Ohio Baby Shower

On Saturday, I was treated to a magnificent baby shower held in Avon, Ohio. Attendance was outstanding it was wonderful seeing so many friends and family. It was also an added bonus that my mom was still in town, so she could come too.

Leslie and Jill organized a wonderful Panera lunch and had a cake made just for us. The shower was held at the clubhouse of Courtney Griffiths' neighborhood and she made 4 huge, completely adorable "diaper cakes" for the tables. Each cake was made of 80 newborn diapers and had sports ribbon around each "layer" with all sorts of goodies tucked inside.

Once again, everyone was so generous with the gifts that they gave to help us start out right. Almost all of the items on our Target registry were purchased and we got a few gift cards to pick up some of the other items. I was thrilled that Mrs. Weems was able to attend and she even brought an extra surprise....Megan special ordered her gift in Georgia and had it shipped up to Ohio just for the shower. Although I loved everything we got, I think the monogrammed lamb swaddle that Megan sent as well as the Cleveland Browns sweat suit with onesie (with Brian in mind) were some of my favorites. (Megan knows Connor's got a cold winter ahead of him!)

There was also a little craft area set up for guests to make personalized onesies with puffy paint. Brynna even made us 3! I got Toonce to test one of them out the next day...in case you were wondering, she wears a 3-6 month onesie! She had a little bit of a tough time walking in it though...I have a great video if anyone is interested.

To top it all off, Jill found some outstanding gourmet cookie favors for everyone to take with them. Each cookie is shaped like a onesie with "It's a Boy!" in icing and individually wrapped. Of course I ate one, but have one to keep for Connor too....I wonder how long it will last as long as I don't open it???

Thanks again to everyone who had a part of this very special day for me. I feel even more prepared for Connor to enter this world and more than anything, the entire day felt like a big hug. :)