Caleb’s baby shower was last Sunday, November 16th. I had an amazing time with family and friends and it made me feel awesome to know that Caleb has A LOT of people who already love him, like his daddy and I do! We had it at a local Italian restaurant in a nice little party room. The food was great and the company was better! Caleb’s nursery theme is light gray and light yellow elephants, so even though the decor was minimal, we tried to throw that in there a bit, including my outfit! I bought the cardigan for his shower.
My awesome friend, Angela, is incredibly crafty and was kind enough to offer to make the shower invitations. They turned out beautifully and were even three dimensional! They are so personalized and way more lovely and meaningful than anything we could have bought. I was thrilled with them! Here is the front of the invitations. Even the envelopes were cute too!
I was debating on the cake for awhile and was thinking of going with something fancy with tiers but ultimately decided I’d rather have something that was delicious, even if it wasn’t as fancy. A local bakery makes an amazing cannoli cake so we ordered that. It was super cute too, and everyone loved it. Funny story that wasn’t so funny at the time… when we got to the restaurant and looked better at the cake, we realized his middle name was spelled wrong. She spelled it “Manual,” instead of “Manuel.” I had a flipping meltdown, my friends. I wanted to go back and get it fixed, but my mom ended up asking the cook at the restaurant if he could do anything, and he magically turned that “a” into an “e.” PHEW! Crisis averted, even if it looked a little imperfect. We also had some adorable elephant cookies made as favors. They were cute and delicious.
We got SO MANY amazing gifts and I am still feeling overwhelmed with love and gratitude. We also did a diaper raffle where anyone who brought in diapers and or wipes could get raffle tickets to win a gift basket… and we got more than I can even tell you! His closet is bursting with diapers and wipes and I am so thankful. I know how expensive these items can get and now we won’t have to buy any for a long while.
Some of our gifts included clothes, frames and albums, items for his nursery, a rock and play, a bouncy seat, a sit me up seat, a walker, a Boppy, bathing accessories, blankies, tiny socks… just so many things we were in need of that I can’t even list them all! It looked like baby central in our house after we unloaded the cars and I am so beyond grateful for every single thing Caleb received. We also received a beautiful antique cradle that my parents found for him since they know how much I love antiques and primitives. They even made a mattress for it, and my grandma made a tiny quilt for inside. I’ll love using this for him in our living room!
Caleb also received so many beautiful handmade gifts that are so meaningful to us and will be meaningful to him too. My grandma made him a bunch of beautiful things including hats, a sweater, a football outfit, and little pods for him to lay in and use for his newborn photos.
In addition, my grandma also made him a beautiful double sided yellow and gray quilt and a quilted pennant banner with his name because I absolutely love them and made him a paper one for his gender and name reveal. I can’t wait to hang it in his nursery!
My friend Angela knitted an absolutely stunning blanket that has hearts and his name stitched into it! If you look in the center, you can see where it says “Caleb Manuel.” It was hard to capture in a photo but I cannot believe how beautiful it is. It is truly incredible. She also made me an adorable ornament with the shower invite inside… too cute.
My friend Katie painted the most amazing sign for his nursery that makes me want to cry whenever I see it. I am obsessed with it! I have wall hangings all over my house with various quotes (what can I say? I love words) and this is an extra special one to add to his nursery. I love it SO MUCH! She also made a super soft fleece blankets in his colors! It’s so warm and fluffy!
We love every single thing we received and are so very appreciative of all of the gifts and diapers! I would post pictures of everything but there was so much! I at least wanted to showcase the handmade items on here because they are all so unique and meaningful. I have some very talented people in my life!
I had a wonderful time and will always remember this special day in honor of my little boy. Thank you to everyone who shared it with us and for all the of the generous and thoughtful gifts. Special thanks to my mom for throwing the party, Angela for the amazing invitations, my grandma for sending all her handmade goodies, and Taylor, Katie, Sheena, and Mama G for all your extra help the day of. My heart is so full and I cannot wait until everyone can meet our little man!
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