katie, ben and lucy

To start with, Ben and I work for wonderful people.  Both of our bosses generously threw us two wonderful baby showers.  My boss from the clinic and his wife threw a party for all of my coworkers and family at his home about a week ago.  And it was amazing….delicious food, fantastic company, and all in all a great time.  Not only that,  “the guys” (meaning, Ben, the grandfathers, two of Ben’s friends, my boss and his son) all played a round of golf that afternoon.  From what I heard, everyone had a blast.  As for Ben’s bosses – they actually flew Ben up to Ft. Worth for a surprise baby shower, under the guise of all-day meetings.  Then, to top it off, they over-nighted all the adorable gifts to us the very next day.  Pretty cool. Ben and I are so blessed.  Not to be overly sappy here, but we really do have wonderful friends and family.  And we talk about that everyday…just how lucky we are.  We could not ask for anything better. 

So…now that we had our fantastic baby showers, it was time to start nesting.  I guess for me, it finally hit this past weekend.  My mom and I went to Babies R Us for a shopping spree, in order to pick up the rest of the boring essentials.  After that, I began setting up the baby’s room, washing all of the cute clothes and blankets, and asking Ben to assemble all of our baby gizmos (like the swing, the stroller, the car-seat, etc.).  I still have so many more things to sew and hang on the walls for decoration in the baby‘s room.  So when you look at the pictures, keep in mind, the walls won’t be that bare in a few weeks.  It’s just a matter of me finding time to sit down at the sewing machine. 

Oh, and a rocking chair will be added to the room later this week.  It’s the same chair my parents used for me and my brother.  It was originally given to my parents by my grandparents, who bought it at a garage sale.  So who knows how old it really is.  It’s currently at the shop, being refinished and stained.  Actually, all of the baby furniture is “slightly” used, shall we say?!  The crib also belonged to my parents first, for use with my brother and me.  My brother has used it for his two children, so now it’s our turn.  As for the dresser, bedside table, and “changing table” (which is really a writing desk), those originally belonged to Amanda, our sister-in -law.  She used them when she was growing up.  Last but certainly not least…there is the cradle in our bedroom.  Ben’s parents did the math, and that cradle is at least 130 years old.  It was used to rock Ben’s Great-Grandmother to sleep.  Can you believe that?! 

Long story shorter, we’re finally getting organized as reality is sinking in.  BOB will be on his way soon, so we better be ready for him.  I think we’re officially set and ready to go.  We’re just waiting for his first move…so to speak.