Let it Be: Baby Shower

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Diaper Cakes and Outdoor Play

My sister's baby shower was yesterday and it turned out really nice. She got lot of great stuff... Including a cloth diaper cake that I made for her! I have to say, I'm super jealous of this cake!! I would have head-over-heals LOVED to get a cake like this at my shower. As it was, I didn't get any CDs at my shower and had to buy all of them myself. But anyways, I'm super happy with how this came together. I found some good stuff on eBay, hit some great Earth day sales, and added a couple things from my own stash.

Here's what in it:

12 infant prefolds

5 BG NB

1 Kissa 0

2 small Thirsties covers

8 BG 4.0

1 Thirsties OS

3 Flips

2 random prefolds

3 CJ samples

1 CJ stick

1 small wet bag

1 pail liner

1 BG wipe solution

1 BG odder spray

1 jar coconut oil

2 snappies

5 BG detergent samples

1 Grovia liners

16 bum wipes

Bottom tier

Middle tier

Top tier

I spend around $220, give or take a dollar. I feel like I really got a lot for my money and it was fun putting it together. My sister loved it, so that's a plus, too!

In other news, KJ has been busy acquiring outdoor toys for Lexi to play with. There was an old cozy coupe sitting behind our neighbor's shed that he had been eying up all spring. They're an older retired couple, so one day he went over and asked if they were using it. They gave it to him there on the spot!

He cleaned it up and painted it to match my VW Beetle. So now Lexi and I have matching cars :) She loves playing with it!

Mommy's Beetle

Lexi's Beetle

We have a swing set and slide set out back that Lexi loves playing on. The only way to get up on the platform and slide was a ladder and that was a little too advanced for Lexi to climb. So KJ got creative and built a ramp that she can climb up herself. She does great with it! She can climb up and slide down all she wants now.

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

Monday, June 11, 2012

Prepping for Alexis

I just love using her name! KJ and I (well, mostly me!) have been in full nesting mode lately. I have this need to get everything done *now*.

My mom had a second mini shower for me on Saturday to help fill in the necessities. It was very helpful! We got quite a few useful things: bath tub, hand breast pump, bottles, socks, spoons, and a carrier, just to name a few. My Grandma also gave us money to buy the stroller with! I'm so excited!

As I mentioned before, the past few weekends I've been yard saleing baby clothes like crazy. I *think* I have a a pretty good stash built up now. I know I need more 12m sleepers and probably more stretchy pants (to accommodate a fluffy but), but other then that, I think I'm good. I also found a second pack n play at a yard sale that we'll use for at MIL house. It's in great condition and was a steal at $25!

KJ and I went shopping on Sunday to fill in the rest of what we need and to use my registry completion coupons. I think we did pretty well. I also made orders on Amazon, Target, and BRU. We needed a second base for the car seat and it was only available online at Target. The breast pump I wanted was out of stock at the BRU store and it was $30 less online. The only thing we didn't get were baby gates, but I have a 20% off coupon that's good for next week, so we'll get those then. Everything else is being shipped! I love getting packages in the mail!

Here are some pictures from the shower:

A blanket made by my sister

Some sleepers from Grandpa

A carrier

A vaporizer

A blanket made by my aunt

Bottles

Bathtub

Ice cream cake!

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

Friday, May 4, 2012

April Showers!

I had my baby shower on April 30 and it went wonderfully! My mom, MIL, and SMIL threw it for me. When they first suggested having one big joint shower I was a little nervous because MIL and SMIL don't generally get along. Everything, from the planning to the actual party, went very smoothly, though. *big sigh of relief!*

The shower was beautiful! It was a flower garden theme, just like the nursery. My almost-SIL (BIL's GF, not official FI yet) made some awesomely beautiful cupcakes. It turned out to be a really nice time.

I had been registry stalking for weeks before hand and was a little nervous that not a lot if things had been bought. We did get quite a few items, though. Mostly clothes with a few useful things here and there. Some big things we got were the pack n play, high chair, swing, stroller accessories, and play gym. Of coarse, having a girl, means EVERYONE wanted to get her a cute little outfit. So, we got about 50 pink onesies, half in 0-3 months and the rest anywhere from 3-12 months. I'm grateful for the clothes, but come on, one little girl can only wear so many things at once. I would have appreciated more useful things over clothes. So, needless to say, I have some returning and exchanging to do...

It was a long day and I was exhausted after words. KJ and I had some friends spending the weekend with us so they could come to the shower. After we got all the gifts home, they wanted to help put everything away. I know they were just trying to be helpful, but I just wanted to take a nap at that point! But, alas, no nap was had. I had to sort through everything right away and decide what we were going to keep and return, and then were to put it all. After about 3 hours everything was put away. What would be a good word for more than exhausted? It was probably the most tired and worn out I've ever been. My bump was burning and my feet were aching. I had to call it quits, and went to bed. I slept for about 4 hours, woke up at about 2am, and couldn't get back to sleep. *sigh* It was a rough weekend! I spent all of Sunday recuperating.

I've very grateful for such a wonderful shower and all of the generous gifts we received for our little girl. Here are some pics!

The Cupcakes