It was as if my birthday came early.

I woke up Wednesday morning to a twitter feed filled with this delicious food and to my surprise, all tagging ME!

I sat in bed reading post after post, eyes filled with tears, big smiles, and moments of laughter.  I’m so incredibly grateful for this community and the amazing friends I’ve made. My heart is very full.

Thank you Maria, Marla, Gaby and Brian for hosting such a sweet occasion. If only we could have done it in person, but I’m sure it wont be long before we’re all together. Feel free to come visit!

I’ll be 39 weeks on Thursday, but here’s my 38 week update if you missed it.

How does a virtual baby shower work? A group of bloggers coordinate who’s “bringing” [posting] what dish to the virtual shower and then on a specific day, everyone posts their dish, and includes links of everyone else so readers can jump around and “try” everything that people brought. Pretty awesome, huh? I helped organize one a year ago for my dear friend Maria and it was so much fun, just never thought I’d be the recipient of one!

I highly recommend you check out all the tasty treats everyone “brought”, which I’ve listed the links below. They’re pretty amazing [& also very talented] people if you ask me. I wish I could hug them all!

A Thought For Food | Scalloped Potato Gratin (Gluten-free)

Bev Cooks | Kale and Sage Pesto Crostini with Roasted Veggies (Easily adapted to be Gluten-free)

Turntable Kitchen | Maple-Olive Oil Granola with Cocoa Nibs, Hazelnuts and Cherries (Easily adapted to be Gluten-free)

Yes I Want Cake | Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Family Fresh Cooking  | Maple Pumpkin Spice Popcorn (Gluten-free)

What’s Gaby Cooking | Chocolate Dipped Meringues (Gluten-free)

Two Peas and a Pod | Vegetable Quinoa Soup (Gluten-free)

Foodie Crush | Crab Salad Sweet Potato Chip Bites (Gluten-free)

Simple Bites | Maple Pumpkin Pie

Three Many Cooks | Chocolate-Peanut Chex Mix (Easily adapted to be Gluten-free)

Shutterbean | Tiny Chicken Taquitos (Gluten-free)

Heather Christo Cooks | Butternut Squash Bacon Scones

Eat Live Run | Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookie Bars

Aggies Kitchen | Iced Apple Cinnamon Tea (Gluten-free)

Reluctant Entertainer | Mascarpone Marmalade Bites

Eat the Love | Roasted White Chocolate Berry Tart (Gluten Free)

I love that Aggie put together this collection of her favorite books for a new mom and baby!

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