why is it called a shower?

we had a spectacular baby shower this past weekend, filled with lots of friends and family, presents, games, and sundaes. by far my favorite part was the sundae bar (thank you em!!), which i am still enjoying the leftovers of. is there really anything better than sundae toppings? i think not. malissa did a fantastic job of planning, decorating and executing a french countryside theme complete with our favorite nicknames of the baby translated into French, french soap favors and lovely flowers. and merit received some great things....lots of clothes which she didn't necessarily need but my friends have such great taste they were definitely appreciated! afterwards everyone came back to our house for a bbq (which we are also still enjoying the leftovers from). so overall, it was a beautiful day to celebrate this new little girl who continues to do flips and cartwheels in my belly.
AND jenny brought over the curtains for her room - they are absolutely perfect! the colors go really well with the room and they block out a lot of light (as good curtains should), which is great b/c that room is so sunny.
we attempted to put together both the crib -to realize that we had no screws to put it together with- and the cosleeper - but we couldn't figure out how to attach it to the bed. so as of now the baby has nowhere to sleep. ah well, we still have a month or so.
a month!! i can't believe she'll be here in a little over a month! its almost impossible to even think about it b/c i've been concentrating so hard on my dissertation. but that too will be over soon and then i can focus all my attentions on the little blueberry. i cannot wait. i also can't wait to chill at the pool all day. and get back into prentatal yoga. and read.
i found a new blog - its interesting to read and consider what advice i might like to give my daughter. i dont really agree with everything she says (espec. the drink milk thing)...but she has some good ones and it might be nice to keep a little list going myself. any suggestions?
i also found this. ok so embroidering is for old people. i get it. make fun of me. but i love some of the designs they have. what i would do with them i don't know but some of them are really fun.
and i just finished the first season of true blood! loved it. can't wait for the second season to come out..or if anyone has it dv'rd still and doesn't mind me coming over to watch...