The Trip to Bountiful

Yesterday's shower was so much fun! The food was great, the weather was perfect, the presents were cute, but most of all it was so nice to have people there who really wished us well and are as excited as we are to welcome Seamus into the world. There were no uncomfortable, obligated guests. It was really nice. The picture above is of the baby-sized red wagon filled with little friends for Mango from Great Aunt Lizzie and Lisa Jacoby. I can't wait to see him pulling that thing around. (The cat is not amused, and no, we never do make the bed.)

I can't even begin to explain how much love and thought went into each gift for Seamus (and a couple for mom and dad too!). My sister made a beautiful hand-crocheted blanket that Seamus is going to adore (as well as a doodle that deserves to be called art), Granny Franny hand knitted a little hat with a pom pom on top (see Jim's entry), Kristen knitted the most adorable red sweater with green dinosaur buttons, Tris invented and made beautiful origami frogs, and Nana put together a really heartfelt photo montage for Jim and I to watch on the computer. Really an amazing day (and the food!). It was great as well to see my family. We haven't been up to CT enough recently.

Jim and I put everything away today. I'm thinking there must be something to this nesting thing...We usually don't put away our Christmas gifts until the following Thanksgiving! I think it's more a pregnant lady thing though. Here's Jim having had enough of freaking nesting already.