a baby shower, for thing 2

24 and 26 weeks pregnant with second cousins.

My cousin Randi is in town from Tacoma. It's always great to see her and this trip out was extra special because I got to see her and her precious baby bump. Randi is due with her second child 10 days before my due date with baby #2. It's been fun being pregnant with a family member. When I am dealing with something (morning sickness, swelling feet, food cravings, crazy pregnancy hormones, feeling the baby move for the first time) I can almost always text her and she is dealing with the same exact thing, it's pretty awesome. She's having a little boy and although they won't tell us what his name is going to be, I think I'm already in love with my little second cousin growing inside Randi (yes I know that sounds weird...). 

My sisters and I knew that when she came to visit we wanted to throw her a family baby shower. Since her first born (precious Scarlet) had a Dr. Seuss nursery and was 'Thing 1' we knew that we would be doing a 'Thing 2' Cat in The Hat theme for the shower. As a teacher who loves Dr. Seuss I was very excited about it, tho I wish my classroom wasn't all packed up because all my favorite books didn't get to make their appearance. 

Dear old Cat in The Hat welcoming guests to my aunts house

 (Thanks Auntie for letting us use your house)

 Gift table when guest first walked in. We used some of Randi's favorite Dr. Seuss books and of course a 'Thing 2' running a muck.  

Guest book. Family and friends wrote sweet notes to the baby and signed their name. 

 My sister Ann did most of the decorating and I love how she even added a gold fish to the center piece, I mean how can you have a Cat in the Hat shower without the goldfish in the bowl?

 Thing 2 and Green Eggs and Ham cupcakes. Easy, quick and yummy to make. 

What is better than cupcakes? Cake pop favors to take with you!

  Scarlet playing the 'measure how big the belly is' game. She is just precious.

Cousins, friends. Same thing. 

The whole group.

I was great to have some girl time and some amazing food (cause we all know that's why people really throw parties). It made me even more excited about my own shower (and yes, maybe I'm most excited about the cupcakes than anything else).

What is your favorite part about baby showers? Is it the fellowship with friends? The food? Gathering of family? Or the horrible, terrible baby shower games?