I've seen a lot of baby gifts in the past ten years and many have made me oooh and ahh — and even wish for another baby to wrap in that cute sling — but none have seemed as thoughtful and sensible as a tupperware container filled with medical supplies that I saw given by a nurse
friend at a shower last year.
When I told
a friend at the shower that it was from Target, she was shocked.
Not exact matches
My
friends and I were lamenting our dated nuptials
at a baby
shower the other day, joking that Pinterest may become the leading cause of divorce among women desperate enough for a do - over.
I feigned surprise when my
friends got annoyed that I raised such topics
at bridal
showers and poker games.
I've never had much luck sharing the Gospel with strangers, but I've shared it often around my kitchen table, in the Eucharist,
at baby
showers, in long summer nights on the back porch talking with
friends,
at coffee shops,
at funeral homes, in living rooms, through tears, through music, through celebrations.
It's a favorite
at family gatherings, parties with
friends, bridal and baby
showers, and just to munch on in the middle of the afternoon
at home.
Will you look
at that gorgeous shade of pink?!? I almost wish that one of my
friends had a bridal
shower coming up so that I could bring these.
So naturally when I was asked to prepare a dish for her Virtual Baby
Shower from her
friends in the blogging community, I jumped
at the chance.
It is hård sometimes,
at least once a day I find myself missing some sort of comfort from home — food,
shower, warmth,
friends.
I'm going to try to spend my time looking
at all the great food Joanne's
friends created for her for this virtual baby
shower and try my hardest to ignore the baby fever.
Savor the Moment (our Junior league cookbook) has a strawberry soup that a clever
friend of mine served as an appetizer
at a cocktail party for her daughter's wedding
shower.
I have so many
friends who are pregnant right now, so I thought I would put together a list of my absolute favorite items that I would have loved to have received
at my own baby
shower.
The other was a diaper
shower thrown by good
friends at our church.
The best gift I got
at my daughtes
shower and now give
at all
showers for
friends is a small quick trip diaper bag (moms usually want to pick out their large one) and have the babies name embroidered on it and fill it with the top 5 things you should not leave home without!
My
friend requested baby clothing as a gift
at her baby
shower.
This past weekend a few
friends helped me to plan an eco-friendly baby
shower at my house.
At the
shower, my childhood
friend, now a dad and a recent business school graduate, spoke these words of wisdom to me -LSB-...]
Huge thanks to our
friends at Rookie Moms who shared some great tips for planning a baby
shower that a 2nd time mom will ACTUALLY enjoy.
If your attendees are more spread out and the
shower is not
at your home, it would be a good idea to check in with nearby
friends to help get gifts back to your home.
First, couples baby
showers tend to be oriented more around family and
friends, talking and catching up than around playing games and indulging in the silly traditions that women tend to do
at showers.
I'm currently helping plan a garden - inspired baby sprinkle /
shower, so I decided to pull some ideas from my
friend Jessica
at hejdoll.com.
I had no idea that there were «parenting styles» (with names even... attachment parenting... parent directed... child directed...)-- so, when a
friend of mine showed up
at my baby
shower with the gift of a Dr. Sears book, and the advice that she and her husband agreed to «not make ourselves crazy with a bunch of books» and to adhere to only one, it seemed so reasonable to me.
Thankfully, we were given three months of diaper service
at one of my baby
showers and then a
friend gave me her stash of prefolds and diaper covers.
I give this book to all of my
friends at their baby
showers!
My
friend lend me a bassinet on wheels that become very practical I use it to keep the babies near when they were napping and I was washing dishes, cooking,
showering, but
at night we had a futon on the floor so we all fit and because they were breastfeed we all had a «good night's sleep» (I never changed nappies in the middle of the night)
What is the best gift etiquette when receiving baby
shower gifts
at home from non-party-attending
friends?
Expectant mother Arielle Ikeda of Forest Knolls, California, gave us a sample of the words of wisdom culled from family and
friends at her baby
shower.
I was once REVERSE harassed about Breastfeeding
at a
friend's baby
shower.
Many relatives and
friends will give you disposables
at your
shower.
If you are particularly artistic and good with your hands, here is how to make diaper cakes and surprise your
friends at the baby
shower.
Sometimes it's great to be the center of attention, like when you're all dressed up and posing for pictures with close family and
friends at your baby
shower, wearing a carefully curated outfit.
You know the feeling... it's always more satisfying to give your
friends and family gifts that you know they will use and appreciate - and it's even better when everyone else
at the baby
shower is excited by your gift too!
My
friend bought this for me
at my baby
shower because she knows I love to jog.
It came up
at my baby
shower and my best
friend was quick to jump to my rescue and say how expensive using disposables on her son has been, and how she can't wait to hear my experience so that she knows how to switch to cloth for her second baby.
«The best gift I got
at my daughter's
shower and now give
at all
showers for
friends is a small quick - trip diaper bag.
Instead of sitting
at shower with a big bump and holding up onesies and newborn blankets while your
friends look on, I always chose to wait till baby was earthside to celebrate.
Learn when your baby will smile
at you, be old enough to play with other kids, have a best
friend, and
shower you with hugs and...
My favorite gift I received
at my baby
shower was a book of IOU's from my
friends offering to make dinners for my family for a week each.
I was
at a
friend's baby
shower, and someone gave her a big pack of Kawaii cloth diapers (yay!)
We have a ton of books in our house because my family and
friends all gave us books in place of greeting cards
at my baby
shower.
Make tea (fancy in these circumstances), eat a few nuts, head to Strala, open the studio for yoga, catch up with everyone, hike over the bridge to Dumbo, charge up our gear through the kindness of our
friends Jason and Colleen Wachob,
shower at their place, go find real food in Brooklyn where most business continued with the supplies they had on hand, and hike home before it got too late and too cold.
A bunch of
friends and family got together for Happy Hour
at my favorite restaurant, Barrique, which was also where we had my Bridal
Shower
I have a feeling the next beach trip won't be nearly as relaxing On this weekend's agenda: grabbing dinner
at a favorite Mexican spot with
friends tonight, a baby
shower for one of my close girlfriends tomorrow morning and checking some yard work and gardening off of our to - do list!
Last weekend was a special occasion as it was one of my closest
friend's baby
shower at the beautiful Cowarth Park in Ascot.
One of my best
friends gave me a Petunia Pickle Bottom bag
at my
shower and it was fantastic.
Today I am so excited to be hosting a virtual baby
shower for my
friend Meg
at With Salt and Wit.
A sweet
friend of mine gifted these to me
at P's baby
shower and I still use them on her to this day.
Since May I've been twice to Mallorca, spend a weekend in Amsterdam, one in Berlin
at my
friend's baby
shower and went to Paris — a pretty packed schedule, but that's just how I love it.
Stand out
at a pre-wedding party in corduroy trousers teamed with a round - neck T - shirt, or take your girlfriend for her best
friend's bridal
shower while looking handsome in a textured jacket teamed with cotton pants.
One of the many things coming up is a baby
shower my
friends and I are throwing
at my house for our
friend, Melaina.