Surprise party and belly rubs

15w5d

Today was Sheila's surprise retirement party. (The retirement wasn't a surprise, but the party was!) ;)

It went really well; I think everyone had a great time. We lured her there under the guise of a family Easter get-together, but when she walked in there were about 60 friends and family members waiting to congratulate her. Some of her former co-workers from Vegas even flew in for the day. She was really touched. (But not touched enough to cry--Chris lost $5 in a bet because of that!)

It was also the first time that the extended family has seen me since I announced I was pregnant. On the drive over, Chris and I were discussing who would likely be the first to rub my belly. And well, Grandma won! I was barely in the door for a minute when she introduced me to some people I didn't know. She also introduced Cookie to them as "our someone special" while rubbing in big circles. So, now I've gotten my first belly rub out of the way. I admit, it was weird having someone touch my stomach, but I can't very well get mad at Grandma, now can I?

Everyone was very excited for us; this is going to be one well-loved baby! :)