an intimate garden baby shower

last night some of my dearest momma friends (friends i prayed for) and my cousin (who has the most generous heart of gold) surprised me with an intimate baby shower in a rose garden. the love i felt is hard to put into words … it was all so BEAUTIFUL and heartfelt. this baby was long prayed and awaited for… and it just makes everything feel even more magical. a night underneath the market lights, in a garden, with all the little whimsical details. it was intimate and lovely and i will remember it for always and forever.

a robert furber vintage print for the month of july 
so special 

my favorite cake – strawberry lemon

there were so many special parts- especially just being together and taking in the space with such loving friends
throughout our journey to conceive and throughout life, i often see pale yellow butterflies 
when i need to be reassured or as little signs from above
and my cousin had an artist paint a yellow butterfly on watercolor for me
along with a collection of vintage clothes + keepsakes she had been collecting for nearly three years…
she is light and just so very special to me. 

all so thoughtful 

i feel most grateful in all the ways
all of this, this time of being
there is a thunder in my heart until he or she arrives