had baby shower today!!

Yay! I hope you got some wonderful baby things. I know what you mean... it is awkward opening gifts in front of everyone. When I had my baby shower, I felt so weird opening the gifts. I haven't had a lot of practice because I've never even had a birthday party... so opening gifts in front of many people is something I've not really done. Maybe a little on Christmas but my family was never big on parties or gifts.

I had my baby shower back in January... I was afraid of how this pregnancy would go and what I would feel like later in pregnancy, so I opted for an early baby shower. It was lovely, stressful for a million reasons but I had a lot of fun and enjoyed myself. Now I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth but I have another baby shower coming up on March 24th. This one caught me by surprise...

It's being thrown by a woman I've never met, with a bunch of ladies I've never met, in a church I don't attend... okay that sounds weird. LOL. Let me explain, my husband and I just got married February 22nd, 2013 and the church was amazing, I'd never been there before and I've still never attended a service. I am not even baptized but we chose the church because of location and good vibes.

So when I was finished getting into my gown and getting ready, the Pastor surprised me with a bouquet of fresh, white roses (my favorite) because he had heard I had to walk down with silk flowers because I couldn't afford real ones. I thought that was amazing but there was more, after the ceremony we went to pay the church the $100 dollar fee and they refused our money, saying it was their pleasure and they weren't going to charge us.?

They also had someone in the church pay for our after-marriage counseling fees and I we have no idea who it was... On top of that, I received a call the other day from the Pastor asking if I'd had my baby yet... how me and my husband were doing and whether or not I'd be okay if the women from the congregation wanted to throw me a baby shower... how do you say no to that???

This church has offered to baptize me and is just over all WAY TOO generous. I have to say I am slightly uncomfortable with this kind of generosity but at the same time... I would feel terrible saying no because they are so nice and the lady who wants to throw me the shower called the other day... She asked what items we still needed/wanted and repeatedly told me how blessed her and the women of the congregation would feel to be able to bless the baby and I with gifts. *pouty lip* ?---- seriously, people like this exist? I never knew.

Whoa, sorry for being so long... just thought the background was needed for this to make sense, anyway... I will feel WAY awkward at that baby shower, I am sure. And I feel your pain about feeling/looking fat. I thought the same thing when I seen my baby shower pictures and pretty much every time I step on a scale, walk past a mirror, etc. I've put on 45lbs so far... *heavy sigh* and I too am dreading trying to lose this baby weight... but also still hanging onto the hope of "breast feeding will help you lose weight." - *crosses fingers*

Thursday

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