My Visit Home for a Baby Shower

See the difference in the belly size? I use to look more like my model friend Briani but now there is the belly bump. Briani was one of the host for my first ever baby shower in Columbia last weekend. It was so much fun and I got lost of great gifts. The other host were Lauren Davis, Debbie Davis, and my sister. Unfortunatley Carmen couldn't make the shower because she had a 104 fever plus pink eye from Isabel. They had a rough weekend and I'm glad she stayed home to get better.

Are you surprised to see that this present I am opening is pink? Would you be surprised if I told you a lot of the gifts were pink? Well, my husband would say yes to both of those questions. He is not really into pink, lace and bows. He thinks my guest were out to get him by giving me so much pink. I told him to start liking pink now because he is going to be seeing it a whole lot more. It's just the way things are when you are having a girl, not to mention married to a Southern chick who's favorite color is pink. If you want to check out more pictures from the shower then click here.

I made the most of my visit home for the shower and stayed for 4 nights. It was nice to be home and to visit with so many friends and family. One night I went to dinner with Briani and Jason Grier. I mean, "Doctor Grier". It's nice to have a friend that is a pediatrician. I'll probably be calling him a lot in the near future. Here's a pic of me, Briani and Jason.

Living in Texas I typically miss Birthday celebrations. But as luck would have it I was there for Ricky's B-day (my step dad). We went to Macaroni Grill right after the shower to celebrate. He looks as happy as I do when I get new clothes!

This is one of my favorite things I got to see in SC. It's my mom's new dog. Her name is Dutchess and she is a minature yorky. The dog weighs the same as my little baby girl. That would be a whopping 1.5 lbs. Mom said she wanted to get her own baby since Carmen and I had one. She also wanted to get her so the grandbabies could play with it when they come to visit her. She will do anything to lure the babies to her place.

My going back to Texas lunch was at the families favorite....Lizards Thicket. I was able to get some good southern cooking before heading back to Texas. I was also happy that I got to spend so much time with my brother and his girlfriend. You won't believe this but my brother took me shopping a Babies R Us and Target after lunch. It was his idea too!! He even helped me scan things at the store while I was updating my registry. Fletch man is even helping one of my friends throw me a shower in Greenville next month! What a sweet brother!

I am currently 29 weeks pregnant and only 11 more to go! I'm counting down the days and can not wait for her to get here!!

P.S. No name picked out yet. We have decided to wait until she is born to pick a name.