I can't believe it's taken me so long to update this blog, given that I've now been on maternity leave for the best part of 4 weeks. Where has the time gone? Time to update you on the baby shower, second bonus baby moon city break and the latest in the baby diary. Note all those things contained the word 'baby' so if you are completely over it, then I'd suggest waiting until the next blog update! Ah, wait, no, I'll probably be telling you more baby news then.....in fact, this baby might feature quite highly in blog posts for the next few months to years! Still trying to get my head around the fact that we will have a little Barr to look after....forEVER. Eeeek!
Anyway, first things first. My wonderful friends Renee, Lauren and Corinna decided to organise a baby shower for me. None of us had ever been to one but thought it was an excellent excuse for tea and cake and general girly silliness. Lauren, chief baker in our orphan group, picked a 'ginger' theme for the cake - she had read on various websites that the baby shower was when the sex of the baby was revealed, usually by cutting the cake to reveal the appropriate pink or blue colour. This was not going to work for us as no one has a scooby doo whether it is a boy or girl, hence the reason she went for a ginger flavour in the hope that our little Scottish baby would have a gingernut. Not only that, but she went further with the placenta jelly and the strawberry lace umbilical cord. It was amazing, if a little yukky! Non-alcoholic punch was yum too. Renee was in charge of the entertainment, including various quizzes, guessing the size of my bump with string and estimating how many jelly babies in the jar. Bob even got stuck in at the end of the day, with his nappy changing kit, attempting to put a nappy on Eeyore (thanks Aunt Anne!). He didn't do a bad job I have to say! In addition to the games, everyone wrote their predictions for the arrival of Baby Barr, some of which have been discarded already as I'm now 39 weeks and 5 days writing this. No early arrival for us! Corinna was general organiser and I think she was in charge of contacting my friends and family back home (a complete but lovely surprise to me) for little words of wisdom, cards, baby photos and little pressies. She was also in charge of the 'stripey' theme (I apparently wear a lot of stripes) - she told everyone else the dress code but she didn't tell me but hey, I still managed it, predictable or what! All in all, it made me realise what fabulous friends and family I have, from both sides of the world and I'll just take this moment to thank you all again for the efforts you put in to making the day really special. My first baby shower! Can't wait for one of my friends to get pregnant over here so I can return the favour. Muchos fun! xxx
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