Baby Shower

I know I'm a little biased, but Cole is going to be the cutest baby!

Why am I so confident? Because he got the greatest/cutest stuff at his baby shower! I love my family and friends - they certainly know how to spoil me and Cole :)

I had a blast at the baby shower. The theme for the shower was baby blocks. My friend Wendy had the most adorable cake made - jungle animals sitting on top of blocks. The top tier spelled out baby and the bottom layer had Cole's initials. There were also cupcakes that spelled out "Welcome Cole." It was yummy red velvet - my favorite! And as if the cake wasn't good enough, my mom had a spread that could rival any Vegas buffet.

To follow with the blocks theme, the favors were pastel colored blocks filled with blue and brown M&Ms. He'll probably never admit it, but a certain Grandpa Mario was put to work making the favors.

Speaking of fabulous grandparents, Cole's Grandma Lesa brought back a special outfit all the way from South Africa...featuring, of course, jungle animals. It just doesn't get any cuter!

As most of you know, I'm all about handbags. Arguably, it would be selfish to maintain this habit at the expense of being able to buy baby things. So the next best solution? If I can't have a designer handbag, I can have a designer diaper bag! Thanks to Laura and my parents, I am the proud new owner of a Petunia Pickle Bottom bag and clutch. If Cole is going to look like a Baby Gap commerical, I certainly can't be all frumpy!

And now for my favorite part of the shower:

Brett's grandma started a birthday tablecloth for Brett's uncle and cousin. Its full of pictures and decorations, and each year we write birthday messages on it. Its a great tradition and its fun to see it grow year after year.

Since I'm not big into baby shower games, we thought this would be a great tradition to start for Cole. My mom sewed fabric letters on the tablecloth for Cole's name and everyone got to write a message for him. Once he's here we'll add pictures and new messages to it every year!

So now we just wait for him to get here...its week 33, not that I'm counting :)