Thursday and Friday were tough because I was in panic mode over getting ready for the baby, not sleeping well due to weird dreams and contractions, Sam was being a handful, and work is getting a little crazy again. But I was really looking forward to Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, we had planned two things - a visit to the hospital/birth center where the baby will be born and shopping for some of the last things I felt I absolutely needed to buy before the baby was born. On Sunday, I had a prenatal massage scheduled. What I didn't know about was something planned for Saturday night.
The tour of the hospital was good, but it definitely drug up some emotions about Sam's birth. It was nice to go back and remember that I feel safe there, though, which is the feeling I walked out with. I also remember to pre-register for the hospital.
We had my mom babysit for the tour, since it was supposed to be Adults Only, and shopping. It was so nice to have just YY and I out running errands. It wasn't anything particularly fun (though I did get a new purse), but it was so nice to have it just be me and him. Plus everything got done about 2 times faster than normal.
We got home just about the same time that Sam woke up from his nap. YY had mentioned that since it wasn't so hot, he wanted to go for a bike ride this weekend. I suggested that he take Sam with him, but he didn't want to. I couldn't really say no, I figured that he won't get to do too much biking until next spring. Plus he promised to bring dinner home.
While at the park, I got a phone call from YY. It went like this:
YY: We have a problem.
Me: Is Matt's closed? (side bar - Matt's, where he was going to get dinner, has been closed in the past during one of these biking/dinner excursions)
YY:
Me: Ok, I guess you need me to come get you? Can I just bring the Civic?
YY: Well if the car seat wasn't in there, I would say yes.
Me:
YY: Well the good news is that I was planning to bike next week, so I have already put the rack on.
Me: Oh ok, I guess that's fine then. Let me get Sam.
YY: Wait don't you want to know where I am? I am at Alki at the far end, near the Statue.
Me: Alki? Why?
YY: I was going to make a loop there then stop by Matt's on the way home.
Me: Ok, see you soon.
So I pull Sam away from the playground, which was easier than expected when I told him we had to go rescue Daddy. Went home, made the car switch, and headed to Alki.
Alki, for those that don't know is one of more visited Seattle beaches. It is ALWAYS busy. So I am sitting in traffic, grumbling because I had to come and get YY, trying to keep Sam happy and answering twenty gazillion questions about WHY we were rescuing Daddy, and trying to figure out how I can convince a sweaty YY to go out to dinner at Alki, since we were already there and where this pregnant lady wanted to eat.
We finally get to the far end and there is YY standing on the side of the road in his regular clothes without his bik. I was a little confused, but figured that he had brought them for going to Matt's or something (which looking back should have been a clue). I pulled over and asked where his bike was and he told me to get out because they were having a surprise baby shower for me!
I couldn't believe it. In fact, I didn't believe it at first, then I saw my friends at the picnic table.
It was great, and totally what I wanted. Totally low key, no big expensive gifts. My close friends and just fun. The only not so great part was that YY neglected to bring sweat shirts for Sam or I, but someone else had brought blankets, so it worked out.
I left there feeling very loved and still totally in shock that they had pulled this surprise off. I don't know how they did it (I am really hard to surprise), but they did.
2 comments:
Aw how sweet!
You have some awesome friends. I'm glad they were able to surprise you, and that you had a good time!
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