an afternoon tea

A few weeks ago, my friend Anna invited me to an afternoon tea at her house a few Sundays forward. I readily agreed, figuring there would be fewer and fewer times when I could spontaneously agree to invitations of any kind.

It turned out that this wasn't just any "afternoon tea" but a small baby shower for me! 

The conspirators: Anna, Nikki, Evelyn

The afternoon was great - bringing together friends I hadn't seen in a while, a chance for the mothers to give advice, and, of course for a few games.  (Husbands were there, too. We thought they might go somewhere together, but they sort of hung around on the sidelines).

One of the games was a relay race: men vs. women, to see which team could put a diaper on a doll fastest. Oh, and we were blindfolded.

Dexter should've won a prize for that blindfold job!

You'll be delighted to know that the men won. Guess who gets the late night diapering duty?

We also had a drinking game - Dexter and I had to drink water from a baby bottle.  It is much harder than one would think!

As usual, I didn't get enough photos of the people. But here are a few of the folks who were there:

Imma with daughter Tanya, who turns one on Saturday

Anna (the hostess) and her "bub" (as they say Down Under) Luka

Ryan and Luka

All in all, it was a great day. I left with a few new things for Baby, and words of advice and encouragement and prayer from my friends.  I am feeling exceedingly blessed -- more than I could have asked or imagined -- each day as I draw nearer to delivery.  I am grateful for the friends and family who are showering us and Baby with so much love even before his/her arrival.