Huh

[missmiah]

Was going to post but then I realized no one really wants to read about the devilish schemes my ovaries are plotting this time or how I dragged Sarah up and down the grocery aisle today because I was craving something but had no clue what. (It was cinnamon sugar donuts, in case you were curious.)

Umm...

Yeah, I got nothing. sorry.

Oh, wait, anyone have any advice about baby showers? Like when one should have one, or what to do that isn't one of those annoying ice breaker party games that sixty percent of the population hate, or whether or not it would be appropriate to host one at a Japenese Steakhouse?

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[prettyshiny.livejournal.com]

Baby showers - Usually about a month or so from the due date. This lets the people buying gifts get season-appropriate clothes for the baby in about the right size. The only one I've been to had people milling about chatting, and then there was the gift opening and the silly paper plate hat of bows. I spent the party playing with my friend's 18 month old daughter, so there might have been games, but I escaped by being Baby Distractor and Cake and Favor Bringer. Heh.

[missmiah.livejournal.com]

I think we're looking into trying to do something a bit non-traditional. I've already been told that at least one person is EXTREMELY opposed to the cutesy games (and I'm in agreement with her on that one) and the shower would be for the father-to-be.

This is only the second baby shower I've been to, and the first one was pretty much "Here's some presents, here's some cake, let's go get some pizza."

They make bow hats for baby showers?

[prettyshiny.livejournal.com]

I think they make bow hats for all kinds of showers. I don't get it, personally, but then I'm definitely more of the "Here's some presents, here's some cake, have some pizza" kind of party girl.

[kauricat.livejournal.com]

I hate a lot of those games too, but the last shower I went to had games that didn't involve interacting with other people, so I liked those okay. We had to smell baby food to determine what flavor it was, then write that down. Harder than it sounds. At the end of the game they read the correct answers so we could find out how we did.

And we had to reach into a sack for like ten seconds and then write down everything we thought we felt inside of it (pacifier, bottle, etc). Then when everyone had had their turn they pulled the stuff out of the bag.

But as far as a basic shower; I don't think there is anything wrong with just having food and opening presents.