High Five (six) for Friday - Baby Edition!

It's Friday y'all!
Normally, when I'm on top of things, I do a "high five for friday" post (and link up with Lauren). But since I've fallen off of the blogging world (again!) lets do a quick recap of highs - baby edition. Shall we?

ONE. Wiggle Worm.

Baby boy is proving to be quite the wiggle worm. I was waiting for an appointment and while waiting, I was holding my water tumbler against my belly. I noticed that the water was moving but couldn't figure out why. Then it hit me! The little man is kicking stronger and stronger. I watched for a while and sure enough, that's exactly what it was. Now, if only he would keep kicking when an actual hand is on my tummy. That would be great.

TWO. Nursery!
It's coming together. I promise to post about it soon. I still need to get the decorations up. :P But, things are put away, we have a bookshelf in there, and clothes are organized.

THREE. Bradley Method.

Mike and I started and finished our birth classes. Bring on the husband coached birth! Honestly, we are enjoyed the classes and highly recommend them! We are learning a ton and it's great for gearing you up and putting your mind at ease about the unknowns all at once. We'll be test on the material in 3-7 weeks (omg is it really that soon?!)!

{Check it out!}

FOUR. Clearance, Deals, Craigslist.

I love when big time clearances are happening! I got a great piece of wall art, new and comfy black flats, a white vase with fake flower(s) and succulents, baby clothes, maternity clothes, baby gear and various other things! I scored a trash bag of baby clothes for $10!!!! Last but not least, my mom has found some good deals on craigslist type Facebook pages for other baby gear. Score!


FIVE. Baby Shower(s).
We were so blessed by all of you! Wow. This baby is so loved! Here are some shots!

These are from the Humboldt shower.

{YUM}

{Welcome baby! We're excited for you!}

These are from the shower my 2 dear friends and mom threw.

{I LOVE the planets my mom made. And that banner... cute!}

{favors}

{I plan to hang this on his door. :)}

The ONLY photo I have from the shower my mother-in-law threw. At least it's pretty.

{Pretty desert roses}

SIX. A Helpful Husband.

As the baby grows so does my tummy. That means it's starting to get in the way at work (and when I try to put on hiking boots). When I'm trying to video the inside of a super tall truck, my baby bump starts pressing the seat controls... it's actually very entertaining ;) He has been helping me with moving cars/trucks and getting the inside shots. I'm grateful Mike is helpful and my employer is open! I hope I'm not driving my man crazy...

{fern canyon hike}

I hope you have been able to see the good things in your week!

~Emily~

Avalee's Whimsical Baby Shower

Avalee is the daughter of mine and the hubs sweet friends. We can't wait to meet her!

A couple of weeks ago, I co-hosted a baby shower for Avalee. It was so fun! The decor was great, the food and, of course, the people were wonderful also.

To start the baby shower, Carissa (my co-host) came up with a wonderful idea. We all gathered together and each took a turn praying for the new parents to be and Avalee. 

What. A. Sweet. Time.

Here are some photos of the fun day celebrating Avalee!

Enjoy!

We had the baby shower at Carissa's home. Isn't is it beautiful!? I love the beam in the ceiling and the brick mantle. She made that awesome garland hanging from the mantle. Amazing! Ok... back on track. :)

{Carissa's home}

Up close view of the canvas' Carissa made. She also made the triangle bunting. 

Both of these are in the nursery... Go Carissa!!

{Nursery canvas art} 

Chair of honor for Momma Jamie!

 (Also made by Carissa. I promise. I did do something. ;)...) 

{Special chair}

The mobile I made for Avalee used as decoration for the party. (I told you I did something!) 

{mobile} 

Random note: This is a little decoration in Carissa's home. 

She has a style that I would love to learn to incorporate into my home.

{Random home decor} 

The food room!!!! 

We used random containers to hold food and had a fun, mismatch setup.

{Food table}

Strawberry cake! 

The hubby baked it (I was working. He ROCKS.) and I iced it. 

It was fun. I will ice something this way again. It's easier than it looks!

{Cake}

Flowers Carissa made for the light fixture.

These are also being used in Avalee's nursery!

{Flower decor}

Sweet Friends.

{Carissa, Jamie (momma) and me}

Does anybody else have any showers or parties coming up? 

What is your theme? 

Are you DIYing it or purchasing decorations?

I hope you are all having a great, short work week! ;)

~Emily~