So incredibly sweet and unexpected. He said he was totally embarrassed and was sweating the whole time while opening gifts. We got some really nice useful things, including a bunch of organic swaddlers and the like because Jeff is the resident “Green” expert at his company.

The best thing about it is that they all chipped in and gave us a $500 gift card to BRU! It is so generous I can’t even wrap my mind around it. Too bad we have already bought ALL of the big expensive items we needed that we didn’t get at my shower.  I was tempted to return some of them and repurchase them, but I figure since I’ll be on maternity leave soon and only being paid for 6 of the 12 weeks that gift card will REALLY come in handy for supplies like diapers etc.  Plus, I’m sure there are a few things we will realize we need later and it will definitely take the pressure off to have this card.

So thank you Jeff’s coworkers, you made my week!

Other exciting happenings this week include the fact that Tuesday marked the beginning of the sign Leo, which is the sign that Jasper will be born under.

Nothing against Cancers, but I am happy we made it to Leo because there is a lot of Leo energy in my family.

My dad and grandmother are both Leos, my mom and sister have Leo moons and Jeff has Leo rising.  I am all air signs (Libra with Gemini Moon and Aquarius rising) and am just more compatible with fire signs like Leo than water signs like Cancer.

Obviously by now you must know I’m a big believer in astrology. If you ever care to have your child’s chart read by a real astrologer, you must know the exact birth time.. so make sure someone looks and writes it down right away!

Down the path to the pool and the astrologer

Jeff tries on his tricked out bjorn..

First of all, the theme was astrology as in “What’s in the Stars for Baby Jasper?” which is perfect for me because I used to study astrology and its something I really love.

I wish I had pictures of the invitations that my amazing friend Michele designed and the astrology themed decorations like star patio lights and large sun emblems. But it was such a well done theme, and to top it all off, they hired an astrologer to do 10 minute mini readings for everyone at the party! Incredible.

The best part? Not a single silly shower game. I love that they knew I’d hate that.

Here are some pictures:

Tables set up outside

Me and Jeff under the arch

Opening gifts on the Lawn on my “throne”.. oh look, there’s one of the sun emblems behind me!

Jay and Sarah’s dog Gertie checks out the loot.

Jeff trying on the Baby Bjorn that Jay and Sarah tricked out for him. He didn’t want to take it off.

Little cousins playing with bubbles on the lawn.

Me on my way to get my astrology reading down by the pool. Included so you can see the ginormous belly!

Feast!

Grandmom and mom to be.

Beautiful Cake! Mom said it was the same cake that we had at our High School Graduation.

Pregnant ladies are allowed to stick their forks right into the cake right? ;)

I have three videos too that I will post in the next post. All in all it was an incredible day and we feel so blessed to have the incredible friends and family that we do. Thanks everyone!