March 2014 Moms
SassyFlats
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SassyFlats' 1st baby shower happened!
SassyFlats
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I included my name in the title for my fellow mobile bumpies! :x
So, I mentioned in another thread that I had baby shower blues. I visited my family out of state for a week, and my mom was going BONKERS stressing over my shower. There were no invitations for a baby shower scheduled 2 days after Christmas, my mom just called a bunch of people up a couple of weeks in advance and told them about it. Then she was worried no one was coming. She just wanted me to have a nice shower with my family and get some useful things for baby.
Mom is a notorious worrier.
Mom is a notorious worrier.
Well, this baby shower HAPPENED. And it was kind of really nice. First of all, my incredibly moody younger sister did NOT come because she was pissed off that when she tried to tell me that it's "common" for babies to have broken collar bones when they're born, I was absolutely horrified and told her that is NOT common and should NOT happen unless there is some specific reason or emergency. She said two of her friends (who had the same OB, mind you) had it happen. My mom agreed with me that it might be an indication that the doc is not so great (rural area... backwoods doctors). And my sister stormed out. SO... that much drama was avoided at the shower. :P
We did have about 10 people total (counting me and my cousin's 7-year-old little girl). My cousin had a bunch of games planned and they were fun. Of course I won the trivia game... no surprise. I've always been the lone nerd in the hillbilly family. Her 7-year-old daughter won the belly measuring game.... because everyone else's ribbon was long enough to tie a damn bow around my belly! LOL! The kiddo came pretty darn close... within an inch, I think. I also nailed the baby item guessing game. She blindfolded me and handed me various baby items to guess what they were. I got every single one right. Years of babysitting turned me into the most boring FTM ever. I was even accused of peeking and then someone else reminded everyone that I am the most by-the-book person EVER and probably even had my eyes closed under the blindfold. I did. :-/
The cake was AWESOME. I'll try to blur out my name and add a pic for you to see. Mom caught some flack from the baker about me having an outer space theme "even if it's a girl?!"... and my mom defended our choice like a champ. SPACE IS COOL, guys! I always wanted to go to space camp as a kid, I had a telescope, I took astronomy as one of my physical sciences in college.... why is space only for boys?! My mom set her straight, but the woman was still worried we wouldn't like the cake. I LOVED IT. It was perfect!
The balloons were also hilarious. They had a rocket ship balloon that my mom wanted to get, but it said "Happy Birthday." She got it anyway. I laughed. Goofy but perfect.
We got some nice things for baby- a cute footie outfit, some teething toys, bowls and spoons, bottles, bibs, wash cloths and burp cloths. A couple of sentimental things, too- a snuggly bear-blanket from my great-aunt, and my cousin passed along a crocheted blanket our great-grandmother made and a book of fairy tales that was my dad's when he was a kid (apparently it was in a box of old books our grandpa gave her). Speaking of my dad and grandpa... they stayed for the whole shower and sat talking about hunting and such... I thought that was pretty funny. I expected my dad to have plans or something, but nope! Guess the guys didn't want to miss out. DH ended up coming downstairs for cake and helping me open gifts, too.
It was really nice... I was exhausted by the end of it, but I had a really good time!
The cake was AWESOME. I'll try to blur out my name and add a pic for you to see. Mom caught some flack from the baker about me having an outer space theme "even if it's a girl?!"... and my mom defended our choice like a champ. SPACE IS COOL, guys! I always wanted to go to space camp as a kid, I had a telescope, I took astronomy as one of my physical sciences in college.... why is space only for boys?! My mom set her straight, but the woman was still worried we wouldn't like the cake. I LOVED IT. It was perfect!
The balloons were also hilarious. They had a rocket ship balloon that my mom wanted to get, but it said "Happy Birthday." She got it anyway. I laughed. Goofy but perfect.
We got some nice things for baby- a cute footie outfit, some teething toys, bowls and spoons, bottles, bibs, wash cloths and burp cloths. A couple of sentimental things, too- a snuggly bear-blanket from my great-aunt, and my cousin passed along a crocheted blanket our great-grandmother made and a book of fairy tales that was my dad's when he was a kid (apparently it was in a box of old books our grandpa gave her). Speaking of my dad and grandpa... they stayed for the whole shower and sat talking about hunting and such... I thought that was pretty funny. I expected my dad to have plans or something, but nope! Guess the guys didn't want to miss out. DH ended up coming downstairs for cake and helping me open gifts, too.
It was really nice... I was exhausted by the end of it, but I had a really good time!
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Re: SassyFlats' 1st baby shower happened!
She tried to lecture me that I need the "My Breast Friend" pillow or whatever because her friend has one and she uses it to breastfeed standing up while cooking dinner. I told her I don't really want to breastfeed while standing up and cooking dinner, I'd rather put my feet up and enjoy the bonding time whenever possible. She said something about her friend being supermom, and I said I don't want to be a supermom. I just want to be a good mom.
Anyway, congrats, and I hope the rest are just as fun and drama-free!
Me: 28 DH: 27
Also, they included Pluto! Yay!
So.... I dunno. Embroidery hoops are clever and cute... etsy prints are also cute and easier.... :-/
The Etsy prints are cute too, and, as you say, easier. I am a big fan of easy decorating. Just do those! They'll be great.
I thought our baby sisters sounded similar, but mine's only 21, so she has a little time. We're also having our shower (co-ed) on the 18th, and I'm so glad you're going with the space theme; I never wanted to be a lawyer or doctor, but I did want to be an astronaut
Also, obviously a broken collarbone is not ideal, but babies heal quickly and my dad broke his collarbone when he was a baby: can't even tell!
But tell that to my sister and you're SHUNNED.
Yay, for baby showers!