It was the perfect combination of great friends and family. There was good food, great conversation and fun activities! I got to catch up with old friends I haven't seen in a while and hang out with my family, which always provides a good laugh!
My mom, sister, Alex and Janice did a great job pulling the shower together as I was able to walk away with tons of great memories, including personalized onesies, tees and hats that Sophie and Matt will be able to wear and see how excited people were to meet them. They also blew up and mounted an ultrasound pic of each of the twins, so that everyone could write messages to each of them! These will definitely be framed and put on our walls!! Last but not least, everyone was able to take home the sweetest and most thoughtful favor I've ever seen! Each guest was given a personalized CD, with a playlist of songs that talk about babies and parenthood! It was absolutely perfect!
Now, after my last shower, I mentioned how stunned Frank and I were by everyone's generosity and how overwhelmed we felt now that we owned baby stuff. Well, you can only imagine how we felt when we got all of the amazing gifts from Saturday's shower into the nursery! That night, my mom, sister, Frank and I spent over an hour chronicling all of the gifts! Then, I spent all morning Sunday just sitting in the nursery holding each individual item. It's taking both Frank and I some time to take in the sheer generosity that we were shown on Saturday. The nursery is filled with so many beautiful and thoughtful gifts! Now I just can't wait for the next 10+ weeks to come and for Sophie and Matt to wear all of the gorgeous outfits and play with the fun toys!
Here are just a few pictures from Saturday: http://gallery.me.com/guidern/
Well, now that the partying is done, the countdown has begun!!
This week, I'll be 26 weeks and we'll be in overdrive making all of the final preparations for Matt and Sophie's arrival!!
I just can't wait to meet them!!
