32 Week Belly

I have been trying to post my "belly picture" the first week of every month. I am a week late this time, but here is the start of my 8th month!!! I'm getting very excited!

My Church Shower

This was "baby shower weekend." The day after my family shower, I had my church shower. It was also a lot of fun. Again, there were pink Gerber Daisies on the table. I wonder if these will be my daughter's favorite?! Several of the girls who are in our class at church sat around me and helped me open gifts and fought over who got to keep the bows. I was glad to have them around me-I don't really like having that many people watch me for that long! We got a lot of nice things. I am pretty sure my daughter has more clothes than I do and she's not even here yet. Lots of people are excited and celebrating her coming arrival!

Family Shower

My sisters hosted a family baby shower for me today (with some help from mom). It was so nice. Everything on the tables was pink, including beautiful baby pink Gerber Daisies. Emily and Betsy made all of the food which consisted all of kinds of fancy brunch foods. They did a great job. Mom recovered a bassinet for me that had been my dad's when he was a baby and then was all of ours when we were babies. Josh's family pitched in and got several of the large items we needed (stroller, carrier, pack 'n play, and swing). We were really thankful for all of that! I also got lots of cute clothes and things for her nursery. It was a lot of fun and I feel so blessed. Now I have lots of thank-you notes to write!!

Vacation Bible School

Another year of Vacation Bible School has come and gone. The week was a lot of fun and everything went really well, but I can't say that I'm not glad it's over. The weeks leading up to VBS are always really busy for Josh and I worry about him working so much! Hopefully next year, I will be more available to help him with the logistics. We had VBS at the park again this year, which seems to go over really well. We had dinner every night, and we had lesson time, game time, craft time, and even some music time with a live band! It was pretty hot, but I'm just thankful that it did not rain. Everyone was worried about me being in the heat and being pregnant, but it wasn't that big of a deal. I don't think I was any hotter than I would have been if I wasn't pregnant. Anyway, I met some new people and reconnected with some people who haven't been to church in awhile. I think it is a great outreach and hope that it brings new families to church!