My friend is pregnant with #2. She doesn't want a shower because she has everything she needs, especially because she's having the same gender. And she doesn't want a meet the baby party because it seems like too much work with a newborn. But she feels bad that she's not having anything because she feels like the baby will feel like she didn't care enough to have a party to celebrate her. Which obviously isn't true and I don't agree with that.... but that's how she feels and you can't tell someone how to feel.

My friends threw me a little mini shower at a pottery painting place. We each picked something out to paint for my LO, and it was super fun and cute. But this girl would not appreciate something like that. She's a perfectionist and if things aren't perfect she doesn't want them..... and of course people can't all paint perfectly.

So I'm looking for other ideas to celebrate the new baby. Any ideas?