Early Saturday evening my baby shower had ended, guests had gone home, and clean up was nearly complete. I turned to my mom standing in my Upper West Side kitchen and simply said, “I felt so loved”. Not to go to a sad place but this is not my first baby and not even my second baby, so why a shower when it is usually a sprinkle? Well, for Lily I had a wonderful celebration in the UK with six friends in England but I did not get the chance to celebrate with anyone from America – friends or family. Thus, we called Saturday’s festivities a baby shower and more than 20 wonderful ladies got together to celebrate our little boy, who we are calling “Baby Bear” for now.
I saw ladies as the majority of the afternoon was females only but for the last 30 minutes my dad, brother, Mark, and Lily joined us on the rooftop. It was great to have them as part of the festivities for a short while and this is when I remembered to take photos. The rooftop of my building was decorated so nicely but I was having too good of a time to photogaph it. This is actually my only regret is that I don’t have close up shots of all of the little details but they will be forever in my memory and pictures with my favorite people are always more important than pictures of things!Here are some of my favorite shots:
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Aunts, cousins, my mom, my SIL, and both grandmas!
My grandmas both making the trip (a three hour flight and a five-hour drive respectively) meant the world!
There are dozens of games and activities you can play at a baby shower but given the age range of ladies at my shower (spanning 7 decades!) I opted for decorating onesies and it was a hit. I bought the value pack of white unisex onesies from Carter’s along with fabric pens and iron on decals for guests to decorate. Last minute ended up getting these bibs with stencils too which ended up being a good idea.
While I had a few games planned we only ended up doing one – measuring my belly. Again, no good photos except the one below so you will just have to take my word for it that the game was a hit and while we had announced there was a prize for who got the measurement the closest (it was within half an inch!) there was also a secret prize for the person who guessed the furthest.
Thank you again to everyone who celebrated our little guy at this baby boy baby shower!
(And an extra special thank you to my parents, Kevin, Juliana, and Mark for going above and beyond with the setup, clearnup, and everything in between!)
Sugar Love Maxi Dress & Giveaway
An Oxblood Pullover in the Park
Five on Friday
The 4th Annual Emerald Tie Gala
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Racheal says
Catching up on your posts and what a fun baby shower you had with so many games and activities.
I am going to be hosting my sisters baby shower in a couple of months and am certainly going to replicate the onsies and bibs that you had your guests decorate. Do you have any tips for me? What a great keepsake and you can use those markers to decorate tote bags and other things as your sweeties get older.
So happy for you and your family.
Linda says
So glad your shower was such a special day and a wonderful success! Wishing you all the best with your “Baby Bear”!
Luella says
Oh my gosh, you are so lucky to have both grandmothers still alive and be able to attend. They both look fantastic which bodes well for you.
Lily is too cute and that little Ralph Lauren dress. Of course she’s going to be a fashionista just like her mother.
Looks like it was a really fun day and full of love.
Niomie says
You are just the cutest pregnant person ever. That dress is adorable and I love all the photos with people caressing your baby to be and or the heart shape. Just wonderful compilation of photos.
Best wishes for the rest of your pregnancy and Lily is so gosh darn cute. She’s getting so big. Congratulations on your growing family.
Cheryl says
It was a great day and the love of your family and friends was felt. Everyone wishing the best for your growing family.
The activites, food and decorations were perfect and the day could not have been better.