Second baby 'party'

isabella22

One of my best friends in pg with #2 and my other best friend and I want to throw a surprise baby 'party' for her, in her home town.

Any suggestions?  I was thinking of contacting a handful of her friends in her city and having a nice lunch.  My other BF and I will stay for hte weekend (we live a flight away) and I thought maybe we could all go to the spa.

I am not sure what to call it on the invites, as to not upset anyone who hates 2nd showers.  I was thinking maybe just 'Celebration'.  She obviously won't be registered, since she won't know.  So I just won't say anythign about gifts and that will just be up to people.

Also, do you think 6 weeks before the due date is ok?

Thanks!

kjlrs

aw, that's sweet of you! i think planning a spa trip while you're out there is a great idea btw, she'll love a prenatal massage!

 

i think 6 weeks before and calling it a "celebration" is fine - will you be sending out formal invites, an evite, or just an email? the more formal the invite is, the more shower-y it will seem. i think a nice lunch is perfect, that will be easy to surprise her with and casual enough that she shouldn't feel embarassed about it seeming like a shower. just say that you and your friend want to take her out and surprise! a bunch of her girlfriends are already sitting there. i've only been once, but a few of my friends like to do tea for special events so that's an option also? out here some of the nice resorts do a really nice tea.

isabella22

Yea, I think I will just send an evite and say something like about celebrating BF, no mention of presents (although I think people will bring something anyway), and have a lunch. 

JOEBunny

My friends really wanted to do something nice for baby #2.  I did not want a shower, so they took me out for "mom's night" at a local pub.  They have 1/2 price food on Mondays, which made is super cheap.  I drove a lot of them, so they could drink.  I told them absolutely no gifts, but they all got me diapers, so I should be set for a while with those.  It was really nice, we stayed out for about 5 hours.  Everyone had a good time and I didn't feel bad about getting a bunch of stuff I didn't need. 

monkey_love

I planned something for my friend's second baby and just called it a "baby celebration". The invite just mentioned celebrating the future arrival of Baby "[name]". I provided cake and decorations and didn't mention anything about gifts or anything of that sort.

6 weeks before the due date will be fine.?