Favorite Party Sites

During the planning of the Baptism reception I found quite a few new sites that I fell in love with. I was looking for party ideas and found so many great ones on blogs. In the past I have usually turned to Martha Stewart for ideas, but I broadened my search this time.

Some of my favorite party sites so far are Bella Grace Party Designs, Kate Landers Events, LLC, The Birthday Girl, and Hostess With The Mostess. Kate Landers Events and The Birthday girl have teamed up to offer a great give away worth $250 for a custom party! You'll have to hurry though. Entry ends in 3 hours, 12pm PST.

Baby Girl Baptism

My daughter's baptism was yesterday and I had a lot of fun gathering ideas on the web for decor and food. Here are some pictures of my favorite things from my event.


I used a pink and white scheme.
Here's the dessert set-up,



the super cute invitation made using my Cricut and Lyrical Letters Cartridge (inspired by Capadia Designs),





and my take on a Cobb Salad
(i.e. use what ever you want for your layers).

Waiting

They say not knowing is the hardest part of a situation and in my case I have to agree. I had to take my 6 month old baby girl to Children's Hospital of Central California yesterday for a hip x-ray. The creases in her legs are asymmetric. In other words, her fat rolls don't match. Of course I had to do some research on the internet to see what the problem could be and what kind of treatment might be indicated. Bad idea. The asymmetry of her creases could mean that she has hip dysplasia. Seeing that my baby girl could possibly need surgery under general anesthesiology and then a spica cast from her chest to below her knees has affected me immensely. I have had a range of emotions thinking about her little body going into surgery or trying to cuddle my lovable baby covered in plaster and what her reaction will be to her loss of mobility. I had a glass of wine last night, okay two glasses. When I woke up at 2:30 my mind was buzzing and I was not able to go back to sleep. I've just been looking at her, kissing on her, and cuddling her as much as possible. The nurse at our pediatrician's office said she wouldn't expect the films back before this afternoon and she would call me when they come in. I hope to get some sort of answer before the weekend because this not knowing is killing me.