33 Weeks

This week started with more snow, as if the foot or so we got early last week wasn't enough. Its getting ridiculous! The worst for me is just trying to walk in it. I am already at that clumsy waddle stage and the big heavy snow boots I have been wearing don't make walking any easier, but they do keep me dry and keep me from slipping so they will stick around as long as the snow does. I heard on the radio today that we broke the record for the most snow accumulation in the month of February, 22 inches already and it is only the 16th!

I went to a baby shower for my friend Nikki on Saturday. She is due in 2 weeks and looks like she is ready to pop any min now but she is still smaller than me. I still have 6 weeks to go so who knows how crazy big I will be. She got a lot of great gifts, including a few things that I have never heard of or knew existed but I guess if they are important enough then I will figure it out eventually. Her shower was lots of fun and gave my mom some great ideas for food for the shower her and Jay's mom are hosting in a few weeks.

Wednesday was a great day. It was my first baby shower. This shower was my work baby shower and it was HUGE! I have worked at the bank for well over 10 years so I am pretty close with everyone there and everyone knows how long we have been waiting for this. There were over 40 people in attendance and many more that couldn't stay for the party but either brought a gift or contributed to the group gift. Robin and Beth, the main coordinators of the shower, went way above and beyond. I thought it was just going to be a little get together after work with 20 or so ladies. Boy was I wrong...besides the number of people they had decorations and lots of food and games! I could not believe how many gift I had to open. They actually had to get on me to open presents quicker cause I was taking too long. Some of the highlights included our high chair, the complete play yard, the video monitor, over 400 diapers and over 1000 wipes! People at work know me very well, Maddox got his first Bengals teddy bear and Bengals receiving blanket. Someone else got him a bib that said "Watch out, I only spit up on Steeler fans" It is so cute. I also got a great little onesie that read "My Dad is the Next Best Thing to Edward Cullen" I am a Twilight freak so this just cracked me up completely. Only about half the people there understood why this was so great but thats ok. We also got the Bumbo seat and tray, the diaper bag that matches all the Eddie Baur stuff, a Bengals diaper bag, some homemade blankets,and lots and lots of clothes! It was so much fun and also so overwhelming. I still can't believe everything everyone did. I am a very lucky lucky girl.