Ava and I taking a few selfies before heading out the door, oblivious to anything that's going on.
The cutest little shower favors.
If you can see the look on my face, I was truly surprised. I was trying really hard not to burst into tears.. blame the hormones.
Love all of these people! Perfect sized baby shower for me.
Yesterday was completely unexpected, like really! I must be the most gullible person in the world or just too tired to think about anything because I really didn't see it coming. Peter and his cute cousins, Loni Anne Coil and Fatai Olive, threw the cutest little baby shower for me and baby boy. Here's how it all went down..
Last week Peter sent me a text while he was at work asking me if I wanted to go to dinner with him as one last outing before the baby came, and of course I said yes. Any excuse to hang with my cute hubby. Anyways.. the day that we had decided to go finally came and he told me, "oh well, lets just go to cheesecake factory and take Ava with us, because Hala has plans." Of course, I suggested that we ask my aunt or grandma but he was pretty persistent on taking Ava with us and not bothering them. Usually, I would have just text them anyways to see if they could watch her but for some reason that day I didn't even think twice about it. He told me to get ready and meet him at City Creek at 5:30.
Ava and I got down to City Creek and Peter told us that we had to wait because he made reservations at 6:00. That was my first hint that something was up, because I told him that Cheesecake Factory doesn't take reservations. In my mind I was just like, oh maybe he's going to take us to a more expensive restaurant.. haha! 6:00 came around and I was like, ok lets go.. this pregnant lady is hungry. He kept making us wait, and he kept texting and giggling like a little girl. At this point I was just getting annoyed because I was hungry. Finally, he told us we can walk over to Cheesecake. As we walked over he kept saying, I hope you have fun tonight.. I told him, "I always have fun with you and Ava." Haha! We walked in and down the stairs and all I hear is... "Surprise!" At the bottom of the stairs I see a table full of loved ones. I was so shocked and tried really hard not to just burst into tears.
It was a great night and I felt so blessed to have great friends and family in my life. It was the perfect shower for me. I can't thank everyone enough for coming together and making it such a memorable night. Only thing missing was my Mom and Sisters, but I know they would have loved to have been there if they could. We can't wait for baby boy to get here and have everyone meet him. 2 days and counting!
Love, Laila
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