Audra decorated my grandma's house in a construction theme! We have picked out the cutest construction bedding for his nursery...and since Dave is his dad, this was definitely appropriate! My grandma (who is "slightly" hard of hearing) didn't understand why there was "caution" tape everywhere; she thought that my mom & Audra were trying to warn the guests to watch their step when they entered her home! Once she saw the dump trucks, chainsaws, and other little trucks around, though, she figured it out! 
If you know me at all, you know that I love games, so I was especially excited for the fun games Audra had planned! We started off with "Nursery Rhyme Jeopardy!" For example--
Q:Little Miss Muffet, a bit of an arachnophobiac, was eating these 2 things before being frightened away.Needless to say, it was a lot of fun...but what made it even more fun is that our friend Nicole (who lives in DC & is due any day with her baby girl!) video taped herself asking all the questions for Jeopardy. Hearing her voice & seeing her on the computer screen almost made it feel like she was there! ;)
A: What are curds & whey?
We also played a game where everyone had 5 minutes to write a little poem or story about the baby using all different kinds of candy names! Then, I read them aloud & picked a winner, which ended up being Emily's!
When what's in the diaper looks kinda chunky,I was absolutely overwhelmed by all the incredible gifts that we received! Baby Boy got his first Covenant Pines t-shirt from Emily...
And the smell in the air is a little bit funky
Don't get upset or give him a whopper
Just give him a kiss with a whole lot of slobber!
...and my great-aunt Eunice handmade this beautiful quilt for him!
Also, my grandma told Eunice that we are going to use cloth diapers, so Eunice found some of the cloth diapers that she used on her children nearly 45 years ago in her attic! She washed them and gave them to me at the shower! They are just as fresh, soft, & white as the diapers that I saw at the diaper store in Dallas! My grandma & her sisters are all so talented at making gifts...from my grandma, Baby Boy received a gorgeous blue & white sweater that she crocheted! There was also a matching cap, booties, and afghan. I already can't wait to have his pictures done in this sweater!
My grandma had also put this precious adoption poem in my card! I think it is one of the most sweetest poems/quotes that I have ever heard about adopting, and it's even more special to me since it was given to me by my grandma:
Not flesh of my flesh,
Not bone of my bone
But still miraculously my own
Never forget for a single minute
You didn't grow under my heart
But in it.
Of course, we received so many other wonderful gifts, too! I had so much fun showing them all to Dave when I got home yesterday, and now I really need to start organizing the nursery (which is overflowing!). My mom & I both brought an extra suitcase to Minnesota, and thought it was a tight fit, we managed to get everything home on the plane!
At the end of the shower, Audra led everyone in a prayer time for Baby Rinn. It was absolutely so special and a memory I will cherish! There were so many sweet family & friends at this shower--special people in my life who have supported, loved, and prayed for Dave & me for such a long time!
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