Ready to Pop

Saturday was a super special day. My two besties, J and Meliss (with the help of Mom), threw me a baby shower! We had 26 women crammed into our little house that was decorated to the nines for the occasion. It was fun, touching, hilarious, generous and just a good time with the best women God's given me in my life.

A pretty homemade banner to set the tone for the day. Love the colors!

My sister has become quite the baker since she moved up north. Here are her "looks professional" made-from-scratch cookies that she made for the afternoon. So pretty <3

 Meliss made homemade cupcakes that were topped with these oh-so-chic "it's a boy!" handstamped scalloped circles. I love all the little details :)

The shower's theme was "Ready to pop!"and was reflected in these miniature Martinelli's that were placed at each table alongside little brown bags of popcorn. The prizes for the games were bigger Martinelli's and popcorn wrapped with beautiful navy ribbon with white polka dots. Tres chic ladies!

 The living room was also decorated with tons of letters that each spelled out a possible name that we had picked for the baby. The yellow letters (shown above) were first name guesses while the blue letters were for middle name guesses. At the end of the shower everyone's guess was read and then we revealed the chosen name! (Shout out to Gracie, Ri and Court for all the letter cutting! And to Dawn and M for putting the names together and hanging them all!)

The two hostesses with the mostest running the show. We played two games-one was pictionary/charades having to do with all things Blane/Aimee & Baby. It was hilarious to say the least. The other game was to answer questions based on how either Blane or I had previously answered. There were questions like "Which grandparent would spoil the baby the most" and "What physical characteristic from yourself do you want the baby to get?" It was funny to hear what Blane had said vs. what I had said and what everyone there guessed as well. Well done ladies!

 Then we ate and opened gifts. In lieu of bringing cards, J and M asked everyone to bring a book signed for the baby. I loved it and really enjoyed seeing which books everyone picked out. You can see the results of my Bell's Palsy in this pic above. I had been praying that I'd be able to smile by the shower, but that didn't quite happen. It IS getting better though and I am thankful for that!

Two homemade "cakes" that were part of the gift table. Mom S made the one on the left by sewing cloth diapers together. The "roses" are rolled up baby washcloths. She's so talented! The big "cake" on the right was made by Mads-you wouldn't know by looking at this that her engineer mind isn't known for its creativity! It's filled with enough diapers for two to three months!

 All the ladies crammed into my living/dining room. It was cozy but intimate and fun!

 Towards the end, J and Meliss had both Moms (and future Grandmas!) come up and share a few words. I am so blessed to have both of them along for the journey with Blane and I and I love them both very much.

We concluded with a group prayer and it was neat for me to have Kiku (she's on the left in the dark blue pants and blue patterned collared shirt) pray over me, Blane and the baby. Kiku is a prayer warrior and has literally been praying for me for my entire life. I love her dearly and am so thankful for her faith and prayers influence over me all these years. 

 Laur, Gracie and Kiks enjoying the festivities! :)

 My amazing Mom put together this blue-themed candy and dessert bar. I wish I had a better photo of how amazing the table looked, but this was all I could find :( She had branches coming out of a tall vase that were hung with little blue baby decals and things, and all of this blue candy, gum and other treats that she personally bagged for everyone's favor to take home at the end of the afternoon. It was incredible and all the women really loved it. Thanks Mom!

And to these lovelies~thank you for making this journey all the more sweeter with this incredible outpouring of love and support. Everything was beautiful! I know you put many hours and lots of thought into this shower and I loved every. single. minute. of it. You two rock and I love you both very much!

Not-quite-Ready-to-Pop! ;)

Aim