Brandon's Puppy

We're Back!!

Hi folks, it's been a while! Thanks to T-Steel, this blog is not just back, but upgraded, improved, and better than ever with a new layout in honor of Brandon and his baby brother! T, you are THE BEST!!!

I owe you many, many updates, so let's begin with my baby shower, held on January 7th. I wrote this post the day the site crashed. Thankfully, I copy and pasted it somewhere for safekeeping, so here you go:
(stay tuned for Brandon's birthday post, and a baby update)

In spite of all the stressful preparations, my baby shower was a huge success!

We received tons of goodies for the baby, but the best gift of all did not come in a box, or cute baby theme wrapping paper. My mother and father were in the very same room together. My dad said hi to my mom's side of the family, and my mom did the same for my dad's side. They did not say hello to each other, but people: I have not seen my parents in the same room for as long as I can remember! They divorced when I was five, and until my dad found me through my employer seven years ago, I did not even know that his side of the family existed! That was the most amazing gift I could have received. Both Brandon and this little one are mending my broken family tree, and I could not be more grateful.

Now, on to the baby goodies!!

(Disclaimer: If you are not one to "ooh" and "aah" at baby goodies, then stop reading here.
For those of you that love all things baby, continue reading in the extended entry.)

For traveling, Baby received the infant carrier and the matching stroller, as well as this very roomy Diaper Bag backpack.

The Kick and Crawl Aquarium should result in many hours of playtime fun.

Bathtime will be a blast with this tub full of goodies and he'll smell wonderful thanks to this.

Some very practical things included the Diaper Dekor+ and Healthcare Kit, and the microwave sterilizer.

Outfits, outfits, and more outfits!!

Tia Claudia gifted us with these really cute bibs and onesies, and Ti Lou got very creative with her gift!

All of baby's keepsakes will go in here. Also in the picture is baby's Easter outfit!

These will come in handy to keep baby warm.

Tia Lilli got him all sorts of things, and Titi went a little crazy as well.

Tata and Bela, also known as my dad and stepmom, purchased the crib, which should be arriving by the end of the week.

We also got several Babies R Us gift cards and monetary gifts for anything else we may need.

Looks like we're all set for baby's arrival! =)

Posted by Amanda at January 19, 2007 10:01 AM