Baby Shower #2 and #3 and The Airplane Ride

Emma is a spoiled girl for sure! On Thursday my work had a baby shower for her. The theme was "something for all 4 seasons" so each classroom gave us clothing/supplies based on each season. We also got some incredibly cute little onesies that had our work logo ironed onto them to match our work shirts! Maybe Emma will get special treatment at daycare when she sports one of those! =) 

On Friday, I headed off to the San Diego airport to fly up to San Jose for my third baby shower. That was pretty interesting. I checked in my bag so my lard butt wouldn't have to tote it in and out of the restroom, which I knew I would have to use at least 5 times before the plane left. In my carry on bag, which I normally use for school, I apparently had a hidden bottle of apple juice and a pair of scissors, both which ended up in the trash after a bag check was called at the security gates. I was one of the last passengers to board the A group. I could care less when I boarded, as long as I could get an aisle seat. They announced on the loud speaker that they would be pulling passengers out of line as they boarded the plane for random security checks. Apparently I appeared as though I was packing TNT under my shirt, so of course, I got pulled out of line for an additional search. They seriously patted down my fat belly. Wtf?? A man walked by and loudly stated, "Wow, are you kidding me?" After it was deemed that I was not a threat to the flight, I boarded and found a lovely aisle seat at the back of the plane.

Airplane bathrooms and I had some trouble working together. I barely fit inside and my belly was in the way of everything. It was a real pain in the ass. Fortunately I only had to go once for the duration of the flight. As we were landing, I swore Emma was going to bust out of my stomach. She did not appear to be too thrilled with all the pressure change and proceeded to kick the crap out of me. I think I managed to de-board without any broken ribs, but just barely. I had to make a mad dash to the restroom as soon as I got off the plane.

On Saturday I drove to Los Banos with my mom and my Aunt Jan for my third baby shower with all of my family. It was a perfect gathering. I continue to feel very blessed for all of the wonderful people that are in my life and will get to be a part of Emma's. We got very lucky and got almost everything that we need for the baby. Besides a few odds and ends (and a breast pump), we are ready to bring her home at any moment. This child has SOOO many clothes. I hope she is able to wear them all before she gets too big! She is sure going to look super cute! Here are some photos....

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I have spent the past few days in Los Banos with the family. My mom will arrive tomorrow morning with a van to pick me up and all of Emma's goodies so we can make the drive back to San Diego. I'm not excited to sit for so long, but there was no other way to bring all this stuff home. Sadly enough, I have to get home by 4, so I can sit in class for 6 hours after spending 5-6 hours in the car. Wooo, I can hardly wait. My mom will stay in San Diego with me for the remainder of the week so we can wash all the baby stuff, organize and put things away, and buy any last minute things that Miss Emma might need. Some days these last few weeks seem to move quickly and other days I feel like I've been thirty-something weeks pregnant forever. According to my blog countdown we only have 39 days to go. When I think of it that way, I get mildly anxious, but I am so very very eager to meet my baby girl.