Staci's Baby Shower

My family was nice enough to throw me a baby shower this past weekend. It turned out beautifully. Dave's sister Carrie did the decorations and my mom planned the food and the games. Cheri helped organize it and sent out all the invitations. I want to say thank you so much to the three of them and all of their hard work!! This was my first baby shower that I had here in Utah where a lot of my family were able to attend; since both Jacob and Kera were born in Texas. My good friend Heidi, who lives here in Kaysville, and who's baby is due 4 weeks after mine, came to the shower. Many of my aunts on my mom's side and my aunt Chris on my dad's side were there along with some of my cousins. It was a good turnout.

My parents are leaving for Denmark next Monday so we wanted to have the shower while they were up here. They went into the MTC today and will be there the rest of this week. My mom was saying how nice it would be for me to have the baby this week before they leave for Denmark. They leave the MTC friday and will spend the whole weekend at my grandparents. I wouldn't mind having the baby a little bit early either. It would be nice to be done! I thought about having the doctor induce me over the weekend, but I think I'm going to see if this baby will come on his own. At my doctor appt. today I was dilated to a 2 and 70% effaced. So there is progression. We'll just have to see when the little guy wants to make his appearance!
Thanks to my cousin Emily who took all the pictures at my shower. Here are some of the ones she took.

Here I am hiding my big belly behind the flower arrangement. Carrie did a great job with the table. She let me keep the beautiful rose bouquet.

Here's Kera and my cousin Heidi's little girl Isabel. They're a month apart.

This group along the wall is (left-right):my mom, my sister-in-law Jennifer, my aunt Debbi, my aunt Christine, and her daughter Heidi

Here I am opening presents with my friend Heidi Kjar behind me

Here's my sister Cheri on the left and my sister-in-law Vermil on the right

Here's the party decorator-my sister-in-law Carrie

This is a game we played where you think of something that relates to my pregnancy and delivery for each candy bar name

This picture makes me laugh. This is my aunt Eilene and her two girls Terra (left) and Leesa (right). The funny part is how they're all posed the exact same way with the same head tilt and crossing their arms. Are they related or what?

Here's one of Kera being silly while she was helping me open my presents

This is my mom cutting the cheesecake

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