Baby Shower - Houston Edition!

I don't even know how to start this blog! I feel so loved after Sunday, I just can't believe it! The invitation said "Hosted by Emily and friends" and they weren't kidding. So many of my besties helped out to put on a great shower, it was truly amazing, fun and Claire is one lucky baby to have so many Aunties and one awesome REAL Auntie Emily.

They reserved a room at Collina's Italian Kitchen and you can bring your own wine! Here's Jill H. displaying the goods...Me, Jill F., and Casey - KKG/Aggie RoomiesThese ladies are all from Josh's side of the family even Claire's great-grandmother!Kalin, Jill H., me, FeFe and Ashlee! Such pretty friendsKaren, Jenn, me, Kate (expecting girl #2!!) and MelissaAuntie Em and nope, my mom never has her eyes open for pics, it's unbelievable!Kristen, me and Natalie B. !Natalie made Claire TuTus! One for each holiday and the waistband got bigger as they went along!Bouncer seat and a SOPHIE TEETHER GIRAFFE!! I got 5!! lol The hostesses went together and got my baby wearin' machine, a Beco carrier!Lots of hostesses!! Love them!Personalized goods! Jenn L. crafted the closet dividers... love it all!Shelby...helping me sort through the loot! She's just going crazy with all the new stuff.

Great shower, so so blessed to have such great friends and family. Both showers were SO much fun and we're practially set with baby things, time to stock up on diapers and wipes!!

Few More...

In case I make a blog book one day, here are a few more maternity pics that are so cute. Thanks again Ashlee! I'm so exicted about my Houston Baby Shower today, eeeek!!

Been feeling pretty good minus bad back and swollen feet. I'm sure that's to be expected when you gain 27 pounds and most of it's fluid. YAY!

Our ultra sound check up is Tuesday and Josh is going. Hope everything is all good and she's measuring right on schedule. We'll see if she's still breech. TURN baby TURN!

We also had part one of Life With Baby class this week... Josh managed to put the baby doll's shirt on upside down TWICE. Even the teacher laughed at him... poor guy! We'll get it figured out.

San Antonio Baby Shower!

This weekend we had such a good time in San Antonio, it was SO busy with celebrating little Claire's arrival and also my parent's 30th Wedding Anniversary! I'll do a separate post on that. Here are the pics from the shower at my mom's, which was hosted by her and my Aunt Jill!

How cute is this wreath my mom made?? So many baby goodies on it, she worked hard on everthing! I loved these personalized M&Ms... SO cute, and you bet I'll eat them all eventually. This was part of a guess the number of candies game...I know how many, but I think we're using this game again next weekend! How many do you think there are??

These are the door prizes for all the games, soaps and lotions and fun note pads!

These are the parting gifts for the guests. My mom actually MADE these bath salts and scrubs and put the easy recipe on the bottom and wrapped them up! She went above and beyond! My mom is the best!

Here is the shower invitation, we also placed a few maternity pics around the party.

Here are the petit fours! Rattles, booties and little "C's" for Claire! They were delicious! We also had yummy cake balls from Emily's friend's company, Oreo ones were my fave!

Here's the food spread. All my favorite finger foods, we really stuffed our faces!

Aunt Jill me and my mom... can you tell they are sisters?? Haha they look so alike!

My sis Emily and I presenting the dessert area, yumz. I think she'll be Auntie Em!

Auntie Em and her fox... I mean dog, Happy. Though, she looks UNhappy at the moment.

My friend Meghan, known each other like 15 years!

Ex-Churchill Cheerleaders heehee my LOVES! Makes me wanna move to San Antonio, miss them! Lisa, me, Kendra and Meghan

Playing baby word find and word scramble.

This basket was full of baby items and we played The Price is Right game, to see who could add the prices up and be the closest! Me waddling around telling everyone what was in it.

Gift time! There were so many wonderful presents, here are a few pics....

DJ Baby Walker... Claire can DJ and spin records on it apparently! We laughed because my mom is going to be called Grammy, my dad was thinking about being BeBop to be music themed with Grammy... so this walker would fit right in.

Giving my mom her little hostess gift, the WillowTree Grandmother figure and a little bib for her house "My Grandma is the Best"

All the loot! Diaper Genie, our City Mini stroller, the cutest clothes, socks, bows, shoes ever! Bath tub, car seat base, Aggie gear, high chair... Claire is so so lucky!!

The whole gang! I'm so thankful for every single lady who came to Claire's shower! I set the camera up on the stairs with a timer... not too shabby a photo!

Ok, shower is over.... Amazon gift wrap = new form of fun...

Lost my Marbles

The closer and closer we get to baby Claire's due date, the more absent minded, indecisive, and whiney I've become. I think I'm losing it! I forget EVERYTHING. I always leave my phone somewhere... I left my purse at the dog park... I didn't start the dryer and mildew'd all of Josh's clothes...I can't seem to remember to read the baby books I need to... I feel aimless! Decisions that should be no big deal, seem SO daunting to me. For example, I registered for a Space Saver booster seat for good reasons, logical reasons... ...Then one night we were sitting on the couch and I just freaked out that the space saver would not work with our counter height dining room table. I was urgently showing Josh the pictures online of the chair attached the diing chairs and the kids eating off the table. Well with OUR table, the baby would be so high up she probably couldn't even reach the table! This was traumatic for me, and I started second guessing everything I was picking. Josh reassured me, calmly that we could exchange it for a real high chair if it didn't work out. This is logical... I am NOT right now. I am still up-in-arms over the whole booster seat debacle. What if what if what if ... Losing my mind part 2. I am set on having a hospital bag packed and ready, mind you I have until December 11th...but I keep thinking and thinking about what I want to wear and have with me at the hospital, probably after going on the tour, this really kicked into high gear for me. Well, I decided to go to Target and pick out slippers, robes, big underwear, pads, fuzzy socks and PJs...the works! I was in Target over an hour today, my back STILL hurts from this unnecessary shopping trip and walking around. So here's what I got: a big fat NOTHING. I stared at every package of Hanes...tried on many a slipper and felt robe after robe. Even contemplated an adult zipped onsie they had. The workers probably thought I was lost or had dementia. It was such a hard decision I left the store distraught and even more confused. This is the crap that messes with my head all day. Makes NO sense!! So, as I continue to lose it and lose everything in my purse, I do get more excited and anxious to know that in a few weeks all that stuff I worried about will disappear and nothing will matter, just the baby and my husband and getting through it together. I think I'm just in the calm before the storm and coming up with things to fret about. At least I'll have something very fun to occupy my find this weekend. We are heading to San Antonio for my first baby shower and I truly can't wait!

Aw RATZ!

So, you're just driving along, minding your own business...thought you might park at the Galleria and see what Motherhood Maternity has on sale.... when all the sudden THIS pops up it's head and stares at you from outside, on your hood!!
Yes, a mouse, a very big and scary mouse when your car is in motion! I almost wrecked, but I'm so glad I wasn't on the highway! I parked the car, and the mouse continued to taunt me, running back and forth on the windshield.

I honk and honk, looking like a nutcase in the garage, trying to scare him to run away, he won't leave! He wants to check out his reflection!!

This is so terrifying to me, I'm literally hyperventilating and screaming in my car. There was one good samaritan guy who came over and I inched open the window and asked him to see if the mouse was gone. He looked at me like I was crazy and said there's no mouse, you're safe.

Let me tell you how awful it is to be trapped in your car with a mouse inches away, even if you KNOW he can't open the door, I was flipping out and thought I was going to make myself go into labor!!

What a Friday... I need a drink...oh wait.

Maternity Session Preview...

Downtown Houston.... mini session with my friendly Ashlee Amy!

Ashlee sent me a few of her faves, she rocked it yesterday, I don't think we were at Discovery Green for an hour! She got overly exicited and worked on them last night... I think they are SO so cute.
Can't wait to see them all!! Thank you Ashlee! It was such a big weekend... got to see Claire!! Here's 2 of her best shots...she was so shy the whole time ... but LOVE those cheeks =)10 more weeks!!