Baby Showers

Becky, Jen, and Diane hosted my first shower at Becky's house on October 16th. They were amazing hostesses and everything looked and tasted incredible! Word has it that Jen's husband, Travis, made the chicken salad for the sandwiches... wow... were they good! The girls also made one of my favorite desserts: green apple slices with a cream cheese, caramel, and heath bar dip. Yum!




One of the games we played included sculpting playdough to resemble baby items for our team to guess. Can you tell what I sculpted? (It's a onesie) Thanks to everyone who came and who made the day so special for me!!!!

Second Shower: October 23rd

Norma Cano (a longtime family friend) hosted my second shower for my extended family and family friends with the help of my mom, grandma, and a few other wonderful women in my family. My mother-in-law made this amazing diaper cake filled with goodies like hair ribbons, pacifiers, bibs, sunglasses, and more.



Above are three generations of women with the fourth in my belly! My grandma can't wait to be called "Gigi" (Great-Grandma) :)
The Johnson girls (my cousin, aunt, and cousin's grandma) traveled from San Francisco area to
be there for the shower.
My mom gave a special devotional time where she told the story of Abigail from the Bible and also asked women to share words of wisdom for motherhood. It was a very meaningful time and I got a lot of helpful advice from experienced moms.

The Engle women (cousins and aunt)

My friend Katie (on the left) surprised me by flying in from New York to be at the shower.
My grandma made lots of goodies for the shower including this beautiful carrot cake above and some amazing truffles (below). I hope to pass on these baking skills to Abigail someday!

After two showers, Baby Abigail is all set. It's amazing how much stuff such a little person needs! Now all we need is for her to come (but not for a few weeks, I hope)!

Belly Shots

Here is the progression of baby bump growth starting from 3 months... By the time I hit month 8, I could no longer fit in the stretchy tank top I started with! Only one more picture to go!

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

Getting Ready for Baby Abigail

David and I have been busy preparing for the arrival of our first baby... Abigail. We just finished our 5-week childbirth class, where we learned many important details about the labor and delivery process and practiced breathing techniques to help us (me) get through labor/ delivery... hopefully without drugs. We'll see. Our childbirth teacher, Kate, was hilarious and I think half the fun was watching the looks on all the men's faces as she imitated the grunts and facial expressions one might have during a contraction. We also took a class called "The Happiest Baby on the Block" on how to soothe Abby when she cries... we had fun practicing the 5 S's: swaddling, side/stomach, shushing, swaying, sucking. (see pics above)

Our second bedroom has been officially converted from office/guestroom to nursery/guestroom. The room is coming along quite well and just needs a few final touches, namely, the letters of her name we ordered to put above her crib. We are also excited to hang the valances I received at my shower last weekend... they should add a little color to tone down those green walls. More pics to come as we add some more touches.



With one shower behind us, we now have quite a bit of gear for the baby... I'm not exactly sure where we're going to put it all... thank goodness we have a garage now! As you can see, David is having fun trying out the goods!