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Baby Boy, baby shower, baby stew brew, family, love, pregnancy
October was hands down my favorite month so far of pregnancy! The whole month had us smothered in love and laughter and celebrations. Being able to share the first few weeks of our last trimester with family and friends truly meant the world to us. It also made us realize how truly blessed not only we are but how truly blessed Cash is [already].
October covered weeks 28 through 32 which means we are officially in the last trimester of our first pregnancy, how this is even possible — I have no idea! If my belly wasn’t so big I wouldn’t believe it BUT baby boy makes that kinda hard with his non-stop kicking and punching and moving and growing. It’s so fun to be able to feel him all the time now and to never have to worry if he’s doing ok in there. If I want to know all I have to do is place a hand on my tummy and within minutes he lets me know he’s doing just fine. The connection we continue to grow every day just takes my breath away. He already seems so strong and so resilient and I just can’t wait to hold him. Thinking about looking into his eyes for the very first time just puts me into an immediate tail spin of giggles and butterflies.
Ok enough of me swooning over Cash and back to swooning over October. I will also add that pregnancy has made me a total sap. I’ve never been one to get overly emotional about anything but lately forget about it, I will see a sad or heartwarming commercial on tv and I’m toast. So with that you can imagine how overwhelming it was to have a month completely surrounded by love and family.
We kicked off the month with Ashley and our friend Jaye flying in from California. October 10th was our set baby shower(s) and of course it wouldn’t have been complete without sister Stew in town to celebrate. They flew in a few days early which was great since I was on fall break so we had plenty of time to relax and play tourist before the festivities of the baby shower weekend began! They also got to come with me to my specialist appointment to see Cash which was so special for me since up until then only Colt and I had been able to experience that.
Ashley meeting the baby bump for the first time
Playing tourist all over the island
By Thursday baby shower mode was in full effect. Anu and Ashley were working hard on putting together an amazing morning brunch of just close girlfriends while my family was working hard on our co-ed Baby Stew Brew BaBy-Q. I knew my mom, dad, sister, Mike, Deni, Amelia and Meghan were all flying in from Oahu for the fun and festivities but what I didn’t realize was that my best friend Kristen was planning the biggest surprise ever and flying in from Florida to be here. I knew she had been helping out a ton with the shower but we had talked about her coming and we decided that it was too much for her to come twice and that I really just needed her to be here to meet Cash after he was born. We were both (or so I thought) really sad and jammed up about it but little did I know she had been plotting and planning on being here for months and I had NO clue.
Thursday night my parents flew in and the next morning the rest of my Oahu family. We were was so excited to have my parents, sister, Mike, Deni, Amelia and Meg all here for the shower. They all got straight to work on Friday with shopping and crafting and baking and cooking while Colt and I had to go to work. Clueless I went to my afternoon shift feeling eager and anxious to get off so I could get back home to enjoy my weekend with my family! Little did I know that as I ended my first class I would look up to find Colt watching me with a girl standing beside him. At first I couldn’t register that it was Kristen standing in Maui at my school but then my brain caught up to my eyes and I lost it!! It was her!! Kristen was here in Maui! I couldn’t believe it as I ran over to give her the biggest hug, it was honestly a dream come true to have her here.
Kristen loving the baby bump for the first time
…and the fun never stopped
The weekend kicked off and both showers were absolutely without a doubt perfection. The love, hard work, time and attention to detail that went into both of them was felt on every single level. We couldn’t have asked for a more magically perfect day for our baby boy. We were surrounded by so much love near and far and we are so thankful to each and every one of you for loving us and Cash so much.
These two, hostess with the mostest. You girls really out did yourselves.
We absolutely loved all the video messages sent from all of our family members and friends, it truly meant the world to us to see and hear your voices on such a special day
Brunch was amazing and having all of my favorite girls in one place to celebrate Cash was so surreal. Thank you Anu for opening up your home and turning it into a baby shower wonderland, I’m so grateful for all the time and love that was put in to every single detail to make it so very special!
After the morning brunch we transitioned right over into BaBy-Q mode and got ready for our co-ed shower. My dad and sister and mom had spent all day Friday cooking and setting up and baking to get ready for the day. The boys woke up early to go set up the tent and tables and hold the area. It couldn’t have been a more beautiful set up. Every detail was exactly Colt & I’s style and it was just so amazing to be surrounded by all of our closest family and friends.
My mom made a clothesline of handmade onesies as a decoration and they were so awesome! Anu’s brother in law let us use his heavy duty tent set up which was a lifesaver with the wind!
Deni made us this awesome and crafty diaper cake it was so perfect and so special
Kristen got these awesome koozies made for party favors they were a huge hit
The day was filled with great food, yummy drinks, baby blue desserts, fun games and lots of laughs.
One of the best parts of the day was when my Mom busted out these bean bag sperms that she made for cornhole! They were so awesome!
We are so grateful to my Mom and Sister for all their hard work and planning. Also to my Dad, Mike, Mark, Sam, Joe, Meg, Kristen & Deni for all your help with set up and break down. And of course to Amelia for being the easiest & happiest baby in the world!
As the day came to an end we were blessed with a perfectly magical Maui sunset! It was a great ending to a beautiful day!
We honestly can’t say “thank you” enough. With both showers along with all the presents we are receiving in the mail daily we are officially ready to start checking a lot of items off our list and we couldn’t be more excited or grateful! Next up operation nursery but not before a few days of some much needed rest!
Chasing the Maui Son ✨ 