Hey first time ladies,
Let us 2nd time ladies live vicariously through you!
Are there shower plans in place yet? Do you know about them? Have any suspicions?
2nd time ladies: any (suspicions) of sprinkles? 
Are you thinking of hosting a "meet n greet" post baby?
pomelo / 5228 posts
I've had 3 people offer to plan a shower :). My cousin really wants to do it so at some point I'll start talking to her about it. Probably after we all get back from a big family wedding next month.
apricot / 363 posts
My brother's wife is hosting my baby shower. My mom has offered to have it at her house, which is very surprising and nice!! I'm already getting excited and don't know where to start! I've been looking at past blogs and posts for ideas.
My work will also host a shower. Someone mentioned on some site to wait to buy anything until after your showers, so that's my plan for now.
pomegranate / 3890 posts
my friend just texted me about wanting to throw a sprinkle for baby#2. i'm excited!! Its just going to be something small but happy we can celebrate this lo!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
I'm planning a shower for a friend (Hi J, I promise I won't post details in case you are reading). I'm so excited though to put it all together!
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I have had 3 friends offer to host a shower. I'm pretty excited! It took me awhile to get on board with the shower - I feel like people just did the whole wedding showers 2 years ago... I don't want to be a costly friend! They told me I was being silly.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@BakerBee: yes, you are!! Babies are to be celebrated! You will have so much fun. 
@Mrs.Someone: @derevival: yay! so nice!
Do you ladies have any ideas on what kind of shower you want???
@T.H.O.U.: I *really* hope our BFFs have a kid soon. But even if they do I will only be helping because I'm sure his mom will want to host.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@pui: I hope your SIL is doing well! I've been thinking about her!
@locavore_mama: Yes, her MIL and SIL are involved too. We are all so excited for their first. They are TG but I think we have a really cute theme for the shower picked out.
bananas / 9899 posts
@T.H.O.U.: This is my other SIL who's planning the party (she's not pregnant).
I haven't heard any more news about pregnant SIL... we're still hoping it ends up not being too serious.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@T.H.O.U.: I want to suggest a Goodnight Moon theme for them if they ever do! That was his favorite story growing up.
honeydew / 7091 posts
I'm going to miss the excitement of a big shower and registering for all the cute things this time around!!
Work is wanting to throw me a shower - I'm fine with this, since I'm new to them and it's not like this will be a second shower they're giving me/attending.
A friend from back home is wanting to throw me a second shower - I'm not loving this idea. One, I only ever go home maybe once or twice a year, so I hardly ever see my friends/family. It kind of sucks to be asking them go to 2 showers for me? Two, I really don't need anything 
I think I might ask her to just do some sort of casual tea or something - no presents, just girl time and hanging out.
apricot / 403 posts
I have 2 sets of really close girl friends plus my cousin who all want to throw me a shower. So I literally have 12 people throwing my shower. Im grateful for everyone's excitement and support but it feels like it's too many cooks in the kitchen. But I'm happy to let them work it out. They're throwing it in June since I'm having twins and could realistically deliver early.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@swurlygurl: For my daughter, it was really nice to do a sip & see back home so they could all meet the baby. I figured those people were more interested in seeing the baby rather than showering US with gifts. it worked out really well.
pear / 1974 posts
My MIL and my sister are planning one for me! We just discussed it last night, it's a toss up between having it in my MIL's backyard or this nice place on the beach for a brunch. I'm glad it's not a surprise. Work will prob do a surprise one - we always plan surprise baby showers for the pregnant ladies.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@chibee: both options sound beautiful and perfect for the season!
bananas / 9357 posts
When I wasn't even pregnant, my mom mentioned throwing me a shower for baby #2. My sis was pregnant with her third at the time and my mom had offered to throw her a shower and I told my mom she could call it a sprinkle. She never heard of that but liked the idea. So I'm hoping my mom will offer to throw me a sprinkle. It's ok to hint to my mom about a sprinkle, right? Side note: my sis didn't even take her up on the offer! And let a friend throw her one. I think once she heard "sprinkle", she didn't want that. I think she wanted a full on shower. lol
I think I would want it to be pretty small. Close family and friends. Definitely won't register. We don't need anything big. Really the only thing we "need" are some girly clothes.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@swurlygurl: Tea sounds so fun!!!
@mrskc: if you're sharing gender you will for share get girl clothes!
olive / 51 posts
My sister just mentioned a shower to me today actually! I'm guessing that she and my mom will put something together. I just got married in September and had my bridal shower last June so I feel like the past year has been me me me me me. They both are very excited about the baby though so I am thinking something low key will be fine.
Where is everyone thinking about registering?
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@MrsT927: This was also part of the reason we did something later so that it added some space between our wedding events and the baby.
I registered at Target and BRU.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@MrsT927: for M we registered at Target for brick & mortar and Amazon for internet. I just have a private Amazon list for #2.
nectarine / 2936 posts
My aunt and sister are all excited about throwing my shower. I don't know what they have cooked up though.
pear / 1974 posts
Soo i never registered for my wedding or anything so i'm not sure how this works - do you have to go to the place to build a registry? or can i just do it right online? do you recommend actually going to the place?
bananas / 9899 posts
@chibee: DH and I had fun actually going to the place to register for our wedding registry so we'll probably do the same with the baby registry! I think you can do it all online, though.
pomelo / 5228 posts
@chibee: I think you can do either! I actually hated doing it store (Bed Bath & Beyond), but everyone is different. So far, I'm working on an Amazon registry. I especially like that it shows reviews. I'll probably go to a Babies R Us at some point just to check out some big things like strollers.
pear / 1616 posts
@chibee: i did mine online for my wedding and baby registry. i'm too lazy to go to the store i liked begin able to do alittle bit at a time and reading reviews at the same time. BUT i really want to use that registry gun someday!! hah
kiwi / 506 posts
@chibee: whatever works for you but I do recommend going to the store if you can. They have so much more available and I love touching and seeing things in person. For example all pack and plays look the same online but once you see them in person you can really tell which ones are worth the money. Not all things are created equal. I also wanted to check out the strollers/travel systems in person. Which were easy to bring up and down and how heavy the base was without baby.
grapefruit / 4311 posts
(Board hopping) @chibee: I agree with @Mrs.Someone: that reading all the amazon reviews is really helping while putting my registry together. I don't know how I'd sort through all the options in person.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@chibee: I suggest a combination, do some research at home and start a list and the registry online. Then go in store and verify what you have in person. Then come home and research some more!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Now that so many are halfway and genders are revealed. Any shower themes? 
bananas / 9899 posts
Regarding registering... It really sucks that Ikea does not have a gift registry! We're planning on getting almost everything from there. Maybe we'll ask for Ikea gift cards? But I know when I attend a shower I like to bring a physical gift. We'll probably make a small registry at Babies R Us or something.
nectarine / 2460 posts
@pui: Maybe you could put Ikea things on an Amazon universal registry. Shower guests wouldn't be able to use it like a traditional registry, but they could see what you wanted from there and maybe bring their own print out. Not super convenient, but maybe worth a try?
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@pui: I was going to suggest the same as jennypenny if you have a Ikea near you. It's a pain but they can go on your Amazon registry and mark it as purchased. Though don't count on people doing that!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@pui: Im sure there will still be lots of things you need from a regular store like BRU and Target. I mean, Ikea doesn't carry baby bottles or pacifiers do they?
bananas / 9899 posts
@T.H.O.U.: No that's true. It's more that all the "big things" we're getting from Ikea. I'll still need soothers, bottles, receiving blankets... stuff like that.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@pui: I just saw that if you sign up with BRU by today you can get 10% of registry purchases back via gift card. This could be huge (up to $200) for new moms that have a larger registry! I made a fake registry for now!
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@pui: Sorry, Baby's R Us. Not sure if you have them or not? Basically the offshoot of Toys R Us.
bananas / 9899 posts
@T.H.O.U.: Oh yeah, we do have Babies R Us and we do plan on resgistering there too. Never heard the abbreviation before!
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