Showering Aleksander

Lucas's boss and his wife are expecting a precious baby boy in November. Apparently the Quality Engineering Department is doing pretty good! Haha!

We were able to celebrate at a beautiful couples' shower for Baby Aleksander this weekend. (It was so wonderful it even made up for the fact that we missed the second half of the Bama game. Roll Tide! #2 in the nation!)

Since I have felt so crafty lately, I really wanted to make something special for such a special boy. I love Homemade by Jill and I had been dieing to try out some appliqued onesies like she made for her baby boy. This was the perfect occasion! I think I'll definitely be making some for Lily Ann very soon!

"A" for Aleksander

A dapper neck-tie
(P.S. I made one for Landon, too, because this one was just too cute!)

A German Shepherd (they have a few)and a Canadian Maple Leaf (his daddy is Canadian)

All rolled up to make a pretty little package!

These are so easy to make!

• Just find a shape or pattern online that you'd like to use and scale it to the size you want it.
  
• Print it out (card stock works best).
  
• Iron some WonderUnder to the fabric of your choice.
  
• Then, trace your shape and cut out the fabric.
  
• Peel off your wonder under and iron in place.
  
• I added a zig-zag stitch around each shape to give it a little something extra.

We also bought them a big box of diapers. Instead of just wrapping them up, I decided to make yet another diaper cake (and gift bag the left overs). I knew we were transporting this one so I made it a little smaller and more manageable (wrapped in shrink wrap), but I loved the way it turned out! I used their nursery colors so it would fit right in.

We can't wait to meet you, Baby Aleksander!