Overwhelming response

Okay, okay, okay, the shower discussion sure brought in a lot of emails!!! I totally understand what everyone is saying about just trying to let go and trying to enjoy the moment. I want to go there.....I really do. The last 6 years of trying to grow our family has been such an out of control experience that I truly wonder at times how I have made it this far without just going insane. So there are moments and experiences in my life that I grasp for some control. I think I needed a very controlled environment.....crazy~check, OCD~check, immature~check, control freak~check. I have a background that does not allow me to function in chaos, and I was feeling in the middle of chaos and uncertainty. I just don't do uncertainty and surprise well.



But I have good news to report......no I am still declining the shower, however I did come to the realization that I would grow to regret not having some kind of celebration of our sweet girls homecoming. So I have told David that I think a Sip and See is a great way to introduce Miss Hayden to the world~well at least to our friends and family. My girlfriends will be so happy that I want to do this.....they are so generous and just want to do something so nice for us. They too have been waiting a really long time for this baby girl. I think I can put her in her carrier and David or I will wear the carrier the whole time, that way I don't have to worry about queries of holding her. I think we will wait about a month to 6 weeks to celebrate. It could be longer, I just want to at least get settled, get over the jet lag, and feel comfortable with my new position....aka MOM!!!

So to make things even better I was out and about today running some errands.....aka shopping, and lo and behold look at what I found!! I think this will be perfect for the celebration, and so I went ahead and grabbed it, I will look forward to celebrating Hayden's coming out party. What do you think?? Nothing like a Lilly shift to get your celebration off to a good start.