The first one was in New Orleans, and given by my best friends, Ashley, Erica, & Taylor. It was absolutely beautiful- of course! Guests wore white and accessorized with pink or blue- their guess of Baby Cooley's gender! Those girls are so creative. It happened to be the weekend of Tropical Storm Lee, but thankfully lots of family and friends were able to make it. I was especially thankful to have Nan there- who came in from Atlanta!!
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| My mom & sister |
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| Hostesses |
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| Which shoes will GC wear? |
The next shower was given by Jermaine's co-workers. I thought it was so thoughtful (just because he's a guy)! I was able to take a half-day at work and go to the shower. They really went all out- lots and lots of food, cakes, decorations, etc. Jermaine's boss has blessed us with all kinds of things...a stroller, car seat, and pack & play just to name a few!!!
Our other shower was given by friends from church. It was very nice as well. They had a "Team Pink" and "Team Blue" table- too cute. We have to represent both "sides" of course! Our parents were able to make it up to Jackson for this shower. We are so thankful for the great relationships we have made at our church. I did not do a good job of taking pictures at this shower unfortunately!
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| Wreath for the hospital door- from Leah |
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| Jermaine and our niece Madyson |
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| Ronda- one of the hostesses |
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| Jermaine's mom & aunt |
We have been making lots of trips to Babies R Us lately (twice last weekend, in fact). With all the gift cards we have been given we were able to get almost all of the necessities that we need for baby's arrival. The nursery is still not finished- we just decided to wait to decorate and find bedding until baby gets here. I don't want neutral- I want to go all boy or all girl! Baby will be in a bassinet for a while anyway, so I'm not worried about the nursery- which is unusual for me. Jermaine did recently re-do a dresser for the nursery. He sanded it, stained it, and put new knobs on. It's absolutely beautiful!
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| Before |
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| After (it looks darker than it really is) |
This pregnancy has made me even more thankful for such a wonderful husband. He really is amazing. I am beyond excited to see how wonderful he is as a father. God has blessed me!!!
I am 36 weeks now. Here are some old belly shots....
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| 31 weeks |
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| 34 weeks |
