A Second Baby Shower!

I had a baby shower throw in my honor today, at work. It was so amazing. I could only work a half day because of Esteban’s new work schedule so he dropped Jayden off to me at work so I wouldn’t have to drive to Clermont and back for him. Then, my co-worker and I took Jayden to lunch at Olive Garden. Afterwards, I dropped her off and decided to take Jayden to a nearby park. I hoped to lay in hammock with Jayden and get him to fall asleep. On the way there though, Jayden was falling asleep so I decided to head to a quiet shaded parking lot instead. Jayden napped for about 1 hour and then we headed back to my office.

The shower was at 5pm. When I got there, they were still working on setting up, but there was a good amount of people all working together to make the conference room come alive. They did such a sweet job of decorating the room too. There were tons of snacks and appetizers. There was a beautiful cake. I thought, "This is what all showers should be like." The mommy to be arrives and enjoys. Jayden was with me and was very well received by the group. He was shy for the first 15 minutes or so, but then he got over it and soon was eating and playing and going through packages and eating some more. By the time we left, he was talking to everyone and waving bye-bye and even hugging the ladies. I was so very happy.

For such a small work group, there were so many gifts. I received diapers, wipes, baby towels, washcloths, clothes, gift cards, a book, bibs, tons of baby toiletries, sheets, blankets, onsies, teethers, pacifiers, a photo album, a baby record book and so much more. (I even got Butt Paste! That was hilarious.) I was shocked and amazed and overwhelmed at the abundance of items. As I opened gifts, Jayden entertained the crowd with his silly antics and he organized the gift bags, moving them here and there, playing with the tissue papers and so forth. It was just awesome. Afterwards, I thanked everyone for their gifts and gestures and then we cut the cake.

It was getting late and fast too. Everyone quickly began to clean up and organize. I was so thankful because it had been a super long day for me. I hadn’t had a nap, which I feel like I need on a daily basis these days. The room was really warm and I was starting to feel badly. But before I knew it, we were headed towards the car. By the time we got outside, I was feeling worse. It was really cool out and I was so warm from being inside. I had a lot of pelvic pressure and felt like running to the bathroom, yet again. I had a cold sweat and wondered how I could make it home. The girls loaded my son into his car seat for me, packed my trunk with all my little treasures and folded away my stroller. And then, I was off.

Thankfully, I did in fact make it home safe and sound. Jayden played with balloons and baby talked the whole way home. As my body temperature stabilized, I felt a lot better. I was now just exhausted. I let out Rio and then fed him. While he ate, I unloaded the car, and got everything including Jayden and Rio back inside. I then focused all my attention on Jayden and his bedtime rituals. Even though I was tired and he was too, I tried my hardest not to lose my patience with him. And he was so happy tonight. He was just chattering away and playing with the balloons and smiling at mommy. He even let me hug him and kiss him over and over again. I felt so lucky to have had this moment.