Shower Time

My sweet, sweet childhood friends Lauren, Carrie, and Emily, and my sister-cousin Laurie threw a shower for Baby Zoe this weekend. It was wonderful to see everyone--especially those who came in from out of town--my cousin Amydell and my Aunt Connie drove all the way from Houston and my godmother Jan came from San Antonio, not to mention out of town hostesses Carrie from Natchez and Lauren from Dallas. And Mumsie (my mom) flew in from New Orleans for the occasion. We missed all of Zach's family from Indianapolis, Dayton, and Tampa very much, but I definitely understand the importance of saving those airline miles for the BIG SHOW when Zoe finally arrives! It's so incredible to see how much she is loved already. 

Three of the four baby bumps at the shower. My friend Jill
who is due in 2 weeks was also in attendance. I'll post
more pictures as soon as I get them from the photogs
Allison, Emily, and Laurie.

Check out the video below courtesy of Lauren. The desserts were amazing--all made from scratch by Laurie and Lauren. The favors were soooo adorable and delicious! YUM. Thanks, Lauren!!

In other news, Zach and I are starting to feel like we're making progress on our "to-do before baby arrives" list. We still have some painting left to do. I'll post pictures of painting in progress next weekend. The nursery color is, well, a bit bold to say the least. The official Benjamin Moore color name is Dark Salmon. Some who have seen it have raised questions, but I LOVE IT, so I guess that's what counts, right? It's kind of like choosing the name--we don't care too much if you don't like it! Haha. And for those of you who don't know, we have officially chosen a name for our little bambina. She will be Zoe Margaret Baumer. Margaret for BOTH of her grandmothers. It doesn't get more perfect than that! The biggest things going on right now are washing and sorting all of the cute little clothes we have for her and waiting for my nursery chair to arrive. I know, my priorities have changed already. 

Love you all and I'll post again soon (PROMISE!) 

Nesting in the New Year

Happy 2011! Third trimester is officially here and nesting is in full swing at the Baumer house. I didn't realize that the nesting instinct would be so strong or that it would extend beyond the nursery, but it has taken over my brain. Our house is being cleaned out, rearranged, painted, and organized! I do realize in my rational brain that I don't have to get EVERYTHING done before the baby arrives, but it's hard when my hormones are telling me one thing and logic is telling me another. I have to admit, (and you can ask Zach to verify this) the hormones usually win out.

Zach and I used some of the gift cards we received for Christmas to pick up a Flip cam at Target last week. Check out our very first video below. You don't want to miss Cosmo in the Bob stroller or my ever-growing Baby bump!