Brunch Shower...Baby Class...Birmingham

So this past Saturday was my last shower. It was at our cousin Laura Maxey's new house! They just moved in, in Feb. but of course looks so beautiful, it looks like she has been there for way longer. It was great to see everyone and we are really excited and thankful Abby will have family and friends that already care so much about her!! Aunt Laura made quiche....my fave and of course it was brunch so we had cheese grits, biscuits and muffins....PETITFORS of course! I think I could win an all you can eat petifor contest pretty easily :-) After the shower, i got to spend some time with 2 of my sorority sisters who came over to busy. Brooke and Emily came to visit and brought Abby gifts and also Em brought over one of Abby's BFF's Ally...who is a few months old. She was adorable and soooo very sweet! She even tested out Abby's changing table...and even christened it by spitting up a bit :-) It was cute and that is what babys do...I need all the pointers I can get - Thank you Miss Ally!

On Monday night, we had our 4th baby class. They told us about C-sections and what happens if you need one. I am still hoping we go the old fashioned way...but Ev was really excited that he would be the first one to hold Abby. Also, we had a person from the state come talk about car seat safety. You couldn't imagine some of the stories she told us about dad's trying to put the bases into cars...everything from bungee cords, duct tape, bolting it down :-) When we put ours in I will let you know if Ev gets out his tackle box and roll of fishing line :-)

I am also in the process of packing for the hospital, which it looked like might be in the near near future on Monday.

So all day monday, i thought i was leaking amniotic fluid. So when i left work I called the other Dr. Marshall (Hollis - my sisinlaw - on her 3rd...very experienced mommy) and she told me to take it easy and see what Dr. Lawhon said this morning at my appt. She also called during our child birthing class and left me a message telling me that it was a full moon....and you know what that means! Suprisingly, this all got me very excited! So to the doctor my mom & I went this morning. Dr. Lawhon was sick so I saw Dr. Logan who was sooo nice!! I asked her about this ...and drumroll....I've been peeing my pants :-) haha!! Abby is so low on the poor bladder that it just can't take it all the time! So thankfully Abby will get to cook for another 5 weeks or so!

After the doctor we headed to Bham to shop at Target...needless to say Abby got spoiled by her Gramma and I! We then headed to the Summitt and found some cute things for other babys at Swoozies! Then it was on to lunch at my old fave Brio in Brookwood Mall. Leah met us for lunch and it was as good as I remembered...the wait staff, a little stranger than I remember though :-) We then went to Babies R Us...where i was thrilled...a little bit too much...to park in the expectant mother's parking spot! I did feel special...bout time...get it together Montgomery!!
Anyways, our last stop of the day was Edgar's Bakery in Patton Creek, where Mom, Leah, Abby & I enjoyed a strawberry cupcake! Abby really liked it and said she wants more really soon :-)

That is all for now! I got back to see Dr. Lawhon in 2 weeks...then we start weekly visits! Abby will be here before we know it, and we cannot wait to meet our little girl

A small side note to this extremely long post : I googled the meaning of Abigail the other day, and was very excited to find its meaning - "Her father's joy" pretty fitting I do believe!

Tootles!!