We had the baby shower at our house at 11 AM on November 8th. I loved the beautiful baby shower invites from Tiny Prints!
My mom and Kendra threw me an amazing baby shower! They put
so much time and effort into all the planning and it really touched me. I don't really have a "theme" for our nursery but I have been trying to create an eco-friendly nursery for our little man. With this in mind, my mom and Kendra decorated with lots of earth tones and greens.
The night
before my mom, Kendra, Nick, Tom (my mom’s husband) and I decorated and set up
the tables and chairs. Kendra surprised me with the most beautiful handmade
picture collage with photos from our pregnancy announcement and gender reveal
photo shoot. She is so creative! She also used a wood burning kit to make a few
other signs for the party.
We had an array of good hors d'oeuvres and some awesome
spiced cupcakes from Lake City Cakes in Coeur d’Alene. They even made me a
dozen gluten free cupcakes that were delicious! Everything turned out way
better than expected.
People started arriving around 11 and I had the chance to
catch up with friends and family while my mom and Kendra handled the rest and
Nick took pictures. Yes, my wonderful hubby stayed for the baby shower at my
request. I’m a bit of a picture addict so I wanted lots of photos to remember
the day. I asked Nick if he would stay and take photos for me and I’m pretty
sure his response was, “Guys don’t go to baby showers” to which I replied,
“Daddies can go to baby showers.” I think he knew he would be fighting a losing
battle so he said, “Whatever you want honey.” Do I have the best husband ever
or what!!
In lieu of baby shower games (which I’m not a huge fan of) I
asked people to fill out an index card with some words of advice. After they
filled out a card I put their name in a drawing for a gift basket of organic
skincare that I use. I have an awesome esthetician, Trisha Watson, who makes
her own organic skin care line that it absolutely the best out there in my
opinion! In the first few months of my pregnancy I was having all kinds of skin
issues and as soon as I switched to her skin care line my skin cleared right
up! It’s so comforting to also know that all the ingredients are not only safe
for me but safe for my baby as well. I try to be really conscious of everything
that I eat and put on my body and strive to only use safe, natural or organic
products. In any event, my hair stylist, MonaLisa, won the gift basket and I
think she will really enjoy all the products.
We then commenced with a massive present opening session
where all our friends and family absolutely SPOILED our little man! Nick and I
feel so blessed by the wonderful gifts and thoughtfulness of our friends and
family. We know that this little man will be truly loved by so many people!
Nick and I now feel a lot more prepared for the arrival of our little man!
My mom even found the most perfect gift for Nick to open at
the shower. She ordered him an organic cotton swaddle blanket with little
acoustic guitars printed on it! So darling!
Overall the shower was just perfect and we couldn’t feel
more blessed! A big thanks to my mom and Kendra for being such wonderful
hostesses and to my darling husband for being such a loving and supportive
daddy-to-be!
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