Baby Shower Part II

My lovely shower hosts, Rachelle, Jodi and myself.

On to the next chapter of baby shower weekend, Sunday. My friends Jodi and Rachelle wanted to throw me a shower and I told them I really didn't need anything since this is another boy so they said they would throw ME a shower instead of the baby. They didn't tell me anything other then the day and time and then a day before sent me an address of where to meet them. I was totally thrown when they gave me the intersection for the cafe I used to work at near Pike Place but tried to relax and go with the flow...a lot harder for me then it sounds.

Here I am heading to the party, still in the dark of what we actually would be doing...so excited!

We ended up in the private room of a spa downtown. It was gorgeous and peaceful and exactly what I needed. They came up with the theme "It's not a girl but we're having a girly party!" (or something like that?). I guess they figured with all the testosterone about to overwhelm my household I might need a little girly intervention....they were so right! They took that theme and put together a party any girl would love. There was flowers, cheese, champagne (sparkling cider for me) and lots of pink.

Cheese, crackers, mimosas, cake and Trader Joe's licorice - a few of my favorite things.

Rachelle threw my work baby shower when I was pregnant with Nolan and at that party we had the best coconut cake. It was the only thing I specifically asked for at this party. I figured it would be easy as she knew where to get it and even knows the baker. Of course this ended up getting difficult as the restaurant stopped making this cake a while back. They had to scour the city for the best coconut cake to replace the cake I affectionately named "the shower cake". It was SO worth it though as it was seriously crazy good...I might even say better then the original! I love that they did that for me, even though I'm sure it was a pain. I can't remember who they said made it so Jodi or Rachelle, if you are reading this maybe post in the comments so others can enjoy.

Mesmerized by cake!

I haven't even mentioned the best part! Part of the room package was all the guests got hand and arm massages! Ugh, so relaxing. I seriously could have stayed there all day. Luckily the girls got me a pregnancy pedicure that I booked for this weekend. It's an HOUR of massage on your legs and feet. I'm so excited I could cry and I'm willing this baby to stay put until after that appointment.

I don't know why I look angry here, my mom has quite the knack for taking awkward pictures of people. I was in heaven. Look at that belly though! Now I see why people think he's laying sideways...he's not though. I have still gained less then half of what I did with Nolan but in pictures I look 3 times the size! 

On top of the pedicure, the girls also got me my favorite not pregnant beverage (Jameson Whiskey) to enjoy after baby's arrival, Anthropologie lovelies that you will see in the nursery preview, and lots of other goodies to enjoy.

I even managed to get a picture of me with my friend Jenny. FINALLY! We have been friends for over 7 years and besides candid pictures of us like the one above I didn't have any pictures of us both looking at the camera. I know she's an avid blog reader so Jenny, I'm emailing this to you too. But I'm going to make sure we get another one when I'm down to my normal size again. :)

And of course I had to get one with my "mommy meeting" friends. They might be the most excited to meet this baby. Can you tell?

Heather, Amanda and myself anxiously awaiting baby's arrival so we can reinstate our mommy meetings...aka happy hour.

Thank you so much to my girlfriends for throwing this party just for me and reminding me that I can still be girly despite my house being full of boys. I'm going to need this reminder...frequently!