Our little guy had his first opportunity to meet so many special people (or rather hear their voices and conversations). There was great food, yummy desserts and excellent company.
We could tell he really enjoyed all of the hubbub because he kicked and squirmed periodically throughout the night. After dinner we played a fun game of guess how long a string it takes to fit around mom's tummy. There were many close guesses and it was looking like nobody would be right on until Aunt Lorraine won with a perfect length of string. We also played a fun game of steal the pacifier necklace from anyone who says the word "baby" throughout the night. I managed to lose my pacifier necklace right away. I'm chalking it up to my pregnancy brain that's been causing me so much memory trouble of every kind. (Friends tell me that my pregnancy brain is actually parent brain and it will never go away. Well, I hope my memory improves at least a little after the little guy is born.)
Mom and Dad opened gifts and everyone enjoyed inspecting all of the new toys, books, clothes and essentials. We felt so lucky to receive so many great baby essentials and we're looking forward to putting all of them to good use as soon as our little guy arrives.
Here's a picture of the proud soon to be father inspecting a new teddy bear.
And the Great-Grandmothers checking out the shawl Peanut's dad used to wear when he was little. Grandma Thunnissen has saved it all these years....
We've already unpacked and washed and put most of the items away in the Peanut's room. The room is really starting to look like a nursery now as we received the Winnie the Pooh crib quilt and bedding at the shower and it's all in place just waiting for a tiny little baby to arrive to use it.
