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my legs are jerky and i'm super tired. BUT i don't have much time to write these days, so i'm going to take a few minutes now before heading to bed.

last night shannon and rachel (with the help of brendan) threw me a surprise belly blessing/baby shower. i was TOTALLY surprised, which is impressive because i usually pick up on little clues. brendan has never been able to trick me with anything before.

it was a really fun time, and i was overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and love of the ladies in my life. they all wrote me blessings and words of encouragement, then tied them to mason jars with candles in them that we'll light around the house while i labour. rach and shannon wrote two lovely speeches, we played games, and ate birth/pregnancy/baby related snacks (ie... guacamole = baby poop). AND to top it all off, shannon and rach made a cake – a special cake of me giving birth to the baby. it was PRETTY CRAZY (in a great way). they clearly put a lot of effort into it and it was both hilarious AND tasty.

everyone pitched in towards buying us a 10-week trial of a local diaper service, which is SO AMAZING. we've been given so many hand-me-down things that there isn't a lot we need, but the diaper service will be such a huge help as we get used to baby, diapers, and our new routine. 

i was so wired afterwards from the surprise and excitement and love and fun, that i barely slept all night and kept b awake. haha.

we put it all together.