With each baby we had I tried to do something original and unique. My first daughter, I was barely 18 and still living with my parents. We had a traditional baby shower and I was so thankful for all my friends and their moms who came and joined in the fun.
With my 2nd daughter (my husband's first) I thought it would be fun to honor him- since it was his first baby. We themed the party "Daddys little princess" and decorated in black and silver and pink. We had a huge pizza party and invited all our couple friends. We played funny guy games so they felt involved and it was a blast!
So with our 3rd bundle on the way, I am ordering a belly cast kit from offline (only around $20) and I am asking just a handful of ladies over for a potluck lunch and their help in assisting me cast myself. I will then do some sort of mosaic design and hang on the nursery wall. I'm super excited to do something different!
When I lived in London I had a friend who was expecting their first baby. They were a young couple just starting out and were overwhelmed with the amount of items they needed for their tiny thing. I suggested a baby shower and they were shocked- that is such an American thing. Brits dont usually have showers, but excitedly she agreed, always wondering what one would be like and thankful to have an overwhelming amount of friends wanting to bless her. This was a super fun party to be a part of.
On the flip side- I had another friend here in the US that was pregnant with their 3rd baby. They were going to have another shower. Their 2nd baby was barely a year old and as I strummed through their registry I couldnt help but feel a bit annoyed. I saw baby monitors and cribs and bathtubs and thought "if you wanted to have another baby, why did you save things from the baby you just had!"
Im sure my friend didnt intend to annoy anyone by having a shower for her 3rd, but I would wager there were people - like myself, who wondered where all the stuff was that we all just bought 9 months prior. I understand if you had a boy and now its a girl and you need clothes and such, but things like a bathtub and baby monitor and crib which can be gender neutral shouldnt matter.
With our 2nd daughter, we knew we wanted to have another one right after. We asked for everything to be gender neutral in color (the car seat and bathtub, boppy, cloth diapers, etc) that way we could save it for the next time we got pregnant.
I will post pics of my finished cast when its complete- still a few months away :)
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