My awesome friends, Amanda and Jen, threw me a baby shower last weekend. Here we are looking blurry in front of all the wonderful food.
One of the reasons my baby shower was so much fun for me was because I had so many family members who were able to come. Nate's mom, Dorothy, had been planning to come out for a while. She's sitting on my right. My mom, seated on my left, decided to drive out from Colorado the Monday before the shower. And my grandmother, seated next to my mother, just happened to be in town visiting my aunt.
Below: My aunt Christine, my grandmother, and my mother.
I also had lots of great friends from my ward who were able to attend. I think I have a picture of almost everyone.
My friends know me well. Jen planned this great art history baby shower game. She printed paintings with babies in them from the internet and asked questions about them. I absolutely loved the game! Here's a small sample from the game so you test your own art historical baby knowledge.
1. Who are the babies?
2. Who is the artist?
And, in what country was this painted?
3. Who is the artist?
And, what is the style?
4. Who is the artist?
5. Who is the artist?
6. Who is the baby and what is he doing?
7. Who is the artist?
And, in what decade was this painted?
As you can see, just because this was a baby shower game it was not a very easy quiz. #5 and #6 are particularly difficult. How did you do?
And there it is. Check out that dimple.
Beckett is a growing boy. When I took him to the doctor this week he weighed in at 10 lbs 4 oz.
We printed them and posted them around the house, and they have become Beckett's primary form of entertainment. He thinks they are fascinating.
From the comfort of his swing:
Flash cards with Dad:
Chilling in the crib:
And his absolute favorite, the zebra stripes by the changing station:
We think that the zebra will be Beckett's favorite animal. The zebra stripes often quell his crying and make changing Beckett a breeze.
Everyone loves me a little too much.
Looking around.
Trying not to be a wimpy little girly-man.
Cousin Lila.
Loves those squiggles.
Posing.
This is the life.
Gillespie and Stephens family
Abby and Mark weren't the only couple at the hospital that we knew. On Thursday my nurse came in a said that I had some friends who were at the hospital getting ready to check out and they wanted to say hi before they left. I, course, thought that those friends must be Abby and Mark, and I was surprised when in walked Lindsey and Rich Sparks. Rich and Lindsey recently moved, but they used to go to church with us. Lindsey and I have the same doctor, and we would sometimes see each other at the office. So when they saw my facebook post they knew that we were in the hospital and came to find us. Lindsey and Rich had a baby girl named Carly. How fun to have friends at the hospital.
One of the reasons my baby shower was so much fun for me was because I had so many family members who were able to come. Nate's mom, Dorothy, had been planning to come out for a while. She's sitting on my right. My mom, seated on my left, decided to drive out from Colorado the Monday before the shower. And my grandmother, seated next to my mother, just happened to be in town visiting my aunt.
Below: My aunt Christine, my grandmother, and my mother.
I also had lots of great friends from my ward who were able to attend. I think I have a picture of almost everyone.
My friends know me well. Jen planned this great art history baby shower game. She printed paintings with babies in them from the internet and asked questions about them. I absolutely loved the game! Here's a small sample from the game so you test your own art historical baby knowledge.
2. Who is the artist?
3. Who is the artist?
4. Who is the artist?
5. Who is the artist?
6. Who is the baby and what is he doing?
7. Who is the artist?
As you can see, just because this was a baby shower game it was not a very easy quiz. #5 and #6 are particularly difficult. How did you do?
