The shower was held at mom's barn, aka Sanborn Woods, the site of many happy events for us, including our wedding and the announcement of the babies to our mothers. The mommas did a beautiful job decorating, and we loved how the barn look all covered in pink and blue lanterns when we arrived. You'll have to excuse The Hubby's photo bomb. He really can't resist.
The day was absolutely perfect. We had planned for a lunch shower and an early arrival back to the house to get me back on the couch, so we were stunned to look at the clock and realize that we had been there nine hours! Along with our last few guests, we ended up reheating lunch and eating it again for dinner!
For those who were not there, I don't even know how to describe the day. We felt surrounded by so much love and warmth. I don't know how we have been blessed with so many kind and lovely folks in our lives. The biggest surprise of the day was how many people told us that they had shared our blog with community, co-workers, church and friends, so that others could pray for us. We now literally have a prayer chain that stretches around the world. These miracle babies are amazingly blessed to be so loved and lifted up before they even make their grand entrance! Please keep up the sharing as we'll take all the prayer we can get.
Midway through the shower, mom pulled out a couple of tiny plastic dolls which were immediately familiar to me, though I couldn't remember for what reason. Mom explained to me that the dolls had been given to Grandma The Mouse by her best friend at Mouse's shower when she was pregnant with mom back in 1951. Back then they rarely knew genders, so one doll was bright pink and one bright blue. Later the dolls made an appearance at mom's shower when she was pregnant with her first, your's truly! So here they are again, very faded after 64 years, but all the more precious and special for their age.
The banner hanging over us was made my my mother in law, Master Quilter (and gardener and chef) Mary. She is going to add more squares and turn it into a large floor quilt for the kiddos!
In all the excitement and chatting, we ended up opening only about five gifts at the shower. The next day mom and Jeff brought a carload full and will bring the rest later. We having been opening one or two a night which has been really fun.
Mom, of course, insisted that we open two of her gifts right away, and the contents of the bags absolutely delighted us! Yes, that's two beautiful sets of hats hand knitted by momma, one set in shades of grey, the other Packer Proud!
Another piece of the day that was extra special to me was having another quad mom present. You guys will probably remember Becky from the stroller post, and she has been an amazing source of support over the last few months. Her beautiful quad babies are nearly three, so she is a constant reminder to me that this can be done!
It was an amazing day and we left feeling overwhelmed with love and gratitude. We thank everyone for the prayers they send up on our behalf, those who know and love us and those we have never met. We are aware daily of the fragility of our situation as well as our powerlessness in the outcome. We continue to remind ourselves that God is in control, and believe that his plan for us is best, whether we can see it at the time or not.
I also want to thank those of you who have been praying for Casey and Meaghan, and give you an update. Our happy day Saturday was bracketed by sadness as we learned that morning that Meaghan had lost one one her babies due to a stroke brought on by a brain bleed. At 6:30 in the morning I found myself in tears, mourning the loss of a child I had never met, and the agony his parents must be feeling. And that evening, arriving home, I was shocked to learn that another mom in my group, Roslyn, had delivered and lost all four of her precious angels while we celebrated life at our shower. It was a devastating loss for her after carrying her babies for the previous 20 weeks. Casey's babies continue to do well. One had a surgery to correct a bowel issue, but the surgery went beautifully and his outcome looks good. Please continue to keep Casey, Meaghan and Roslyn in your prayers.
Last, is anyone else tired of saying Baby A, B, C, D? Me too! Up next time, genders and names.
Love and blessings,
Jen
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