Best Baby Shower EVER!

WARNING: Lots (and I mean lots) of pictures.

This weekend my best friend Mandy and her mom, Margaret, threw an AMAZING baby shower for me. Seriously, it was like none I've ever been to. If you don't know Margaret, entertaining is kind of her "thing." She never misses a single detail and she always goes above and beyond. Here's a glimpse at the festivities.

This was the end of the buffet table. They had little goodies all around the diaper cake, including Dodger bottles, bibs, pacifiers, and socks. To the right of this table, they had lemonade in champagne glasses with fresh blueberries on top. Not only did everything taste good, it looked beautiful.

For napkins, they used the old school cloth diapers. What a cute idea!
There were decorations throughout the rooms, including the bathroom.
The hostesses
Once everyone arrived, Margaret announced a game we would be playing: Project Runway - Baby Edition. Everyone divided into groups (except me) and was told they had 30 minutes to create an outfit for their model (a teddy bear). They also were required to do a sketch and have a script for the runway.


This was the first stop - the fabric store - where everyone picked up their material.
My mom, Kenzie and Camille sketching out their idea.

More brilliant designing...
As everyone worked, I grabbed Megan's baby, Eli, and did a little practicing.

Here are the final products. Can you guess which one I picked as the winner?

The winning team included my mom, Kenzie, Connie and Camille (and a few others, but I'm not sure who else -sorry)... but despite what some may say, my pick wasn't biased. I loved all of the designs, but ultimately chose theirs because of its good construction and creative design elements (those are gladiator sandals the bear is wearing).

After the game, we ate and opened presents.

Thank you to everyone who came and for all your generosity. I can't believe how much I got! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The girls: Harper, me, Kirsten, Mandy, Jen, and Julia

Grandma to be

Connie and Camille (Ryan's mom and sister)

Jacque and Erin

BreAnne

With the two amazing party planners...

Thank you ladies for an incredible day!!!

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So as of today, this is the state of the baby's room (and this is after some organizing from the shower - everything is scattered all over the bed and crib). I did an inventory of everything and feel like I am pretty much set. There are a few more things to get next week when I'm not working and then I have A LOT of organizing to do.

And if you actually made it to the end of this post... then you get to hear the exciting and shocking news I received this morning... my due date is actually 10 days earlier than I had originally thought. Instead of December 17th, it's actually...

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DECEMBER 7th

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Yeah... not sure when my doctor actually changed the date on me. Here's how I found out:

Me: "Well, if I'm late, I guess I'll be having a Christmas baby."

Doctor: "I doubt you'll be three weeks late."

Me: "THREE WEEKS!!! I thought I was due December 17th."

Doctor: "No, I have you down for December 7th."

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So we checked the ultrasound from last week and that's exactly what she had written down. No wonder the baby was about a pound heavier than I was expecting him to be last week... it's cause he's 10 days older than I thought he was. Again, not sure when she moved the date up, cause I know we had been discussing the 17th since the beginning. Anyway, just thought you'd all like to know :)