Shower, Hospital Visit, Nursery Pics

My work shower was on Friday and it was absolutely perfect. There were just the right amount of people (around 20) and some pretty awesome food. (including pickles and buckeyes!) Again, people were more than generous and we received our travel system. B and I were worried we were going to have to purchase it ourselves, since it was such a big ticket item, but we got it! BFF said they didn't have it in the color we registered for (green), so she got it in pink. =) If the store by our house doesn't have it in green either, than we will just keep the pink. It's cute! We received an abundance of clothes and blankets, and we actually received some diapers! (Not cloth, but that's ok...we will use the disposable ones too!) Handmade gifts are super special and one of my coworkers made a shelf for the nursery. It is already hanging up and you will be able to see it in the pictures below. I love it. Overall, it was a wonderful party. I am so grateful for my friends.

On Saturday, we took a tour of our hospital. We visited the labor and delivery unit as well as the mother and baby unit. We drove by a different hospital yesterday and I said to B, "Can you imagine delivering THERE?" She replied, "No way. We are delivering at the Ritz Carlton of hospitals." It truly felt that way. Everyone was so nice and everything is up to date. It is a teaching hospital and highly acclaimed in our neck of the woods. People come from all over to deliver here. We are blessed to live less than 2 miles away. At the end of the tour, they even had snacks for us, including sugar free cookies. (Not that I had anything, but I did manage to spill water all over myself.) I spoke with the nurse after the tour about our fear of induction and how to avoid it. She said, just be sure to eat some spice foods, do lots of walking, bounce on the birth ball, etc. She had full confidence that she would see me before the induction at 39w4d. =)

B and I have been trying to stay current on laundry and presents by putting them away when possible. We have been spending some time getting the nursery ready and I am prepared to share some pictures. We live in a bungalow, so as soon as you walk upstairs, you would walk into Nuggette's room. Directly off her room is two doors. One heads to a half bath (that also has a door to our bedroom) and one heads to our bedroom.

Changing table/dresser (Clearly, things will be moved off the top of this and we will get a changing pad to go on top):

Crib with wall art and Nuggette's real name. (The crib has a net over it, so the cats don't jump in it):

Built-in book shelf and other shelves:

Corner next to changing table. This is the shelf my co-worker made. It's hard to see its beauty in this picture, but it's truly precious:

We got pounded with another 10 inches of snow, so B is out there shoveling all by herself. I wish I could help her. I have a Dr. appointment at 2 today, so she needs to clear a path in our driveway. Not fun for her. I am spending the morning inside writing out and making thank you notes. I have finished about 20 of them and have about 20 more to go. Then, I am going to pre-address some cards for our even bigger shower that is happening this Sunday.