Beautiful Shower

Last weekend was my baby shower. My sister Mandy and best friend Wendy threw it for me at my mom's house. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful shower. All but one person came to help celebrate (I was amazed at that due to busy summer activitites)! Even Lance's sister and niece from California made it! My sister decorated the backyard. The theme was bright pink fish. She even spray painted goldfish crackers hot pink because she couldn't find anything else that would work! Who thinks of that? She is so creative. We played the chocolate in the diaper game, the baby food game, and the guess how big my belly is with string game. So much fun. I got so many wonderful presents. The baby is set for clothes for the 1st year I think! I feel so blessed to have such great family and friends. Thank you to everyone who came to help me celebrate!

I can't believe I will be 9 months pregnant on Friday. I can hardly believe how fast time flies. I am so ready to be done with this. People were not lying when they said the last trimester is the heardest! I am so tired and sore all the time. I feel like an old lady every time I get up- my back hurts, my feet hurt, and pretty much my whole body aches! I have no energy and I feel so incredibly fat! I have gotten a lot of swelling over the past few weeks. In fact, my hands get so swollen that it is causing carpal tunnel symptoms! I wake up many times during the night to numb and tingling hands. My wrists have also been hurting a lot. I hate going to bed at night because sleeping is so uncomfortable! Poor Lance has probably about 6 inches of the bed to sleep on next too my 5-6 pillows! What a great hubby though- never complains. I just can't wait to be done. At least I will have a little baby to show for all this misery! The work countdown is on. I only have 4 more work weeks left. The 12 hour shifts are getting so hard. I had to call in sick last Thursday because I was just so exhausted. I just keep reminding myself that there are only 4 more weeks.... I can do it... I can do it.

I will post pics from the shower when I get some. Of course I forgot my camera, and so did Mandy and Wendy! So I am hoping someone at least took a couple of pictures!