Baby Showers - when it rains it pours!

Baby showers are the Marmite of pregnancy- you love 'em or loathe 'em. They are yet another American cultural tradition that we seem to have appropriated much like Halloween and cheerleading but actually the sentiment behind them is very sweet and genuine.

I wasn't planning to have one - however as we decided to have a house warming party and everyone was asking about baby presents, it seemed silly not to let people bring what they wanted and apparently everyone wanted to buy us presents! We were overwhelmed by the generosity and touching presents we received.
It was a really lovely afternoon and I felt that having the baby shower brought us closer to all outer friends - they could feel a part of our journey and know that our baby would benefit from all their gifts. We did have to play some very embarrassing games however it was a small price to pay for how lovely the baby shower was. Thank you to everyone!!!

One thing I forgot to mention was the third scan that we see. At our local hospital (because it's a  research facility) they offer a third scan at 32 weeks. It was fantastic to have this opportunity to see baby again however that policy is not to offer scan photos at this stage to which I was a little sad about!


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