Baby Shower

Last weekend my mom, sisters, and friends in NJ threw me an amazing baby shower at the house. I was hoping to have some pictures to post which is why it took me so long to write this, but so far i don't have any. I just have a few that I wanted to share.

It was so nice seeing everyone and catching up with people. I do have to say, I hate being the celebrant b/c i feel like don't have enough time to hang out with everyone and i always worry whether people are having fun. But it was a great turnout.

My dad unfortunately was in the philippines but i know he was just as excited. Baby showers are his forte :) His thing are baby bottle favors with candy inside - of course that's what he prepared for the party -they came out great! He got personalized ribbons made. It was kind of funny they said, "Karen's baby" and i kept thinking, it definitely takes two to make a baby - but i know, the shower was for me.

My sister really wanted to display the favors nicely so we got this awesome 3 tiered silverset from HomeGoods (i looove this store.) The display was fab!!

While we were at HomeGoods, i found the best thing ever!!!!!! The world's roundest pig - i was so excited to get this for Wil - not for baby, for Wil - i just knew he would love it. In fact, he hand carried him on the plane back to Atl. Luckily the flight was empty so "baboy" (wil's name for him) had his own seat :)

Sorry, i look gross, i was so sweaty that day from doing errands with my sis. But i was wearing:

Banana republic creme long sweater

Zara miliary green tunic with emroidery on shoulders

Target Maternity skinny jeans that my mom bought for me at 8 weeks-they were a bit tight at this point....

Steve Madden gold ballet slippers (not pictured)

Louis Vuitton Bag

My mom did such a great job cooking and getting everything ready. I tried to help as much as I could, but i got tired so easily!!!

Eddie even helped make cupcakes, well he helped a lot more than that. Let's just say, he doesn't like being the Wil proxy. He gets stuck doing all the dirty work. lol. Wil was stuck in Atl for work.

My friends, Arch, Cheryl, and Joanne coordinated the games which were a hit.

My favorite part of the shower that was new to me, was included in the invites, was a little insert that read something like this:

A card is nice, its sentiment is sweet,

But a book will keep baby on his feet.

For years to come baby will read

Longing for stories will never be a need.

A shelf full of wisdom for all to give

For baby to keep as long as he shall live.

Filling the shelf should not be hard

If you would please sign a book instead of a card.

My sister came up with this and it was such an appropriate idea. I loved it. In fact, i've been reading baby books from these every night. I'll have to post a pic of the bookcase once its all set up :) Hopefully i'll be getting more pics of this shower and even the mn showers. As soon as I get them, i'll post them up.

Pig Roast

This past weekend was a big weekend for us. We had our baby showers and it was also Wil's 33 birthday!!! It was so nice being with family and friends again. We did see them last week for tita esther's funeral, but it was so nice to see everyone for a happy occasion. I could tell though that Tita Esther was looking down on us. :)

So we had 2 showers. One Wil's mom hosted for us for wil's side of the family and the "adults." It was a lot of fun - there was tons of great food and it was hilarious watching the aunts play the dice game and fight over a green ceramic dish :) i even fought for it a few times. The second was hosted by my favorite cousins Rg and Carneth, with the help of our friends. I can't even tell you how much work went into the details of this party. As i mentioned before it was pig themed :) for our little round piglet. As soon as we got to the complex there were signs everywhere directing people to the "Leano baby shower!" Then in the actual room, each table was adorned with fab diaper cakes, topped with pig oven holders on top :) They were surrounded with little hershey kiss giveaways.

Even the games were so organized! for one of them, the guys had to race to finish the juice in the baby bottle so they had to wear these pink pig bibs. hahahaha. i loooved it. And for "feed the baby" there were life size pics of wil and i for the baby head. They even had a recording of a baby crying in the background for the full effect. So many little things that made it special.

I have to say, for me, it was so surreal -thinking that this shower was for me - for baby. We've been waiting so long to have a baby - trying so hard, and now he's finally coming!! He got so many cute things :) cute outfits, little onesies, bibs with witty sayings like "spit happens", his little froggy robe, rattles - i can't wait!!!!!!! We're so lucky.

And my hubby turned the lucky 33 this weekend :) we celebrated the day after at Pinz, a local arcade, restaurant and bowling alley. I have to say-it was a great venue - i think everyone had fun - including the birthday boy. This is what happiness is.