baby shower for 3rd

jakemsmom

so i'm prego with my third child..... i have a couple friends that want to throw me a shower, but my hubby and i have talked a little bit about this..... and i dont know what to say. my youngest is 6 years old, so i have nothing for the baby..... tho he has a daughter from his prev. wife that is 3 and we dont want to be tacky asking friends and family to come when he just had one for his daughter almost over 3 yrs ago.... what do i do? thanx!

EastCoastBride

My take- if someone is offering, you can take them up on it but keep it SMALL.  Truly you're closest friends and family.  This isn't a time that I would invite "everyone I know". 

I'm in the "showers are for 1st babies, to welcome the mom to motherhood" camp, but I recently went to a shower for a friends 2nd - but she's a GOOD friend who I would of course get a gift for anyhow, so lumping that in w/ having a nice afternoon w/ some good friends- great.

But I would be put off by an invitation to someone I'm really not all that close to. 

So that's why I say SMALL and truly your CLOSEST friends and family.

 

jakemsmom

i figured i would just ask the girls to do a bbq and enjoy some time to hang out with my family and very close friends... i dont really have tons of people that i hang out with anyways... but thats i'll talk to them about it!

AnneShirleyBlythe

jakemsmom:

i figured i would just ask the girls to do a bbq and enjoy some time to hang out with my family and very close friends... i dont really have tons of people that i hang out with anyways... but thats i'll talk to them about it!

That sounds like a very nice idea. It is your first child together, a nice little party where people don't feel pressured to bring gifts is great (and of course most will want to bring a gift anyway!).  

UGAbride

I just had two baby showers in the last month, and this is my 3rd baby (my neighbors wanted to do something, and then all my good college girlfriends).  This is our first girl, so everyone just wanted to buy pink and we got diapers as well.  Was just so nice to see everyone and celebrate!