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myonetruelove
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Feb Ladies - Baby Shower
myonetruelove
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Have you put any thought into your baby shower. My MIL, who was not really involved with anything wedding related, is super excited about the baby shower. She keeps asking about it and my ideas. My MIL and Mother will be doing everything together and they have been asking me about a date. With them working together on this the list will be mighty long too. We will do co-ed, both sides of the family and friends. It will basically be our wedding all over again. We only invited close family and friends to our wedding.
I'm used to showers being about 2 months prior to the due date, which would put us in December. The only thing is I really want to avoid the holidays as much as possible. I just think this month is too busy to then throw a shower in there for everyone, including me. I have debated about Late October, early Novermber and early Jan. What is everyone else's thoughts on it?
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Re: Feb Ladies - Baby Shower
Haven't thought about it at all! But true, 2 months out is right around the holidays.
DS #1 born January 2010. DS #2 due June 2014.
:::visiting from 1st tri:::::
I know what you mean, my Mom and Sister were contemplating this too. They were either going to have it in early November or early january.
I told them I would prefer early January. I felt like Early november would be too early for me. So, they settled on 1/10/10.
...But, I'm due at the very end of Feb.
I'm thinking early January...after the crazy holidays are over.
ETA: My mom's throwing me a g2g 'shower' after baby is born. I don't really want to fly home (even though it's only an hour flight) 4-5 weeks before I'm due and my mom's not ready to throw the shower in early November so a January shower would be here (which is not in the works)
My family is throwing it the first Sat in Dec and his family is throwing me one 2nd Sat in November. They had a hard time picking dates seeing as it's right smack in the holidays!
I'm due Feb 1st.
my sister already told me she's throwing me a shower. As I live 500 miles from my family, we decided Thanksgiving weekend is the best time to have it, as Christmas this year is with my ILs
eta: my sister is pg and due Nov 1 and I live in Canada, so end of Nov is probably the only time to do it to avoid her giving birth, the holidays, and me having to travel in the snow
No one has even broached the subject of a baby shower with us..
I am sure we will have at least two, but my dh's family tend to be kinda last minute.
DD february 2010 | DS october 2011
*please excuse my typos, bumping from my iphone*
::also visiting from 1st tri::
Traditionally in our family the shower is always a surprise, so I have no clue when they plan on throwing the shower. But I actually didnt even think about the fact it falls around the holidays. I'm due 2/18 so I think early January might work, I dont think that's cutting it too close.
:: popping in from 1st Tri ::
I have been wondering the same thing. BFF wanted to do the shower, and my mom wants to help. Due to distance, it'll probably be at my house though.
We were discussing holidays, and I'm due 2/19, so we'll probably wait until January to do the shower. November is just so early.
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The only one in the works is one my friends want to throw me at home (1500 miles away). Since we're all scattered over the country, they're going to throw the shower over Thanksgiving weekend, since most people will be home!
I live out of town from my side of the family - - so my mother suggested doing it the weekend after thanksgiving since most of the family would be in town for the holiday. Plus I live in snowy Pennsylvania and would like to avoid any unecessary 3 hours trips home in December and January.
My mother-in-law said she would be throwing me one most likely in January, closer to my due date of Feb 21st.
I'm receiving a shower hosted my mom and MIL on the saturday after Thanksgiving - we're out of town now, but they insisted! It works out best for our schedules and theirs and avoids me traveling too close to my due date when I'm bound to be uncomfortable!
My families each like to do their own different things. If I count correctly I will probably have 4 baby showers. My mom's family: They like to attach baby showers and wedding showers to holidays because the family is rather spread out and its difficult to get together. So that showers will either be Thanksgiving or Christmas. (I hope it's Thanksgiving) My dad's family: this shower will be planned at the last minute I mean "Oh, her due date is next weekend, lets have the shower this weekend." DH's family: They are very random, sometimes they plan ahead and sometimes it's last minute, but they will do it in plenty of time before the baby arrives. Friends: The people who volunteered to plan this party are very wonderful, well meaning, but scattered people. I wouldn't be surprised if by the time it's time to have a baby shower they will have forgotten all about voluntering to host it.
So in all honesty I have no idea when I will have my shower(s) but I don't really care, just so long as I don't have to plan them!
Well we have just had the same discussion in our hous etoo..we live in CT so late dec and Jan are very snowy weather for us..Also with the holidays it does make it a it tricky with planning around everything else going on...I can tottaly agree..so I think in regareds to having enough time and also having everyone avablie to coem we are looking at last week in Nov or fist week in Dec...
so many lil things to worry about also to prepare You take care of you mostly and let it all work it self out because no matter what soemone or something will not work right but you have to except that and enjoy what does work out!
Owen- April 2011
Olivia- Due December 24th