Week 33:Baby Shower and Change of Plans

This week I had to go out and purchase a belly belt because of all the pressure on my back and my pelvic. It really works. I don’t have to go to the bathroom as much and my back doesn’t hurt so much. We had another bio this week and baby looks good, just that placenta. O the fun! So we had a doctor’s appointment on Thursday. They are definitely moving up the date from Sept. 4th to hopefully the week of Aug.25th. There’s a problem with scheduling because my doctor is already booked that week as well as the hospital but she’s determined to delivery this baby so she’s going to figure it out with the hospital. We’ll just have to wait and see. So it looks like I won’t be making it to opening week for my job. We’ll do whatever is needed to ensure a healthy delivery.


The other event this week was our baby shower, hosted by my sister, Sandra, and BBF, Samanta (Luke’s godmother). Details of the event was kept a secret until one hour before the event. The baby shower was held at the George Wilson Center, which is where we host Carlita’s birthday parties. It’s just down the street from where we live. How convenient!! I spent the whole weekend preparing the house, doing a lot of errands, and getting myself prep with a manicure and pedicure (and for the first time an eyebrow wax). Our place looked great! Once we got the call to head over to the center, we were off. It was a great surprise because I didn’t know who was going to be there. There were friends from all our different paths. The shower was also a birthday party for Karl (who’s birthday was on Saturday the 26th and he turned 29 years old).


The center was decked out in our colors of yellow and blue. There was a food from Boston Market and a BBQ place in Maryland that my sister uses for her parties. We had some surprises of who came. Karl had colleagues from his work, and I had a friend from London who was here for the week stop by. I just couldn’t believe it. The party started with an explanation of the theme “From Boy to Men”. So cute!!! Music from Boys II Men played in the background. There was a powerpoint presentation regarding Karl and baby Luke’s journey. There were baby games with prizes. Just a great party. We were blessed with many presents and great friends. Karl received A lot of Chicago Cubs stuff – well I’s for Luke but Karl’s passion for the Cubs will be passed on to Luke and Carlita. I thank you all for making this event so special for us. We are very excited for Luke to join the Luka family and enter Glitterland.