The 3 Pregmigas!!

So, we had a shower for Megan Cross this past Saturday, which was FAB. If you want to see all the pics of the occasion, click here :) Just a couple I thought were fun:

Natalie, me, and Megan. I am the least prego obviously, but I really let it ALL hang out for the pic so I could measure up!!

To no avail really...they are due in June (Meg) and July (Nat) I'm not done with this festival of fatness until October :(

And I have to say for this next one: "SEPARATED AT BIRTH??"

This is me with my Relief Society president, Heidi. I wanted to post this pic bc well, she's HOT, (can I say that about my RS pres?? Oh well, just did!!) AND because well, we look like we could be sisters, don't you think??? That's OK with me!! Heidi?

On Saturday, I had yet another baby shower. I'm seriously so spoiled. My friend, Rachel (the one who went to Mexico with us!) threw me a shower with friends in the neighborhood and at church. They were so awesome! Like 15 people came and it was great!

Rachel's sister, Adrienne, made the CUTEST CAKE for it!! It looks just like the cakes they have at that bakery, "Nothing Bunt Cakes." She also made this wonderful chicken noodle soup, and Rachel made this great creamy...can't really say what it was...potato? Bacon? Something like that, but it was awesome :) hhaha.

And everyone was very diligent at playing the game! Congrats to Lindsay for winning! They had to make up names for the baby using my name and Jordan's. It was really funny. Lindsay Black is a teacher, and MAN she needs to teach US! She went to town, and got some fluffy socks for her troubles :)

Ok I feel bad, but...I totally got some GREAT gifts but I seriously don't have time to talk about them...just know they were all wonderful, and thank you so much!!! Thank you Rachel and Adrienne for the WONDERFUL shower!! It was so fun!!

Work Baby Shower!

My WONDERFUL friends and coworkers, Monica and Jasmin, threw me a super cute baby shower with all of my coworkers.

It was really fun! Funny games: putting celebrity children with their parents...I regret to say I got second place, haha :) The other game, I didn't even ATTEMPT. They had like 9 jars of baby food with the labels covered...and each had to guess what they were! And it wasn't like it was "peaches" or "sweet potatoes..." NO. It was like "fruit medly," "chicken, potatoes, and wild rice dinner" and hard ones like that! The most anyone got right was 4!

Ok, so I have all these pictures, and will highlight the gifts, but I have to say there were a couple of gifts that I was like....WOAH....that's creative. NOT that I care any less about all of the others! You guys are so great! I'm totally spoiled.

Here is the delicious coconut-pineapple cake Monica ordered from my FAVORITE place, Kneaders. It was SOOOOO good...

Ok, then my friend Ginni got me these super-creative onesies! She made them from the ultrasound photos I gave her!! Isn't that awesome?

And Monica went to Barcelona a couple months ago, and got this for the baby. She has actually been shopping for her ever since I told her I was pregnant, so it was like dipping my hand in Mary Poppins' travel bag at the shower!! I call her "Grandma Monica" because she will be my baby's Grandma #3 :)

Jasmin went to Hawaii a few weeks ago, and got this adorable mumu/sun dress!! I'm so excited for the baby to wear it next summer!

Dianna and her daughter Jessie actually MADE me this awesome pink tie-quilt. It was funny--they said they made it the night before. I said, "yeah, you guys look a little tired today :)" It is sooo cute, huh?

And my coworker, Steve's wife, Kass is soooo creative!! She made me this really cool paint-can-turned decorative thingie to put things in, I guess (ok, so I have NO vocabulary, I know...) and it had a soft fuzzy blanket inside, but can be used for other stuff in the nursery! She is so talented!!

Gosh, there were so many more things...I am just so grateful for such wonderful friends! I actually feel really guilty when I have a shower because I feel so SPOILED!! But I'm really grateful, because after this baby is born we will be SUPER POOR, so every little bit helps!!

Some other great things I got were:

-cloth diapers to use as burp cloths (I told my friend Wendy that although this is a "boring thing to buy," that I really needed some, and she was awesome and "took one for the team," but was able to have fun getting me some cute little socks too and a first aid kit.

-A cute pink blanket and pillow set from Dalia that say "princess" on it..thank you Dalia!

-The CUTEST little outfit set from Heidi Gunderson. I LOVE the hot pink puffy vest!!

-Lori got me these really cute white fuzzy slippers with a pink flower on each one. So cute.

-Heather was really practical (I LOVE that!) and got me a baby carrier and a wipes warmer (that apparently keeps them warm, or course, moist, and doesn't brown them. You're awesome, Heather!

Baby Shower with my Las Vegas Friends!

This is the email invitation we sent out...I had fun making it :) Yes, I made my own invitation...but hey, I'm obsessed with making invitations, blog backgrounds, etc. so it was so fun!

Thanks to my wonderful sister, Michelle, I got to have a little shower with some good friends while in Las Vegas! We had it at Mimi's Cafe--my new favorite place to go to breakfast!! (GREAT pumpkin pancakes...yummm!)

My friends I used to work with at Wright Engineers, Bonny Bartlett and Melanie Mooney came! It was so fun to see them after such a long time! Also, my "adopted friends" (they're Michelle's friends that I now call MY friends too, since I visit so often) Joel (Jo-elle) and Marci came. Denette, Miranda, and Toni couldn't come unfortunately, but totally got me the best gifts!!! Thank you so much!!

Here are pictures of what I got and who gave them to me...thank you ALL. You are so awesome!!! My baby is going to have the cutest little things to wear, and you also got me some great practical stuff, which I LOVE!

OK so since I need to document my whole life, I even have pictures of ALL of the things I got. Unfortunately, I AM in all of the pictures--double chin and all!! :) haha...

This super-cute ensemble is from Melanie Mooney--so modern! LOVE IT!

Bonny Bartlett got me this adorable outfit--WITH little pink leggings (those are the cutest part of course) AND some really cute hair bows and flowers and a teething ring that is a dragonfly. I was totally spoiled!
Joel is awesome TOO! She got me a Bundleme thingie--that keeps the baby warm in a car seat and stroller, and a gift card--you are so awesome, Joel!

Ok, so Miranda I don't even KNOW, and she got me something!! She makes these awesome hoodie towels! So cute! I'm excited for the baby's first bath :)

Michelle couldn't resist getting me this little sweater dress. It is SOOOOOOO adorable. Now, my baby will dress as cute as Sydney :)

And Denette, who couldn't be there, pitched in on the Baby Bjorn, but ALSO got me this super cute red and white snowflake nightie. I love it!!

And last but not least, Marci, Toni, and Michelle got me this Baby Bjorn--I've been told is a MUST have (and apparently, you can't get a different brand either bc this is the best kind!). They are so awesome. Thank you guys soooo much!! I'm so lucky to have such great friends!

Baby Shower-My Side of the Family

Yes, this is the invitation to the baby shower--my Mom made these--aren't they so cute??

Ahhhhh baby showers...so fun. I have always loved going to them, but being the PURPOSE of the shower is REALLY way better :) It's like Christmas, but for baby stuff!! I'm so glad I'm having a girl, because I totally LOVE girl clothes--but who doesn't, right?

My aunt Shaunie hosted the shower with my Mom and it was so fun--I was spoiled, that's for sure!! My cousin, Sacha, works and Babies R Us, and got the "big items," for the group present, which was the high chair and the swing/bassinet thing for like 50% off, so I was so lucky because she was able to get more than just one item!

Here are some pictures of the evening: (unfortunately, not too many because I totally forgot my camera!! So I made my Mom take pictures on her's and most of them were blurry becuase her camera is...having technical difficulties, I guess...)

Sacha made this AMAZING diaper cake for me!! She is so awesome! She teaches classes on how to do them (as well as lots of other birth-related classes) at Babies R Us.

Here's the lovely table display--Shaunie is always so cute! I love these little booties with Jordan Almonds in them (and I LOVE Jordan Almonds...)

Here I am with (left to right) my cousin, Ashley and her baby girl, Kate, me, Rachel, my wonderful neighbor and friend, and Sacha, the queen of the night with her awesome gifts and advice!! I totally look HUGE in this photo...oh well!

Ok this is totally not from the shower, but Heather's little Lauren was there, and I have this CUTEST picture of her, so I had to post it anyway!

And here's (from left to right) my cousin, Dayna, her mom, Ruth (my Mom's sister), and Grandma Evelyn!

And me opening a present!

And...the other pics of the night didn't make it past my anti-blurr filter. So, here are some pictures of some of the stuff I got!!! (mainly the cute outfits :))

My Mom got me these CUTE onesies, and the little baby sack thing you put them in--what's it called again? And a bunch of adorable receiving blankets!! That top pattern is my favorite (the receiving blanket on top of the stack)

And this adorable outfit from Ashley! I especially love the "SWEET" on the back--so cute!!

My cousin, Stephanie, (Sacha's sister) who lives in Philadelphia and soon, Tennessee, is SO AWESOME!! She gave me this hand-made blanket that is super soft, and this adorable little lamb dress!!! I was dying. So cute!!!!

And my cousin, Dayna got me these sweet little onesies and bibs. My Grandma Evelyn got me the cute booties and a gift card... they are so awesome!!

My really HIP Aunt Tammy and her daughter, Amber, got me the coolest little leopard-print outfit!! Jordan's eyes widened a bit when he saw it, hahaa... so fun!! They also got me a Baby Einstein gym also--the one where the baby lies down and plays with the stuff above her...that thing. I definitely needed one of those!

I also got a great "Chicco" high chair, that apparently, as Heather said, is the "Rolls Royce" of high chairs :) haha... and also a Little Lamb swing--so cute, from Fisher Price. Those were the big group gifts that my aunts and uncles bought me--Shaunie, Bart, Sharon, Scott, Brad, Nancy, and my sister, Heather, and her husband, Jay. Thank you guys so much!!!!

I'm so grateful to have had such a great shower!! I'm so lucky that my little girl is going to look so cute :) Thank you to everyone!!