The Olson Baby Shower

I know this post is very late but...here we go. :)

My mom hosted my second baby shower this month and it was so fun! She planned some really great games and we had family come that I hadn't seen in quite a while, it was so nice. I had class that morning so I wasn't able to help her set up but when I got there it looked FaBuLoUs! Turns out Chace was the mastermind behind the decorating (I think he actually did my reception too now that I think about it) and it turned out great. I told him he was hired. He will be doing my party decorating for all future events.....forever. He's such a chill kid, not only did he help set up but he stayed and took all the pictures for us too. If that doesn't make him a man I don't know what does, lol. He's the greatest!

We had some yummy muffins and yogurt with fruit and just kind of visited while everyone showed up. I got to see my Aunt Lisa who I haven't seen in a very long time, along with Aunt Carol, Gail, DeAnne, Pam, Becky, Shanny (and her newest little girl Lexi, so cute!), Cari and the list goes on. I told my mom that it was so nice to see everyone and there were a few that drove quite a while to get there which really inspired me to try harder when I'm invited to receptions and showers. A lot of times I don't go because I don't have gas or this or that....well I'm totally turning over a new leaf and anxiously awaiting my next invite so I can do better.

We played some fantastic games, one of which required everyone to hold a paper plate on their head and draw a baby in under a minute. This one was my favorite because it was so hilarious. Everyone is drawing their babies while looking at everyone else so as not to feel silly, it was great! After the games we did the gifts, Noah and Cooper were great little helpers, and Tobi got a lot of really great stuff. We have some more super cute outfits, a totally awesome diaper bag full of goodies, diapers, toys, blankets....I just can't wait for this baby boy to get here and meet these family members that already care so much. I also got a gift certificate for LuluBelle Photography, good for my maternity session and newborn session...so excited for that one!!

It went very well and I'm glad that everyone seemed to have fun. Thank you so much to everyone who came and thank you notes are on their way!

32 weeks!

I am now 32 weeks and getting more and more excited as each day passes. I have to admit, I'm crazy exhausted and slightly regretting my decision to go to school, but I'm managing. I still have to prick my finger seven times a day to check blood sugar and I'm taking insulin shots at every meal to manage the gestational diabetes. I don't know how many of you saw the news the other night, but there was this lady that gave birth to a 19 pound baby! She had diabetes, I'm assuming it wasn't managed because the doctors at the hospital are very confident that I can still have an average sized baby. They're watching me VERY closely. I've been meeting with a dietician once a week to check my blood sugar numbers and I'll continue to do that right up until the end of my pregnancy. This week I'm also starting my Non Stress Tests which will be done twice a week from here on out, and my doctor's office has started me on my weekly appointments already. CRAZY! And somehow I still make it to all my classes and finish my homework on time. I don't quite know yet how I'm doing it so I'll have to get back to everyone on that.

I'm doing pretty good, I can't believe that September is pretty much over! I feel like I missed it completely, where did it go? I just have to get through October and when November hits, I'm going to be a total wreck! We're having my maternity pictures taken in October so I'm very excited about that, Chelsea does amazing photos and I'm so grateful that she's agreed to do my pictures. We get to paint our nursery next week....FINALLY! I'm so so excited for that and I'll be posting pictures as soon as it's put together. It's going to be adorable!

FAME!

Yesterday Brynn and I got to go to the movies...just us girls...while the guys watched the kiddos and played games. We took our super cool Cinemark anniversary cups so we got our drinks and popcorn for cheap (how often can you say that at a theater?) and we even had some treats that we snuck in via Brynn's purse. The movie was really cute and had some amazing music and choreography. It reminded me a little of the movie Step Up, it's another one of my favorite dance type movies.

When the movie ended we went to Target so that I could pick up some icecream, and we almost forgot the icecream because we got so busy looking at EVERYTHING else lol. It was so nice and relaxing for the two of us to go to Target and look at things at our own leisure. Brynn picked out a super cute headband for both her and Ellie and I picked up my halloween costume (it's a surprise so I won't say what it is). We had a lot of fun looking at baby stuff (my FAVORITE) and my list of wants keeps growing. We found a super cute elephant and giraffe that will go so good in Tobi's nursery, I told Jordan that we HAVE to go back for them. I think I just need to inherit a million bucks. Anyone got a million bucks lying around that they'd like to get rid of? That would be cool. :)

We went back to the house after shopping and had some yummy brats, salsa and veggies for dinner. Sean and Brynn always cook the best food, Jordan and I love it when they invite us over. Plus it's nice to get out of my parent's house once in a while. The guys popped in Ghostbusters II so Brynn and I got looking at some nursing covers online, and decided we'd whip one up to see how hard it is. About thirty minutes later, I had a complete nursing cover! We were both so excited at how easy it was and we're totally going to make some more as soon as I can go fabric shopping. I'm so excited. Brynn is a craft queen!

Thanks Brynn for the super fun weekend!

The Leavitt Baby Shower

Both pregnant couples with the hostess and SIL, Brynn

All of Rachel and Tobi's gifts :D

Best. Game. Ever. We had to dress the baby with our hands tied and we laughed the whole time!

The game and food table under the tent, everything was put together so nice! Brynn did an amazing job.

Last weekend we got to attend the first of my two baby showers. It was thrown by my SIL Brynn and ended up being a double shower since my other SIL, Kelly, is also pregnant. Brynn opted to go with a family shower which I thought was a great idea, why not give the dad's a little recognition too eh? We had brunch after everyone arrived and the food was great! Tanya brought a pizza quiche that was super yummy (and low carb so I could totally eat it!) and then we had muffins, bagels, fruit and a yummy homemade fruit dip of Brynn's.

We played some really fun games (my favorite thing about showers), one of which is pictured above. Both pregnant couples had their hands tied and had to dress a baby...simple right? NO! Jordan and I started and totally had the diaper on backwards (our only experience with diapers so far are doggie diapers, which are applied backward, in our defense) so we had to hurry and switch it. Then we had pants, a t-shirt and little shoes. We did pretty good until we got to the t-shirt and we couldn't get both his arms in right away. The end result? His pants hung down to his knees with his diaper hanging out and one of his arms totally looked broken or dislocated, plus one of his shoes fell off. I don't think I've laughed that hard my whole pregnancy!

After the games we opened gifts and I have to say...Tobi is spoiled! We got lots of super cute outfits and blankets, scrapbook paper, toys....all kinds of super cool stuff. The family spoiled us and we are SO grateful. It was fun too because Jordan and I are having a boy, and Tyler and Kelly are having a girl, so there was quite the assortment of gifts.

After the shower, Grandma Bourne took Kelly and me to Babies R Us (we had some money from the shower that we wanted to use) and I found several more super cute baby outfits that were on sale for way good prices!

Thank you so much for the shower Brynn, and thank you's to the family as well for such a great turnout. We love you all!

St. George

This last weekend I got to go to St. George for the very first time! Brynn invited me to go down with her and the kids and stay a couple days with her grandparents. She picked me up friday morning and we hit the road after delivering a few baby shower invites to the fam. We stopped in Cedar City for some lunch. We'd both been craving Panda Express so we called Sean to find out where it was. Sadly, it didn't really hit the spot for either one of us the way we'd hoped and poor Noah ended up spilling his milk all down his front and we had to change his clothes. After that, Ellie's diaper leaked right before we hit St. George and she needed a change of clothes too, lol. We had to do some laundry when we got there so that the kids would have clean clothes the whole weekend. It was a pretty good drive and went by really fast, I was surprised out how good the kids were on the way up. Just a little bit of the usual crankiness after being in the car for three hours, they were both troopers. It's so fun for me to spend time with Brynn AND the kids because I get to see how she handles stuff and I feel like I get a really good example from her. I think I'm definitely a lot more nervous to have a little toddler than I am to have a baby....as long as you meet a baby's basic needs, they seem happy. Toddlers though....it's a completely different playground lol.


We relaxed the first day we were there and had some yummy lasagna for dinner. We took a really nice walk to a park a few blocks down the street and let the kids play for a little while. Noah showed how strong he is and how he's able to climb the equipment all on his own. He's so tough. I couldn't believe how hot it was out there! We walked back to the house and visited a while longer before going to bed. Brynn's grandparents were so sweet the whole time we were there. They were so welcoming and so nice, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all.


The next day we had a yummy scrambled egg dish for breakfast and Sara came over to shop the outlets with us. So Sara, Jordynn, Brynn, me and the kids went down to the shopping center for some fun. We stopped in Downeast so I could get some new maternity shirts and then we took the kids to a pretty cool toy store to pick out some toys. We went to Oshkosh where Brynn got some really cute shirts for the kids and then we went to Urban Wear where Brynn found a super cute polka dot shirt and I found a really cute new wallet. We drove back to the house to relax a little before dinner.


We had some yummy steaks and then we played Scattergories with Sara and Jordynn. I wasn't very good at it but I still had a lot of fun. We said our goodbyes Sunday morning and started the drive home, which always seems to go by a little quicker. We could tell the kiddos were ready to be home and we made it without totally loosing our crackers, lol. Overall it was a really good trip, nice and relaxing and exactly what I needed. Brynn's grandparents were absolutely wonderful people. They had us laughing the whole weekend and I'm so glad that I was able to go.


Thank you so much Brynn, you've been amazing through my pregnancy and I couldn't ask for a better friend.

My first Murder Mystery

Thursday night last week I went with my friends, Jocelyn and Steve, over to Luke's house for a murder mystery night. The theme was 1800's and everyone dressed up in some very cool outfits. I was a little boring as I was limited to my maternity wardrobe, but it didn't hamper my night like I thought it would. Luke was the host and he made the main dish, some kind of curry chicken I think over rice, and everyone else brought in food to pitch in. We played while we ate dinner and it was so much fun!

For those of you who have never played, this game consisted of eight players. We were each assigned a character and given helpful hints on how to dress for that character. We got character booklets during the game that were broken into four rounds followed by the solution round. Each round we would find out facts about ourselves that we did NOT want known and facts about other players that we HAD to make known that round. Accusations were flown across the table and once all the information and clues had been given, we moved on to the next round. At the end, you put in your guess as to who the murderer is and whoever gets it right, wins the game.

I've decided to order a few games of my own and next month I plan on hosting a couple games for my family and Jordan's family.



So be ready for your invites!

Tobi's latest

These are Tobi's latest outfits. We went for a visit at Aunt Brynn's and Noah surprised us with the blue pj outfit, he picked it out himself. He's such a sweetheart and he did an amazing job picking clothes for his new cousin. This just might be the outfit that he comes home in. :)

After our nice surprise, Brynn and I went to Costco to print the shower invites while Jordan watched the kids. We totally got sidetracked with the tables of baby clothes (we always do) and I couldn't help but pick out the Snuggle Saurus outfit for him for next summer. We're planning a road trip and this outfit would be perfect! Then Brynn decided that he needed the dinosaur pj's, we couldn't say no to the smiling happy dinosaur feet. He's gonna look so cute!

I have to admit that lately, buying baby clothes is my favorite. There are just so many and it's so hard for me to use some self control. I figure baby's go through clothes so fast though that it's good for him to have lots of outfits. Plus I plan on keeping him super clean in public which will require a couple back up outfits in the diaper bag....we'll see how it goes!