Shower #1

Yesterday was my first ever baby shower!  My MIL and SIL gave me a shower in PA with their family friends and family on that side.  It was a great day and we got lots of cute stuff! We got a lot of clothes but all different sizes and not *too* many.  Plus they were useful like sleep and plays and onesies.  From what I hear, that's what she'll live in for the first 6 months!

The one gift I reallllly wanted was my car seat so I can take it out and play with it.  I was so excited that my MIL got that for me!  We also got our jumperoo, stroller, video monitor, adorable potty, lots of the the health and grooming items, both of our diaper bags, the sleep sheep, a couple toys, a handmade blanket that is really cute and a monogrammed LL Bean bag from my SIL that she filled with stuff.  It's really cute and I'm sure it will come in very handy!

The cake was adorable, it said Welcome Audrey with some large yellow polka dots, which is exactly what her rug looks like.  Plus there were cupcakes that had yellow dots with an A on them.  So so adorable.  Now for pics!  Of course my camera died after I took a picture of the cake, but my friend has some that she'll send to me.

Tidbits

I'm so excited that this year I got to say Happy Fathers' Day to Chris.  Even though I forgot when I was actually on the phone with him and he had to remind me what day it was :)

Just got back from my friend's baby shower and it was so fun and also slightly overwhelming to see all her baby stuff in one place!  Stuff I'm going to have hopefully in the next month.


It takes one lawyer, one CPA and one mom to get a Peg Perego car seat out of it's base...guess who really figured it out! lol

I'm extremely lucky and happy to still be feeling comfortable most of the time, I almost wonder if I just won't get to that stage until the very end.  So far I've loved pretty much every minute of being pregnant which is totally the opposite of what I expected.

Whiny, bratty confession:  My shower is this coming Saturday and so far 9 people other than myself, my mom and my mother in law have bought stuff from my registry.  It makes me reallllly nervous for what I'm actually going to be unwrapping!

Mattress Score!

Babies R Us was running a mattress sale this week and a better mattress was on sale for the same price we had already agreed to spend.  Then my SIL mentioned she might have a coupon for an extra 20% so I waited for her to find it and check out the restrictions.  By the time she tells me it won't work the ONE brand wasn't on sale anymore, even though the sale wasn't over!  So I called BRU customer service who tells me yes, Naturepedic isn't on sale anymore, we don't do rainchecks, but I can transfer you to internet sales to see if there's anything they can do.

I was channeling my husband on this phone call because he's *always* the one to call or ask about a better price, I'm usually  not comfortable doing that.  But I reallllly wanted this mattress! So she transfers me and they say the price is the price, blah blah, but if she can verify that it was yesterday it was on sale they will do it as a one time courtesy.  She verifies and it's mine for the same 20% off!! Score one for just asking what they can do for you!  So we got the Naturepedic Organic Crib Classic 150 for $207.99 and free shipping!

It has 100% organic cotton filling, with a non-vinyl/PVC waterproof covering.  As an unexpected bonus, my mother in law said she would buy it for us!

Nursery Progress

Although we still own the old bedroom furniture from this room, we finally moved it all out, laid the rug and rearranged everything.  I LOVE this rug, I always have since it first came out in Pottery Barn I don't know how long ago.  When we found out the baby was a girl, I knew I had to have this rug.  Except they don't make it anymore.  But...I called the PB customer service - super helpful, I've tracked other things down this way - and they were able to search all their stores and outlets and found one in NJ!!!  It was under $300 including shipping for an 8x10 wool rug.  And it looks ahh-mazing in the room. 

There's still a bunch to do and since I took these pics, we hung the wall decal over the glider, which looks so cute.  I still have to:

• find matching fabric and recover the ottoman
• pick out and buy a crib skirt
• put the mattress in (delivered yesterday)
• buy the mobile if she ever sends me color samples
• get curtains for closet back from the woman who is making them
• find a hamper, diaper pail and wipes trash can
• repaint inside of closet and install new closet organizer
• change artwork above crib (what's there now is moving)

Banner for Shower

I was looking around Etsy the other day and found this adorable bunting that I *needed* for my shower.  It was from Etsy seller APaperPlayground.  She was awesome to work with, got right back to me and finished it in a day!

I think it's the cutest thing ever!  And we decided not to have the shower at my mom's house since it was so freaking hot there this weekend.  My mom thought of this restaurant right by my house, so super convenient for me, lol.  When she got the menu options, the brunch sounded the best and I LOVE brunch!

We're having:
Cinnamon french toast
Scrambled eggs
Bacon and sausage
Penna rosa
Chicken caesar salad
Fruit platter with cream cheese fluff dip
Cheese plate
Bagels and toast with cream cheese and jelly

I can't wait!!!