January 25 = Baby Shower Day

So the actual Duke game that Zachary was so excited about yesterday actually happened today!  The bad news is that a couple weeks back we planned a baby shower for one of Zachary's classmates and his wife for the exact same time as the game.  So, being the incredible wife I am ;), I put in a plug for the game being the sporting event shown during the shower at the hosts' house.  There is a new trend of men attending baby showers and I'm not sure they are happy about it.  We had to promise sports and beer to get any of them to show up.  But they did and we all had a great time and the parents to be got some great gifts that they will definitely use!

The artistic host of the shower made these calendars and each guest paid a dollar to choose the square representing the day when said guest guessed the baby will be born.  I chose the day before the due date and Zachary chose the day after.  I'm super impressed with this expecting couple's decision to wait until the baby is born to find out if they're having a boy or girl so the guessing was two-fold because the color sticker you chose indicated if you think it's a boy or girl.  Whoever guesses closest to the actual time wins the money in the jar.

 I always love me a good banner.

 We decorated onesies and bibs with markers and paints letting everyone's creative side come out!  Here you can see ones that say "Spit Happens," "Feed Me," "Spit, Spitmate, Self," "Don't give up the ship," a really cute whale, and in the left corner there's one that says, "Keep Calm, Sleep On... please!"