nothing says happy first almost mother's day like...

presents :-) hehe I feel like I am cheating by getting to call this my first mother's day and then next year it will be my first REAL one :-) Oh well, I am all about celebrating things! I was very spoiled this year... Joey got me 2 super soft blankets for the baby. One is about security blanket size and the other is bigger...like tummy time size. They are ridiculously soft!! They are this eggplant color that I really like. He was so excited to give them to me (he had been at my parents on Friday when he got them and was telling my dad about them), which makes me loves them even more. He does such a good job with "thinking" about all of his presents. The eggplant is the one on the bottom, but in real life it's a deeper purple...

My parents also chipped in with a decent gift...a Jimmy Choo clutch! They were in Vegas and found a pretty sweet deal. At first when then called to ask me about a hypothetical mother's day gift I was thinking I could use something for baby, but then I thought about all the websites that say when you're feeling fat and crummy (which technically, I am really not...) that you should buy accessories or get your hair did. So then, I thought, "what the hell, I would love a really expensive clutch!" And you know what, I do love it! Here it is, it's a champagne gold color (looks kinda silver in person, but it's not):

Yesterday we had both sets of parents and siblings over to grill for mother's day. It's always a bit of a stressor for us...one, because we really don't have enough space for it, and two, combining families is not my thing, which makes Joey stressed. It went well, but I don't think it's something that we'll do that often. It's just hard to relax and enjoy things when you're worrying about everyone being comfortable. I did get a funny card from Brent and Kristine...something about being a dorky mom (so you can tell which one picked out the card). I am taking it as a compliment!

Hope all of you mommies had a great mother's day!