Celebrating Baby ME

A few weekends ago I drove to Atlanta for the day to celebrate one of my college roomie's baby shower.  I've known MC for almost ten years now and to see her pregnant is just so exciting!  She is just glowing and looks fabulous (I mean from the back you literally couldn't tell she was pregnant!).  Her sister and sister-in-law did such a great job of hosting, and we had fun catching up, playing games, and showering the mommy-to-be.  

 

I cannot wait for baby Mary Elizabeth to make her way into this world soon!! 

Showering Baby Palmer

On our final day in Richmond I went to a baby shower honoring one of my best friends (aka bahmerah) Allison, her husband Brandon, and their soon-to-be son Palmer Ray Samuel.  It was hosted by another one of my best friends Windsor, her adorable mom, and her sweet grandma (aka gma) at Capital Ale House.  We had a great lunch and had so much fun catching up before watching Allie open her gifts.  We "ooh'ed" and "ahh'ed," ate cupcakes, played a little game, and took some pictures.  It was such a fun, laid-back shower, and I think I speak for the rest of the "bahunties" when I say we can't wait to meet baby Palmer in October!  

[Decorations]

[Watching Allison open gifts]

[Gabby finally won the guess-the-size-of-the-belly game!]

[Homemade cupcakes]

[Aunt Anne Stewart, Allison]

[Bahunties- Stephanie, Sarah, Allison, Gabby, Windsor, Me]

Later that night we went to dinner downtown with a reservation for 16 people, which included most of my best friends from high school and their husbands/fiances/boyfriends.  Ya know when you heart just feel so full and happy?  As lame as it sounds, all night I just kept looking around at everyone thinking how lucky I was to 1) have meet them in the first place and 2) have stayed so close with them over the past ten years.  I am so thankful for their friendships and for the many, many memories we've made over the years.  

Unfortunately, we didn't get a group picture at dinner, but these are two from a little later in the night at Lady Nawlins...  

[Stephanie, Brittany, Windsor, Me, Sarah]

Like I said, I just love my friends. ;)

Baby Borges

This past Saturday I drove home to celebrate my bff's baby shower!!!

I still picture Dems and I being 17 and cheering at Godwin football games or picking crabs at the rivah or singing our favorite songs in the car at the top of our lungs on the way to WEAG. So to finally see her baby bump and celebrate that precious little baby inside was a little surreal, but amazing and exciting at the same time.

She has got to be the cutest pregnant person I've ever seen in my life, and you can just see the glow and excitement she has.  

Steph, Sarah, Tara, and Linds hosted an amazing shower at Steph and Kyle's adorable house complete with delicious food and drinks, fun little games, and tons of handmade pink decorations.

As Dems was opening gifts, you could just tell how much this baby girl is going to be loved.... and maybe a little spoiled by her family and friends ;)

After playing a few games....

we got to find out Baby Borges' name, which could not be any more perfect.

We love you already, Charlie!!

And since we're the "Bahs" and of course Charlie's "aunties," we thought we'd combine the two and be her...

BAHUNTIES. :)

And here's Dems with her sisters, sister-in-laws, mom, and nieces.  Her family is the BEST!

And last but not least, we got to watch our little mommy-to-be test her skills on her adorable niece Virginia.

That'll be you in less than 4 months, Meati!! ;)