Moving and Baby Shower Adventures February 2010

These past couple of weeks have been very productive! We have had 2 wonderful baby showers and have completely moved into the house on Bixby. We are so stoked to start this new and exciting chapter in our lives! God has blessed us in so many ways! We found out that I have an increased risk of getting a c-section. With that said, the Dr thinks its best for me to be induced. We are scheduled to go into Sacred Heart @ 5pm on March 11th to start the induction, if we make it that far. We will keep you posted on what the Dr says and when everything goes down, lol. Here's a bit of whats been going on.


The move: (Feb 14th - 21th)

We started moving into the new house on Feb. 14th and got completely moved in by Feb. 21st, thanks to some hard work by our families. Jeremy and Mom came over the evening of the 13th and helped clean the house so we could start moving the following day. My mom, Pops (Mr. Bruce), and Josiah started helping us move all the boxes over that Sunday, the 14th, after Vinnie and I had a Valentines breakfast and had the car tire fixed. I was quite under the weather that day and didnt do anything but stand there and watch. Luckily Vinnie made up for my lack of ability to do anything. Throughout the following week Josiah and my mom came by and helped clean, put up curtains and move things as they could. This weekend (February 20th) was the baby shower from my family and my dad came in town to attend. Not only did he, Liz, and Hannah (as well as Jeremy and Josiah) attend the shower but after that they came by and helped us finish moving what was left and the next day they helped clean up the apt before they rolled out to LA. It was such a blessing to have everyone so willing and able to help us move. We thank you all for all of your help moving and cleaning, We can't begin to tell you just how much we appreciate everything you've done for us. Thank you and we Love you!!


The Baby Shower at Jolene's work: (Feb. 17th)

My work held a baby shower for Vinnie and I mid-week, though Vinnie was unable to attend due to work. Sandie, Heather, and Bonnie did a wonderful job planning it. It was so pretty, had lots of yummy foods, and the punch was amazing! Hehe! Sandie had me go to the staff room at 11am and told me not to clock out. So I went and stuffed my face for 2 hrs, haha. It was a pretty busy day but I got a chance to see, talk, and hang out with everyone at one point or another. Everyone welcomed the break to eat some tasty food and watch me open the present that they picked out for the little guy. We got all kinds of great stuff, even got 2 of some things (which was pretty funny when it came to the whale bathtub). Everytime I thought I was almost done opening card and gifts someone else would pop in and bring something. By the end of it, I was barracaded in my seat by gifts on either side of me, haha. I had a very nice time and thank you ladies and Doc for everything. You guys are great and we appreciate you!

The Family/Friends Baby shower: (Feb 20th)

My mom, Vinnies mom, and Vinnies sister all got together and collaberated this blissful baby shower for us. I'm sure it was a lot of headache to get 3 minds on the same page, but it turned out to be just perfect. It was held at the Club House of Govenors Gate, where Vinnie's parents live. Josiah sat by the entrance directing everyone where to go and letting them into the gated community. It was pretty funny because he sat in the truck slouched over with big 'ole sunglasses covering his eyes that barely peered over the steering wheel, as if he were undercover. Haha! They had signs up telling the guests (and us) where to go. The decore was beautifully set. It was too cute, the punch was blue with little duckies floating in it. Sheri had a friend make the cake, which was way cool. The top was blue with clouds and airplanes. It was just as tasty as it was pretty. Vinnies mom made an edible arrangement which looked just as good, if not better, than the ones you spend a ton of money on. They put a lot of love and work into this baby shower. After greeting everyone and hugging their necks for coming and celebrating little Michael with us, we all got a plate of food and munched on that while playing some fun games such as baby word search, baby word de-scrambler, and creating words from the name Michael Anthony Armand. We also played a few other games like guessing how many items were in the container and one of my favorites: Guess Whats in the Diaper - for the guys. It was pretty comical to watch them open those diapers and guess which candy bars were melted in the diaper. Which, by the way, they all got right. Then after all the games everyone gathered around and we started opening gifts. We recieved a TON of things. Some people were so creative in their gifts it was pretty impressive. There were a few duplicates but not a whole lot, suprisingly. At the end of the present opening, second round of hugs, and thank you's Derek was nice enough to help get everyones attention so we could make our big announcement - that we were scheduled to be induced on March 10th because of my increased risk of a c-secton. Everyone was excited (and shocked) to hear that we had a set date for Michael to come into the world. I know one thing, He is going to be loved and will always have what he wants. All he'll have to do is ask one of his 3 sets of grandparents or one of his many Aunts and Uncles. I want to thank each and everyone of you for attending the shower and also for all the awesome gifts.

Shout-outs:

Heres a list of what everyone got for us and a Thank You to each and everyone one of you! We greatly appreciate what you've done for and picked out for us!!! We love you all and pray that God blesses you 10-fold-over for everything you do.

Mom and Pops Morros - Polka-dot blanket, puppy dog outfit w/hat and socks

Mom and Dad Armand - Car seat, puppy dog stuffed animal

Dad, Liz, and Hannah - Swaddeling blankets, bottle drop-ins, bottle warmer, changing pad, sippy cups, baby hats, socks, burp cloths, onsies, milk bags, LSU outfits, carrier mirror

Grandma Billie – Nursing Bras, Glider

Grandma Joanna - Crib and mattress

Kirsten, Jesse, and Ira - Swing, toys, clothes, and fitted bed sheets for the crib.

Josiah - LSU Booties

Sheri, Chuck, and kids/Grandma and Grandpa Peterson - Pedialyte, blanket, Michaels 'relief case' with name printed on it.

Uncle Vinnie and Aunt Anne - Camo outfit, I love mommy tee, bus outfit, sailor outfit, MVP outfit

Derek and Alicia - Whale baby bath, burp cloths, onsies, baby clothes hangers, fishy wash cloths, airplane socks, stuffed puppy, socks, pacifiers, rubber ducky (along with all the other things you've gotten him along the way, hehe)

Jenai, Jenny, Susanna, and Mr/Mrs Newkirk - onsies, tote bag

Aunt Carolyn and Erica - diaper genie, changing pad, baby wipe warmer

Uncle Mike and Aunt Debbie - Handmade winnie the pooh blanket

Belinda and Geno - bottles, sleeper, receiving blankets, cloth diapers

Ryley and David/Amanda, and Ryan - wash cloths, sea creature bath toys, changing pad

Elaine and Ron - Jungle outfit w/bib, doggie outfit, puppy blankie buddy, sleeper

Christine - Boppie, sling/hip carrier, jungle receiving blanket, fuzzy snuggle blanket, carters monkey

Aunt Linda and Uncle Calvin - Target gift card

Sandie - Stuffed piggy, piggy book, diapers

Heather P. - Diapers, journal, nursing pads, Lanosil cream, baby wipes

Lisa G. - Whale bath, fishy towel, fishy bath cloths, rubber ducky, baby body wash, baby lotion

Dr. Dawson and Dr. Inomata - Whale bath, benjamin and peter rabbit books, onsies, blue basket, baby body wash

Ilka - Fishy towel, fishy bath cloths, rubber ducky

Bonnie - Disney bedtime stories, spoons, bottle washer, dishwasher basket, slo-flow bottle nipples, take-along-pack, bottle drying rack

Donnette - Baby oil, head-to-toe baby wash, baby lotion, baby bubble bath, spoons, socks

Shannon - Hand print kit, onsies w/matching pants

Dr. Berberich - Nursery rhymes book, diaper genie refills, Boudreaux’s butt paste

Shelby - Target gift card

Tina - Monkey outfits w/matching bibs

Lisa R. - Health care kit, diaper rash cream

Doc and Mary Joe - Monitors, froggie outfits, target gift card

Callie - Bottles, onsies

Melissa - Rattle, doggie print sleepers

Becca - Froggie jumper, sleep-n-play, rattle pal

Paige - Target gift card

Courtney - Baby bouncer

Cameron - Target gift card

Amanda - Hand made blankie, stuffed laughing doggie, hand print set

Nick and Tabitha - Curious george book, diapers

Stephanie - Hand made fuzzy blanket

Heather G. - Boppy pillow, car mirror

Joe - Mattress, pack & play





Thank you again!! If I forgot anyone or anything, I am sooo sorry. I tried to write everything down but my pregnancy brain effects me sometimes. So please forgive me if I did forget anyone or if you gave it to us after this post. We appreciate everything and want to give a special shout-out to those who helped plan, prepare, and help clean up afterwards for the baby showers. It could not have been possible without you! Thank you so very much, from the bottom of our hearts! We love you!

Love,

~Vinnie, Jolene, and Michael~



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