Laviolette Twins: Our First Baby Shower!

Yesterday was our first baby shower, hosted by my friends Alicia, Jessica, Terri and Candy. Everything was perfect! These ladies, and our friends who helped them, have to be baby shower experts! Alicia and Theresa came over early and went to town arranging furniture, decorating, and setting out the food spreads. When John got home, Alicia had no problem telling him exactly what she needed. Jessica, Lisa and Terri arrived next with cake, food and flowers. After everything was in place for the 2pm start, we had mimosas (o.k., so I had pineapple/OJ & sparkling water… still a treat!) and awaited the first guests.

It was a casual come and go as you please shower so it seemed to me we had a steady flow of guests. John and I were pleased to find our house sufficiently accommodated everyone (and that was with me taking up a good deal of the real estate). I stayed on the couch while the party circulated around me, and I opened presents here and there so each guest could see their gift opened. Things got real wild when I decided to change sides of the couch! Okay, maybe not that wild. It was a baby shower after all.

Several of my friends chipped in to buy us a crib which John and I are very excited about! Also exciting were all the cool baby clothes, toys and necessities we received. Since I went on bed rest before registering, all of my research had to be done through asking friends and reading reviews on the internet. This made yesterday the first time I was able to see those items in person and I was pleasantly surprised by their looks, feel and quality.

Thank you all who came! It was wonderful getting to see each of you. And thank you for showering us with some much needed baby essentials. I am more eager now than ever for our babies to safely arrive! Below are some snapshots of the shower but fore more, go check out our "Pregnancy Pictures" Picasa album (link on left).