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Posted: 8th May 2005
Congratulations

sorry, but ive never been to one, and ive not yet had the privelage of throwing one (what with being 16 and all) but i hope you have oodles of niceness and loverlyness with it

The existance of flamethrowers says that someone, somewhere, at sometime said "I need to set that thing on fire, but it's too far away."

Posted: 8th May 2005
hmm...i've never been to one either!!

but as far as i can tell...it involves the girls coming around & showering you in lots & lots of baby presents! and balloons & streamers & cake & stuff!

hmm...i could be wrong though...

do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!



if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!



smile! :grin: it confuses people!

Posted: 8th May 2005
It could be loads of women going ooo aaah feeling your belly and giving you little socks, or it could be being showered with babies, the former being msot probable

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind

Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife

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Posted: 8th May 2005
heh... there shall be no babys falling from the sky... I recently found out that the stork doesnt bring the baby... I was most horrified!!

gita can you please pm me your address? that would be most lovely!

TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"

Posted: 8th May 2005
Congrats

Its like a cool party to have before the baby is born. Sorty girly Loads of girl friends come round and give you prezzies for your baby Booties and babay shampoo and hats etc etc

Posted: 8th May 2005
yep lotsa bubby stuff!

*hands a teeny leetle set of sock poi*

hee hee

Posted: 9th May 2005
We were talking about haveing one for a while ago .

that shrewd and knavish sprite

Called Robin Good Fellow ; are you not he that is frighten of the maidens of the villagery - fairy

I am the merry wander of the night -puk

Posted: 9th May 2005
cake, tea and women's business



normally involves lots of sharing mother stories, of stories about birth, and showering the new baby with presents before they are born



people would often bring the new mum to be nappies, powder, baby wipes, all the things they have found in their experience helps when the baby is born



and then more tea and cake



at my sisters I painted her toenails... (and on the day she went into labour I was madly trying to remove the nail polish in between contractions )

Posted: 9th May 2005
why were you trying to remove the nail polish ade??

do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!



if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!



smile! :grin: it confuses people!

Posted: 9th May 2005
my sis thought the doctor would think she was a 'woman of loose morals' having painted toenails and being a single mum...

funny at the time - she was panicing more about the nail polish than the contractions

Posted: 9th May 2005
omg!! that's so funny! what colour did you paint her nails? a hot red?

do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!



if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!



smile! :grin: it confuses people!

Posted: 9th May 2005
A baby shower goes something like this:
Hello
Cake
talking
presants
cake
presants
talking
cake

repeat until there is no more presants and no more cake (except for the very last slice which no one will eat 'coz its rude and selfish)

Have fun!

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Posted: 9th May 2005
@ the babies falling from the sky...hehehe...

awwwww *teeny leetle set of sock poi* how cute is that!

ummmm

perhaps *we* should be baby showering *you* miss chicken! *SUPRISE* ....

YUP... lots of prezzies and cake and stuff..yup yup...





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Posted: 9th May 2005
Valura's mum is organising the baby shower... but I think she wants some idea on what she can do...

I can't hear you... I have a banana in my ear.

"You mean I'll have to use my brain?... but I use staff!!!" ~ ben-ja-men

Posted: 9th May 2005
oh and I won't be there as it's a girlie thing-o... and Miss Pixie... answer your phone, silly duffa...

I can't hear you... I have a banana in my ear.

"You mean I'll have to use my brain?... but I use staff!!!" ~ ben-ja-men

Posted: 9th May 2005
For my friends baby shower her partner had arranged for a beautician to come along and pamper everyone (mostly the mum-to-be obviously) it was great.

there were lots and lots of presents for the mum and the baby, then everyone got very broody at the sight of lots of tiny clothes, then promised free baby sitting because they are all so excited about the baby (keep a note of this so you can call them up at a moments notice and remind them what they promised because you want to go out for the evening!)

Posted: 9th May 2005
And NO MEN (unless they're gay. )

Jews don't do baby showers. We consider them bad luck. Which is unfortunate, really because it sets you back a bit on having your supplies lined up for when the baby's born.

Having said that, don't expect any presents from me until after little Bub is born.

But yes, cake, ice cream, presents, wash, rinse, repeat...that's my understanding.

AND NO MEN (unless they're gay )

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura

Posted: 9th May 2005
I find it really bizarre that everyone seems to be saying "no men". The baby showers I've been to have had equal representation from both sexes. Since the couple is really good friends with many other couples, we opted to include the guys in the actual party. More fun was had that way in my opinion.

Yes, there was cake as well as other appetizer yummy goodness. Yes, there were prezzies of all sizes and shapes. Yes, there was drinking done by the guys as they mostly congregated outside, but they did enjoy it, and did participate in the prezzie giving.

Basically, you can play games at them if you feel like it, but most of my friends didn't want any part of that, so they just opted for regular chatting and being social.

Posted: 9th May 2005
You could have the baby shower after the baby is born then you get to have lots of champagne too!

And people can buy more appropriate pressies... And you can have a party without having to get a baby-sitter because its at your house and you can off-load the baby onto the many broody girlies you've invited and get plastered!

Axx

Usually me on fire (rather than flames being amber coloured)

Posted: 9th May 2005
Er was it after you were prgenant that you realised the stork didnt bring the baby?

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind

Give a man a fish and he'll eat 4 a day hit a man with a brick and you can have all his fish and his wife

"Will's to pretty for prison" - Simian

Posted: 9th May 2005

Written by: gita

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omg!! that's so funny! what colour did you paint her nails? a hot red?

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uhuh

Posted: 10th May 2005
nice one ade...:D *starts thinking about what colour to paint chicken's toenails*

i like the hello talking presents cake talking etc. thing!! oh, and the bit about pampering the mum to be!! methinks chicken will be very spoilt!

do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good to eat!



if at first you do succeed, try not to look too astonished!



smile! :grin: it confuses people!

Posted: 10th May 2005
Well, I know that if you want to do games you could do the one where they gues the number of toilet paper squares it takes to go around your tummy and play the guess the preggo's weight
I am about to have one of those things too

Top Three Things I've Learn While Being A Mom
1. Baby poop comes in many colors.
2. Makes sure all dirty diapers are not accessable to my dog.
3. Burp rags are not big enough.

Posted: 10th May 2005
Since, once upon a time, I was a party planner, there are loads to do at a shower....
AND it is no longer customary to not have the men there. It is a very cool thing to have the men, especially the dad to be there, to share in the day because it is *his* baby after all too.

Other things to do other than chatting, eating and pressies.

Take a ring of yours and tie it on a string and hold it still over the belly. If it swings side to side it is a girl, if it swings up and down it is a boy. It is a gypsy thing that can be quite fun.

Taste test. Take the labels off the jars of baby food and have people taste them and see if they can guess what it is. (This is quite funny since most baby food tastes quite bad! lol)

If there are men there we put beer in baby bottles and had them race to drink it from the bottle. Seeing grown men try to chug from a rubber nipple is priceless!

A blessing quilt. Everyone is given a square of fabric a week or two before the shower. Each person then draws/writes something on it and they are sewn together into a baby blanket. It is one of the most precious things I think I have ever participated in and it such a keepsake. (In fact, I would love to do this for Valura anyway, if anyone is interested)

A piece of advice and a wish for the future, written on a card.
What I have done in the past is given each guest a card or piece of paper at the beginning of the shower (and it is forewarned on the invitation so people have time to think). Then they fill out the piece of advice to the parents and the wish for the child and sign it. These are read out loud and given with the gift so they can be put into a keepsake book.

I also recomend that unless you know if you are having a boy or girl that you ask for gift certificates for clothing, so you don't end up with tonnes of pastel green and yellow clothes (unless you would like that).

There are also silly games, like guess the measurement of the mum's belly. Everyone writes on a paper their estimate, then the belly is measured and the winner receives a small prize.
Clothes pin game...everyone is given a clothes pin and they have to bend over and going through their legs they have to see how high they can pin it up on their back.
Stuff like that. Some people really like this (and the eventual humiliation it causes their friends), some don't. If you do, I can send you a list of them.

I have also made a special label with the baby name and such on it and put it on a bottle of wine. I gave that with a little gift bag of baby bottles. One gift for now and one for the future (in this case, 21 years.)

The one big thing to remember is that it should not be stressful. This is a time for the couple to celebrate their blessing with everyone they love and should not come with alot of stress and drama. I have seen it happen and it is sad.


That all being said:

My piece of advice to you Valura and Arsn is patience and allowance. Have the patience to allow everything to happen naturally. You will hear horror stories and joyful stories from everyone, but keep in mind they do not have *YOUR* baby, which is a unique, special, blessed individual who will be different from every other child out there. Don't fret when s/he does not match the stories, because the joy in the experience is the uniqueness of it, and then you will have stories all your own to share.

My wish for the little one:

To appreciate everything in life. All too often people get lost in trying to reach their destination and their goals but remember the journey, the little stepping stones along the way, are what makes life brilliant. I wish for you to have the ability to stop and recognize all those moments, the ones that seem good and the ones that seem not-so-good, for the positive and wonderful things they are, so that you will never feel like life has passed you by.

My love to all three of you.

Pele

Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK

Posted: 10th May 2005
oh pele!!Thank you so much... you just made me all teary. I will copy that onto a card for lil bub.

GAMES! yeah Im gunna do a search and see if I can find more!

TAJ "boat mummy." VALURA "yes sweetie you went on a boat, was daddy there with you?" TAJ "no, but monkey on boat" VALURA "well then sweetie, Daddy WAS there with you"