Third Times a Charm

I haven't updated in a while, so I am going to date this entry back to when I should have put it on my blog. I have too many stories to catch up on. My South Main Baptist Church shower took place on Saturday, September 26th at the home of Sherry Green. The turn out was great. I was overwhelmed by the number of people who came to celebrate with us. I began opening gifts promptly at 10:00 a.m. at the start of the shower and I didn't finish opening gifts until 11:50 a.m. I didn't even have a chance to eat my fruit plate and I would briefly sip my punch while I was waiting for a gift to be handed my way. It was a good thing I didn't drink anything because I wouldn't dare ask to take a potty break. When all was said and done, we had received almost everything we needed. Stephen came around Noon to load up the goods and my mom, aunt and I worked until 8 p.m. on Saturday trying to get things in order. Below are the pictures from the day.

Baby Shower--Part Deux

Today was my second baby shower. It was held at the home of Carole Helmle, a longtime family friend of the Bailey's. This shower was for mainly family, friends and coworkers. The shower was lovely. It had a very nice turn out and we received lots of nice gifts. Cole received his high chair. It is now in at the kitchen table awaiting his arrival. We received a booster chair, our extra car base, both baby gates, changing pad, sheets for the crib and pack and play, and lots of nice clothes and baskets full of goodies. This kid is going to smell great. Stephen is conveniently out of the country, so my mom and Stephen's mom helped unload all the goods into the house and then my mom, my aunt and I tried to do some organizing before my big church shower which is next weekend. The photos from the shower are below. Please enjoy!

The Ship Is Ready To Sail

Labor Day weekend has a new meaning. It was a Labor of Love weekend for us this year. We spent Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday finishing up Cole's room. Daddy had to do some touch up painting, put together his furniture, and install a new fan. Mommy and Nonnie did the decor as well as loads of laundry and got the room organized. Daddy also rearranged the furniture in our extra bedroom to accommodate the elliptical machine and some free weights. It is so nice to have the upstairs back in order. The dining room is still full of things that need to be assembled and other gifts that haven't been placed in Cole's room and the kitchen table is where I am currently working on Cole's scrapbook. All in all the house is looking more like a home---Cole's home. Here are some pictures of Cole's bedroom.