A Shower and Showers

I'm getting a 2nd baby shower tomorrow. And it's raining cats and dogs here. I'm going to take my weekly picture in honor of the party because frankly, my hair does not need to see permanence on film. Besides, I don't see much of a difference. Hopefully I will look less angry in these photos; I'm not quite sure what was wrong with my face at my first shower!?!

Baby Shower

We were blessed with a wonderful baby shower hosted this past weekend by two of my very closest friends. It was really wonderful to see so many people we miss (quite literally) on a daily basis. We got tons and tons and tons of clothes, towels and blankets. Our little man will be dressed in style!

Unfortunately, I was so distracted by the fun that I neglected to take pictures with my guests. I'm just devastated at that but there is nothing I can do. I keep trying to get better at catching memories on camera but continue to fail. I just keep telling myself it's OK because I am so consumed with how much fun I am having!

The brunch menu was fabulous:

Bacon and spinach quiche
Spinach salad with berries, feta and nuts
Coffee cake muffins
Blueberry scones with lemon glaze and Devonshire cream
Pasta salad
Fruit salad
Assorted cupcakes

Well, I was going to try to post at least a shot from when I was opening gifts, but each one is absolutely awful. Ha! My "Oohing and awwing" face looks remarkably similar to my "Ugh" face so in the interest of not looking disgruntled, just trust me that I had a wonderful time!

Exciting!

This weekend is our first baby shower and we are super excited! We are flying to California tomorrow and while there is a lot to do, it's the type of chores that are exciting, not tedious. Rob got a haircut, I am getting my hair done, and yesterday I got a specialty manicure that will supposedly last many weeks. Since I was laid off I stopped getting my nails and hair done with the exception of two haircuts so this is a fun, big deal for me!

If you're one of my California people, I really hope to see you on either Friday night or Saturday. I'm really excited for my shower because I will (hopefully) be getting to see some of my friends I didn't get to see on my last trip. It was so hard making a shower guest list. There were a handful of friends I wanted to invite but didn't because we aren't super tight and I didn't want anyone to think I was looking for gifts! I was really worried about the guest list because there was a debacle with the printing company (my girlfriend paid an extra fee for them to ship the printed invites directly so they'd be expedited and at least three people mentioned not receiving theirs. So upsetting!) I'm just really excited to see my friends and my mom bought me a new shirt to wear, too! Yay!

Our next shower is in about three weeks. Over fifty people are invited, and I must say with honesty that I only know a handful of them. I am excited for that shower, too, because I will get a chance to meet new people. How strange to think you'll be meeting people at what is typically an intimate event, right? Gotta love a loving church!

Huh.

So I was chatting with my mom and mentioned a friend was thinking of hosting a baby shower for me in May. She got a sour look on her face and asked why May was chosen. I explained that I need to be able to fly, etc. and with the blood clotting issues I was doubtful I could do so in the summer, closer to my due date.

She crinkled her nose again even though I confirmed I was happy with the month.

Then she asked if it would be in TX or CA and I explained CA since I don't know anyone (literally) in TX.

More nose wrinkling.

I was sort've shocked at her reaction so I asked, incredulously, 'So were you not planning to go?'

She proceeded to count the months til May and the just shrugged her shoulders.

I can't lie-I'm hurt.

My dad is stoked for his first grand baby but short of lecturing me, my mom hasn't shown much interest. I know she has other (important) things on her mind but... I feel slighted.

I feel like since she showed such a negative reaction that if she suddenly decided she wanted to come, I wouldn't even be into it because I would feel like she was going against her will or for the wrong reasons.

I'm not really pregnant enough to be thinking of showers or registries but considering the amount of work that would need to go into coordination, it is prudent to think on the most basic level.

Hopefully I am reading into it all wrong and this is all in my head. I'm doubtful but I can hope. It really feels like my pregnancy (her first grand baby) is an afterthought. I'm over feeling that way. From today forward, I am going to rejoice and celebrate and give myself the attention I obviously won't be getting elsewhere. I am lucky to have people who are interested and who do want me to feel special so I am choosing to focus on those warm feelings.

Blugh. I am so over myself. Hopefully it is the pregnancy hormones because my last couple of blogs are bumming me out and I don't want to turn into a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner. Time to put on my big girl panties and move on.