Thursday, October 24, 2013

Oh Baby (Pictures)!


Oh Baby (Pictures) // Bubby and Bean

This Saturday, my mom and sister are throwing me a baby shower at my mom's house in the northwest 'burbs.  I'm not one for excessive celebration parties (we opted not to have an engagement party or bachelor/bachelorette parties for our wedding, etc.), and I know that I just posted about a baby celebration that I had with my girlfriends last month.  But this is going to be a more traditional baby shower for family members and long-time friends from growing up.  I'm really excited!  My sister is coming up from Indianapolis, Robbie's mom is flying in from Arizona (she'll actually be here in just a few hours), my mom's best friend (who is like a second mom to me) is flying in from New Jersey, and local area family from all over the suburbs and city will be attending as well.  Robbie has been on the road this month for the band's fall tour, and I'll admit I've started to feel a little lonely and somewhat overwhelmed with stuff to do for the baby's arrival (only 10 more weeks!).  I'm really looking forward to spending the weekend with family, helping with food and decor for the shower (I love party planning), and getting some baby errands done.  Maybe it's because I'm going to be a first time mom and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, or maybe it's because I'm an older mom and know that there is a good chance this could be our only child - but nothing makes me happier (or more relieved) these days than to get to do baby stuff with the people I love.  It's the best.

All of this said, my mom wants to display a handful of Robbie's and my baby pictures that show us with our parents at the shower.  She plans to put them in simple matching black frames (a taste for minimalism runs in our family), and asked if I could scan them first so we can print them at uniform sizes.  It's both endearing and slightly hilarious to look at photographs of us so young, and I therefore decided that clearly, I had to share them with you guys.  I think I was the funniest looking baby ever. (Top B&W photo and all right side photos: me, middle B&W photo and all left side photos: Robbie.)

If any of you have your baby pictures posted anywhere, leave me a link.  I'd love to see them!

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22 comments:

  1. Great photos!!! Hope you have a great time at the baby shower.

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  2. Awww...you were both sweet babies! You look a lot like your mother in the top photo. I hope you have a brilliant time!

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  3. Oh my gosh...you look SO much like your mom! In fact, I thought that was you holding someone else's baby in the first photo!
    Have a great time at your shower this weekend :)

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  4. You look JUST like your mom! I thought that was a picture of you holding somebody else's baby at first. Have a fun time this weekend! Is there a particular theme?

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    1. No theme, although I think my mom already has lots of fall and Halloween decor rocking in her house, and the favors are very autumn-ish.

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  5. Agreeing with everyone else here that you look so much like your mom. And I think Morgan favors your dad? Anyway, cute photos and I hope you guys all have a great time at the baby shower. :)

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    1. Yes, that is what everyone says! Morgan got my dad's super thick/long eyelashes too. Me, not so much.

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  6. I love baby photos! These are so sweet :)

    Jess xo

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  7. Hahhaha my favorite is the bottom one of Robbie, looking up at his (i guess) dad! sooo funny and cute!

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  8. Aaaawww....Baby photos! Baby pictures are always fun to look through. Look at that big yawn! Thanks for sharing these with us.
    Have a great time at your shower this weekend. I hope you'll share a few shots with us later. Surrounded by friends and family, you're sure to have a blast!

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  9. Yay for baby photos. The present opening at baby showers is exhausting but it's nice to be around friends and family. Here are some of me: http://foxesinthegraveyard.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-baby-photos-1983.html

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  10. My family is also throwing a baby shower for me this weekend and I also have due in 10 weeks! What a coincidence. I too am a first time mama and feeling a little overwhelmed/exhilarated about what needs to get done, but am enjoying the ride. I love the idea of having baby pictures at the shower. Sweet. Have a wonderful time being surrounded by your loved ones. Doesn't get better than that.

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  11. Love the pics! You definitely look like your mom!!

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  12. Adorable photos! I love seeing old photos (: my husband loves this baby photo of me http://instagram.com/p/SqplA/ and I made a collage of me and my husband when we were both babies http://instagram.com/p/BR1gM/

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  13. Thanks for your comments everyone! I will definitely post pictures from the shower next week!

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  14. Have a great time at your shower! What type of music does your husband play?

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    1. He is the Stage Manager for a band called Umphrey's McGee. :)

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  15. Lovely pictures. Have a great shower.

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  16. melissa, i say these are completely endearing! :)

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