 pounds
6 pounds 4 ounces
6 pounds 5 ounces
6 pounds 8 ounces6 pounds 10 ounces
6 pounds 11 ounces
7 pounds 5 ounces
7 pounds 6 ounces
7 pounds 6 ounces
7 pounds 6 ounces
8 pounds
8 pounds 2 ounces19 pounds 4 ounces (!!!! Ok I'm not ok with this one- 19 pounds no thank you Aunt Joan)
Predictions of our little ones future professions.....
* 4 predictions Bebe will become a teacher
* 3 votes Bebe will become a doctor
* engineer
* politician
* nurse or construction * construction
* whatever you desire
I loved reading what traits everyone hoped our little one would inherit from us. Many of them brought tears to my eyes realizing the qualities you find in Matt and I. And I hope all of the wishes you have for the future Pressley come true.
And this is the point that I cried! I thanked everyone for coming out in the snowy weather and told them how much it meant to us that they took the celebrate with us. I gave each person a candle and asked them to say a prayer for us when they heard we were in labor.
I didn't get a chance to take many pictures of the festivities but here are a few of the red, silver and white decorations.
We made and decorated HUGE sugar cookies before the shower. They were good, we had enough left over that we got to take some home--- along with all these goodies for Bebe Pressley! WOW!
Again thank you all for coming out in the weather to visit with us and share in our joy. This baby is being born into a wonderful "family"
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