Surprise....It's A Baby Shower!

It was a Monday morning and I was so tired from not sleeping well the night before.  I woke up and got Blake ready for school, planning to meet a friend for brunch at a restaurant that had just started trying to serve a western style brunch menu.  On the way to school I was so tired, I figured I might just stop by have a quick bite and then go home to get some rest.....little did I know that wasn't the case.

As I walked into the cafe I noticed my friend who had invited me sitting in the back, I went to walk up to the table and also noticed i recognized all the other ladies at the table, and said "hello".  I caught them off guard as they were waiting for me to arrive for my Surprise Baby Shower!  So I walked back out and came back in for my surprise...haha.  Once I came back and and looked around, I was really tired, I saw all the beautiful decorations, flowers, and food they had organized.  I really couldn't believe it, since we aren't at home in the US I really didn't think twice about having a shower or get together BBQ for the baby's arrival, but this was truly amazing that these ladies did this for me!

As we are "Team Green" it was perfect that the colors were Ivory, Maroon and Green!  We played games as we would at home, we chatted as ladies do, discussed everyone's kids in their lives and ate some delicious food, then opened presents!  I am very lucky to have a French friend who enjoys baking as well, she made a delicious chocolate cake, with raspberries in the middle and chocolate ganache on top, AMAZING!

Games:  "Don't say Baby" with clips on your blouse, "How big is the belly" with toilet paper measurements (I am 107-108cm), "How to tie your shoe" with a giant belly (balloon in place of belly).  It was lots of fun and I feel so luck to have these ladies in my life and in baby #2's life as well.  Since we haven't decided on a name and don't know if its a Boy or Girl I keep calling the baby, "#2" :)  Here are some photos of my lovely surprise today!

Thank you again to all the thoughtful ladies who made this day special for me. I also love the postcard book with well wishes from you all and photos of us together!  We had representation from around the world, America, France, New Zealand, Holland, Costa Rica, China, and Chile!