That night we decided to announce the name of our baby boy, Joshua Thomas. We picked Joshua because of who Joshua was in the Bible (a very dedicated man of God) and one of my favorite verses is Joshua 1:9 (...Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.") Whenever I say the name Joshua it will help me to remember this verse and to trust in God more.
There was yummy food, fun games and a special prayer time for me and baby Joshua. My sister and mom made all kinds of yummy appetizers and Ruth came up with some great beverages. They decorated the house in red and brown (with many balloons) to match some of the colors we'll be using in the baby's room. My mom made a special wall hanging that matches the theme in the baby's room. On top of that she made and decorated a beautiful cake that was the same as the wall hanging.
Raquel (my sister) included some fun games that were not your "normal" baby shower games...these were especially fun. After the games Ruth led a special prayer time over me and our baby. Raquel wrote down the blessings and prayers so we'll treasure these forever. And then afterwards we opened presents. We received so many things that will be so useful and we were so blessed by the thoughtfulness of everyone. It was such a special time to share with so many friends who came...thank you to each of you who shared in this special time.
We have a little over a month to go with this pregnancy and I am looking forward to meeting our son and being done with this pregnancy...I'm pretty sure Tom is ready to be done with it too, so then I can move on and find other reasons to complain about all of my aches and pains (maybe just old age will work) :-)
To see the rest of the baby shower pictures go here...http://tomandroxannecook.shutterfly.com/
