Hailee Steinfeld celebrated her baby shower in her backyard with 30 loved ones
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Guests enjoyed sandwiches, salads, and appetizers like grilled cheese with jam and participated in a knitting station for a baby blanket
Steinfeld shared photos on her Substack of the event, including her Stella McCartney dress and nursery-rhyme-inspired decor featuring books and flowers
Hailee Steinfeldis getting closer to welcoming her little one.
On Tuesday, Mar. 17, the pregnantSinnersactress, 29, wrote a post onher Substackabout her Mother Goose-inspired baby shower. Steinfeld shared that her shower took place on Saturday, Mar. 14, in her backyard.
"On a sunny Saturday in LA, my mom and about 30 women I love so much gathered in my most comfortable place — my backyard — for a baby shower," Steinfeld, who is currently expecting her first baby with husband Josh Allen, wrote in her post. "My mom planned the entire gorgeous thing."
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"From a 'Mother Goose' reference and a swatch of gingham, she pieced it all together. Looking around seeing this amazing group of women all together celebrating me in this moment meant so much," continued the mom-to-be. "I can't believe that this little person, who no one has even met yet, is so loved."
Steinfeld went on to share a few of her "favorite moments" from the day, adding pictures throughout the post. In one, the actress could be seen wearing a white dress and brown boots, posing with her hands on either side of her stomach.
She also added a picture of herself and her mom, who wore a white dress with green flowers on it.
"What stood out to me about this Stella McCartney dress was that the minute I put it on, it felt like something I'd wear pregnant or not," Steinfeld said of her dress. "The key to dressing when you're pregnant, I've found, is trying to wear what you would normally wear (or as close to it as you can)."
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Steinfeld included additional photos from the party, which featured lots of gingham and Mother Goose-inspired decor.
"There was no baby shower theme, per se, but a subtle nursery-rhyme thread was woven throughout the decor," she explained. "For example, there were nursery books everywhere, some fanned open with flower arrangements spilling out of the pages. Everyone brought a book, so this baby is building quite the little library."
For food, guests were treated to sandwiches and salads, as well as a few different desserts to choose from.
"For lunch, we had simple sandwiches and salads. There were appetizers passed around at the beginning; the standouts were these little grilled cheese with jam — they were insane," said Steinfeld. "Of course, there was also a big bowl of shrimp ;)."
The actress said her mom also organized a knitting station at the shower, where all the guests were able to knit a square. The little pieces will now be sewn together for a baby blanket.
"It's a very full circle moment for me because my mom took up knitting when I made my first movie," Steinfeld explained. "She was sitting in a trailer all day and needed something to do. It was Sudoku or knitting, and she chose the latter."
Although Steinfeld joked that she "can't really cast on or off," she said she was able to knit a square for her baby's blanket.
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