Baby Shower #1!

Happy Mama

So this past Saturday I got to enjoy my first baby shower for Miss Olivia unfortunately I have VERY few pics! Lol! No one took pictures the entire time and it went by super fast but I had a blast!

Her loot!

It was jungle themed and we had a lot of food since it was a co-ed shower and I didn't know how many men I would have to feed! We have chicken wings (baked & fried), spaghetti, mac n' cheese, deviled eggs, fruit salad, carrot & celery cups, queso dip, chips, pizza rolls, monkey cupcakes and monkey cake! It was all so good and we played great games some traditional (Baby word scramble, BINGO) and some non-traditional (Baby food tasting contest, How well do you know the parents). The baby food tasting was hilarious! The faces on my guest was crazy funny! We also did a diaper raffle which earned us 8 packs of diapers (NB-1). I got a lot of great gifts but one of my favorites was a handmade blanket that our friend Laurence got for Olivia. It was so thoughtful and something she will cherish (I'll make sure she does!) Overall it was a great day!

Monkey cake

Princess Olivia

We also got another ultrasound last Thursday and we confirmed we're having a little miss :) My placenta moved which is great news! Thank God for that blessing! So we are all happy and healthy her and upon further inspection I think Olivia will look like daddy...not that there's anything wrong with that but I hope I get something in there too! Lol! Either way she'll be perfect and we are getting so excited to meet her! October has flown by and January is getting closer by the minute!
 I also changed the color scheme for my next baby shower in Detroit  I was going to do neutral colors (orange, yellow, purple, green) but decided to do more girl colors (purple, hot pink, gray) and I'm excited about it! My "Ready to POP!" theme is still the same. My mom, grandmother and best friend are helping to throw this one and we'll see how they blend...I'm just going to stay positive. I can't wait to see more family and have fun! I'll make sure I take more pictures at that one!

Sidenote: I'm super proud of myself for using my mad Photoshop skills to re-color my invitation to fit my new scheme!

24 Weeks!

So we are edging closer to the third trimester! I'm 24 weeks (as of Monday) and I'm so excited! I only have 16 more weeks to go before we can meet our little girl! I'm still feeling great, tired after working but that's normal. I had a doctor's appointment this morning and everything was great! Blood pressure is good, measuring good, baby's heart rate is good (143 bpm) and I gained 2lbs. I have an ultrasound next week to see if the placenta has moved ( I vote yes!) so we'll get another chance to see our peanut.
My bump is more prominent so more people are noticing my tummy at work and are asking a lot of questions, which I don't mind. We've also had a lot of chances to feel all of her tiny kicks and punches lately which has been very exciting for Dimitris, who has been anxiously waiting to feel her move. She even responds to his voice! Daddy's girl in the making, oh goodness!

At work on Tuesday

Next week will be my first baby shower and I'm SO excited! It's my only jungle-themed shower, to match the nursery theme, and my friend Ilena is having it for me at her house. It's going to be co-ed which is going to be different but fun, I don't see why they aren't anyway! I am just expecting to have a good time with some good friends. This is just the first shower, I have one in Detroit in December and one after Olivia arrives in Flint. I just am blessed to have so much support and love around our family!

Until next time be blessed!