Baby Shower Recap

I had my Baby Shower a few weekends ago and was so overwhelmed with love and support for our baby girl. It was the most relaxed, stress free party I think we've ever had. We normally host at my parents home, but decided having a venue take care of all the setup, food, etc. would be much less stressful for us. I also knew I wanted an indoor shower, as it's August and very hot! My cousins took care of the decorations and games, and I was able to enjoy the entire day!

We had vegetable crudites, a fruit platter and a champagne bar to start off the day.  (We also had a coffee, iced tea and pink lemonade station.)

My cousins took care of the games, made the diaper cakes for the table centerpieces, and really took a ton of stress off my mom and I for the fun day! For the games/prizes, we did:

• Don't say "Baby"
• Baby Word Scramble
• The tray game (We put various kitchen and baby items on the tray and walked around with it, once everyone got a good look, they had to write down as many as they could remember-- the person with the most guesses won!)
• Diaper Raffle

For favors, I made little pink and gold tags that said "mani thanks" and tied them to different colored pink nail polishes and set them around the tables.

For lunch we had Salad, Lasagna, Chicken Parmigiana, Roasted potatoes, vegetables, and garlic bread. And For dessert we had our raspberry confetti cake, and chocolate mousse. Everything was delicious!

Dress from Pink Blush of course!
Shoes: BP Decker Lace-Up in Nude

  

 The day was so fun and stress free! Baby girl received a TON of amazing gifts and all is greatly appreciated! Now to wash and get everything organized for her arrival!

Baby Shower Themed Gift Ideas

With my Baby Shower right around the corner (This Saturday!) Baby shower gifts have been on my mind. And I'm not talking gifts for myself. I've gotten so many ideas on what I'd love to gift my friends whenever it's their turn to have a baby.

What I normally do is check out their registries and tie in pieces I think would look cute with their registry picks! I try to make "themes" out of the gifts I choose.

For my friends Baby shower a few months ago, I chose a "bath theme" where I purchased the bathtub she wanted on her registry,  and paired it with items like rubber duckies, washcloths, a hooded towel, and some Baby Shampoo, Body Wash and Lotions and a Book related to bath time.



Bathtub | Bath Rinser | Rubber Duckies | Washcloths | Hooded Towel | Baby Wash Set |


Some other great ideas for themed gifts would be:

Laundry Themed- You can get some clothespins and string and hang the onesies and socks on the string and put them in the laundry basket. So as they pull them out they will be attached on the string by the clothespins. 


Laundry Baskets | Laundry Detergent |  Onesies | Socks | 

Fill a Diaper Bag- Get a diaper bag and fill it with baby bottles,  Baby Wipes (even a cute wipe case) , Some plain onesies just in case an accident happens when on the go and you need a quick change, Snacks.



Diaper Bag |  Baby Bottles | Baby Wipes | Wipe Case |  Plain Onesies


Sun Theme- Perfect for a Summer Baby, or a family who travels often. Keep baby protected with sunscreen, sunglasses and hat, and complete the set with some fun items like a fun towel,  beach toys and a beach chair.

Baby sunscreen| beach towel | baby beach chair | splash mat |sunglasses | hat.

Some other ideas:

Sleepy Theme-Humidifier, Nightlight, Calming Essential Oils, Snuggly Stuffed animals, and Calming Sounds.

Bed Theme- Similar to the Sleepy Theme, but some alternatives like you could get some bed sheets,  A cute lamp, and a musical mobile.

Safety Theme- First Aid Baby kit,  Owlet baby monitor, Baby video or sound monitors,

Have you ever gifted someone a "themed" baby shower gift? I'd love to hear what you did!
Do you have any other ideas for themes?

Baby Shower Outfit Ideas

With my Baby Shower fast approaching, I've realized I still need to find the perfect outfit!
Since it will be in the hot part of summer, I want to make sure it's comfortable and cool.  I love the long Maxi dresses and skirts but since the weather is supposed to be so warm, I'm sure I would be more comfortable in a shorter dress. I am really into the lacey dresses and also florals. (And Pink of course since she is a girl!)

1. Harhay Women's Sleeveless Lace

2. Hello Miz Lace

   3. Hello Miz Floral

I love how the first one is sleeveless, and can also be worn after baby girl arrives. It's loose enough where I'd still feel comfortable wearing it, whereas the others I may be a little self conscious with them being more form fitting.

Summer Dress

These aren't necessarily maternity dresses, but they would totally work! I love the summer fruity dresses! How fun are they?

Flirty Florals

Stripes

 The above are not necessarily for the Baby Shower, but they could totally work! I love the stripes! Found on Jane.com. (My favorite!)


I've also been obsessing over everything on Pink Blush Maternity. I remember coming across them before I got pregnant, and thinking "Wow! These are super cute for Maternity clothes!" So I knew I had to save them for future reference. I have a hard time deciding which are my favorites, it's hard to pick just one!

One / Two / Three / Four

 

One / Two / Three

As you can tell, I am leaning more towards florals than lace. Since I wore a lacey dress for the Gender Reveal party, I think I want more of a floral one for this occasion! Classy, Comfy and Cute! But Pink Blush also has some beautiful floral dresses too!

I think I am also wanting to have pink in the dress, since the Baby Shower colors are Pink, Gold, and Grey. Once that's picked out, next step is finding shoes! Any suggestions?

Also I just found out Pink Blush has 15% off Sitewide, use code SUMMERDEAL at checkout.

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Weekend Recap

Gosh I am still trying to catch up after our amazing honeymoon.  I promise I will post about that soon!  We have been in the process of moving to our new home, and getting it all cleaned, and freshly painted. So sorry for the delay!  You can follow my instagram to see the most recent updates --> here

Co-hosting my Weekend Recap with the amazing Bella from Dateless in Dallas!


This weekend was mostly spent moving, and on Saturday I had my girlfriends Baby shower!  She is due the end of Sept and she is just the cutest thing!

Yes I am sandwiched between two preggos!

Also I actually won  a prize for once in my life.  A gift basket filled win wine, two wine glasses, a Yankee candle, body butter, shower gel, lotion, and soothing eye mask.  It's the perfect gift for our new home too!

Sunday we were at our house from 10-5 cleaning/ organizing/ painting and putting things we received as gifts from our wedding away.  Talk about a whole days worth of work.  Phew! I am exhausted!

More updates soon! I promise!

How did you spend your weekend?