Baby T Showers...

At the end of August, Brenda and Nikki hosted a fabulous nautical-themed shower for Bridget and baby boy Thoenen.  They went all out with the decorating, thanks in part to Pinterest :)  When Bridget walked into the house, she was in awe of the attention to detail and cute decorations that were perfect considering her and Brad's love for the ocean and Baby T's nautical-themed nursery.  Here are some pictures of the amazing shower...

Seriously, we all think that Brenda should think about a career in event planning!

After some snacking and chatting, we played a few very fun and creative games sponsored by Nikki, including guessing the guest's baby pictures (a popular guess was that Brenda's baby picture was Brad's!), writing birthday cards to Baby T, giving advice to the parents-to-be, and predicting our baby boy's looks.  The last game is something that we constantly discuss and wonder about, especially with our due date quickly approaching.  We can't wait to see who this little guy looks like, be it one of us or a grandparent, aunt, or uncle!!


Bridget had a blast at the shower and was so happy to spend the afternoon with so many great friends and family members.  She was showered with gifts, and we are so grateful for all of the help stocking our little guy's room.  Here are a few pictures from the shower...

Then, last Friday, Bridget's work hosted a lunch shower for her.  It was nice to spend some time celebrating Baby T with her coworkers.  With the work shower over, it now feels like everyone is waiting for and guessing about her last day before the baby comes.  We'll just have to wait and see...

Last weekend, our friends Laurel, Terra, Carly, and Sarah threw us a fun co-ed shower at Laurel and Danny's house - we had a blast!  We were impressed by the cute and creative decorations (many of which were homemade by Carly!) and the delicious food (great BBQ by Danny!) and drinks (blue Sangria by Terra!), including the fabulous nautical-themed cake.

It was so nice to celebrate together with our friends and family!  We especially enjoyed the game organized by Terra where everyone helped us gather items to take to the hospital for delivery.  Props to everyone for their enthusiasm in bringing us items - we had some good laughs from it, especially Kyle's success due to his proximity to the expectant parents, the mad dash to give us items, the occasional flying baby item, the necessary drink for the dad-to-be from Mark, and, of course, the kiss from Julia!  Then, we opened gifts and were surprised to find that we almost finished our registry.  Here are a few pictures from the shower...

Thank you so much to our wonderful hosts, friends, and family who celebrated with us!  Also, special thanks to Marcus and Julia for making the trip across Missouri to attend :)  

Now that we have everything we need to welcome Baby T, we've spent the last few weekends packing our bags for the hospital (Bridget takes her time packing...) and getting a few leftover necessary items.  We also have been doing some laundry and putting the finishing touches on the baby's room...pictures to come.  With that done, we both feel like this could happen any minute...and now that we're past the 36-week mark, it seems like that could be the case.  We had a doctor's appointment and ultrasound today, but that's for another post.  We'll keep you updated on what the next few weeks have in store for us...