Baby Shower AW Thread

[txmommy14]

Post your pictures or updates about your baby shower(s) here!

[txmommy14]

The dinner my family and best friends are doing for me is tonight. I'm still hesitant since this is baby #2, but it's really sweet of them and I've gotten several sweet texts of people so excited to be shopping for girl stuff. It's going to be very casual so I'm not sure if I'll have any pictures, but I'll try to take a few and post them! (Although I can't post pictures lately because Tapatalk is not cooperating)

[soultrane]

Have a great time tonight txmommy14!

[txmommy14]

It was so great!!!! I feel overwhelmed with love, support, and baby girls' clothes! My Mom and Grandma also gave me a check to put towards our double stroller, so I'll buy that in a week or so when I get my Amazon completion coupon. I also got a k'tan from my sister-the carrier I wanted. And seriously so many adorable baby girl outfits-it's so weird to see pink stuff. And headbands. I'm so excited!!

One of my best friends gave me this aden and anais romper:

shop.nordstrom.com/s/aden-anais-short-sleeve-kimono-romper-baby/4105855?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&fashioncolor=PINK%20STAR

SO CUTE! I didn't even know they made clothes.

I also got a miracle blanket, which are apparently amazing-I never used one with DS? Overall feeling very humbled and grateful to my best friends and family members who did this dinner tonight! It was so sweet of them.

[babyzebra]

That's awesome txmommy14! I'm glad you had a good time!

[titania]

txmommy14, that sounds so lovely! I'm so glad you had a good time! That little romper is adorable!

[GOmamab15]

Is it really a faux pas to put where we're registered at on the shower invites?

SIL is hosting and she pointed out that it's easier to include it and that 100% of the examples on tiny prints include the registry info. Thoughts?

Here are our invites
(Not our info)

[manybellsdown]

GOmamab15, those invites are adorable. The people who threw me a shower put the registry information on the invite, and I've received several in the past couple of years that did as well. It seems way less faux pas than it would on, for example, a wedding invite.

[packerfan4life]

Mar 25, 2016 22:03:23 GMT -5 manybellsdown said:

GOmamab15, those invites are adorable. The people who threw me a shower put the registry information on the invite, and I've received several in the past couple of years that did as well. It seems way less faux pas than it would on, for example, a wedding invite.

I am not a person of etiquette. But I see nothing wrong with this. Makes less work for your guests. Therefore I think it's a good thing.

[pbandj714]

GOmamab15, I've never seen it as a faux pas for baby or bridal showers. Wedding invites? Ehh, maybe. All 3 of my shower invites provided people with my registry information. It just makes it way easier for people.

[Kevinmac]

I think registry info on showers is fine, not on wedding invitations.

[titania]

GOmamab15 so cute! My shower invites had where we were registered in a small font at the bottom. I don't think there is anything wrong with that!

[frecklesnbrains]

I'm gonna be the outlier here and say no to the registry info on the invites. I don't think it's a huge taboo and I wouldn't side-eye it if I saw it, but I also think it's preferable to spread the info by word of mouth. The guest list for a shower is usually small enough to make this possible. Also, registries are easy to find with a Google search.

[woodengirl07]

I think registry stuff is fine on a shower invite. Most people want to know this information without having to track down the host and ask them over and over, especially since the host will most likely not know many of the guests.

If you feel wired about it, though, don't include it, or you can use those little cards they give you to slip into the envelope. I don't think it's a big deal to leave it off, they can ask when they RSVP, or can google.

I agree with most people though that it is tacky to put it on a wedding invite. I think it's because someone else is likely hosting a shower for you, so it's not you asking for gifts particularly, where wedding in invites are from you.

[ArgyleEnigma]

I would prefer if it were left off, but I and others of my ilk have accepted that this will never be. It's on mine, succinctly in small type--I considered it a lesser evil than potentially offending my hostess by asking for it to be axed. I prefer that model to the separate cards, which give it too much importance imho.

[ArgyleEnigma]

P.S. super cute invite!

[txmommy14]

GOmamab15, I would say it's definitely fine to include registry info, I don't know if I've ever received a shower invite that doesn't have it, and I'd rather have it on there than have to ask around. I think it's obvious if you're going to a shower that it's an event to bring a gift to, but maybe that's a regional thing? That's how it is in Texas at least! I wouldn't worry about it either way, the invite is adorable!

[bgkc4]

I had my first shower today! It was a work shower. I got so many things. It was really touching. They had it at lunch time and there were all sorts of yummy foods, not to mention cupcakes laid out in the shape of a rattle.

[txmommy14]

bgkc4, so fun!!! Glad you enjoyed your shower! We just got that whale thing for the bathtub and were wondering why we didn't get one earlier...so nice to not have DS bumping his head constantly!

[titania]

I finally got some pics of my shower last week!



The cake was so pretty I almost didn't want to eat it!


My mom also baked chocolate muffins as favors since we have been calling the baby Muffin.


And my sister made the name cards and the paddles we used for a game!

[babyzebra]

That looks like so much fun titania! I also really love your outfit!

[bgkc4]

titania you looked beautiful, and I agree the cake was very pretty.

[titania]

Thanks babyzebra and bgkc4!

[Andrea]

titania you look gorg!!!!! Love that you had a blast!

bgkc4 love that your work people are showing you some love!!!!! Those cupcakes looked to die for!

[Andrea]

So my mom & sister threw me a shower at my house on Saturday. The theme was hot air balloons/adventure & they completely nailed it.










And then last night, MH's guy friends had a poker night honoring him. Part of the buy in was to bring a pack of diapers. We are gonna be good for a few months, I think...

[titania]

Andrea that looks beautiful!! What a wonderful theme! Looks so fun! And so many diapers!!!

[txmommy14]

Andrea, those showers are both so cute!! So fun!

[bgkc4]

Andrea, your family threw you such a nice shower. They really nailed the theme. And I cant believe you got so many diapers!

[GOmamab15]

I had my family shower this weekend and my work shower today. The first one was sunshine themed(so naturally it was cloudy most of the day) and the work one was blue theme. Baby got spoiled with a bunch of cute clothes, books, etc.

Here's too many pics:

[Kevinmac]

I had both of my showers the past two weekends. My sister, friend and MIL threw the first one- airplane theme. My aunt threw the second one. The only pictures I have from the second one have too many kids faces in it to post. The kids all lined up to help me open the gifts. It was really cute. Here are a few from the airplane shower. I made the cupcakes and cookies.