Thank Yous: Toddler
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Personalized Baby Shower Thank You Notes
Asked by T.C. from Houston
on October 27, 2009
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Our first baby is due in February and our baby shower is in December, for which I'm ordering thank you notes. Is it good etiquette to have our baby's name personalized...
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- T., I have personally know of a situation where the sonogram "positively" indicated that the baby was a girl -- and to the surprise of all, when born, mom and dad b...
- Yes, very strange. No names on notes until after the birth.
- T., Congrats on your upcoming addition! I don't think etiquette dictates one way or the other. With our first, I did sign both of our names - we had several sonog...
Baby Shower
Asked by A.B. from Sacramento
on February 1, 2007
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I am having my baby shower in a week and its after the baby has been born. Should I still play some of the baby shower games? Or what suggestions does anyone have for ...
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- Well, if you knew me you'd laugh. I love the games. Whoever is not holding the baby needs to participate. :) I guess it would depend on the games and such. It is ...
- I say you should still play the games. Why not? You just can't do anything where the guests have to guess the gender of the baby. Everyone usually likes them and they...
- Hi A., Congrats! I just joined and you obviously can't play the "measure the tummy" game :) My favorite one is the memory game (with the baby items), although I have a...
What to Do for a Baby Shower
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on March 13, 2008
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Hi, I'll have a baby shower but I don't know what kind of food do I have to give. Please help me.
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- Hi Margarita; I have four children and raised because I am a stay home mom. When I have party in my house, I always prefer and cook my own food. I am from Philippi...
- Hi, usually it's your friends or relatives who hold the party for you. The food is dependent upon what time of day you hold it. If it's around lunchtime, then it's lun...
- Hola. Me llamo L. y soy mama de una nina de 18 meses. Me encanta tener fiestas. No entiendo tu pregunta. Tu vas a tener un baby shower para tu misma? O vas a tener un...
Baby Shower
Asked by K.B. from Sacramento
on December 3, 2008
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I would like some opinions and having a baby shower with your second. My daughter is 4 now and we don’t have a lot of her things from when she was a baby. Mainly bec...
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- Myself, I don't mind attending a shower for a second child, especially when they are spaced far apart, but the fact is that if you have a second shower *someone*, at l...
- Yes A baby shower would be perfectly fine to celebrate and welcome your second little baby. And especially since the need is there. You are getting so close ,do it soo...
- Every child is a celebration whether it is your 1st, 2nd or even 4th! I had a 2nd "baby shower" and both were boys and only 2 years apart. I had given a lot of baby c...
Baby Shower
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on May 21, 2009
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I am throwing my daughter her second baby shower. The first time around, we did all those silly, but fun shower games... the ones with the toilet paper around the tumm...
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- I agree that most people don't like games, but here are a few that I have used. 1) Get a plastic baby bottle and fill with jelly beans (pink, yellow, or blue). Se...
- This is a great site for Baby Showers http://www.babyshowerstuff.com/frebabshowga.html Good Luck! I'm sure your daughter and everyone will have a great time, no ma...
- I have hosted 2 baby showers in the past 6 weeks. Let me tell you that I have found most people dont care for the games. So, we did 2 easy games at each shower. One...
Baby Shower
Asked by C.C. from Detroit
on March 13, 2007
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I'm having a baby shower in about a month. I'm having a baby girl and i was looking for games to play. It seems like you always play the same games at showers all the ...
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- Hi, At my shower, we played the old standard Bingo. It keeps the guests busy while you open your presents. We also played a game where you have preprinted sheets ...
- The one game that i can remember that was really fun was to get about 5 or so diapers and put different kinds of mini chocolate bars such as , twix, milky way, mr. goo...
- Hi C. C. there is actually a fun little book called "Baby Shower Etiquette" it has all the games under the sun to play at the showers. It even has fun little foods to ...
Baby Shower
Asked by E.A. from Chicago
on August 14, 2010
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My son is almost 5 (in oct). I am 4 months pregnant now. My question is I don't know to buy stuff I need or wait to see if I will get a baby shower.
Do people nor...
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- In my honest opinion, it is your child so you need to provide the things that baby needs and not wait on others to give to you. You older child is only five years old....
- I would formulate a list, perhaps even make a registry on Amazon.com. I have done that to remind myself of the specific items I need or want. Give yourself time to do ...
- One shower is usually it and its for the first baby. I wouldnt expect another shower nor would i say yes if someone wanted to throw one. Thats kinda tacky. Just buy...
Baby Shower or Not
Asked by L.S. from Dallas
on November 5, 2009
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My brother and sister-in-law are having their first baby next year. I and a friend of hers were planning on throwing them a baby shower, but my sister-in-law keeps ch...
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- I felt the same way with my first child. My in-laws threw a "Daddy's Little Girl" shower instead. The guys had to participate in all the games while the girls (and m...
- Don't throw a baby shower or any other social event if the mother-to-be doesn't want one. Maybe she is very uncomfortable in social situations or has some difficulty s...
- I like what SB said! Maybe have a get together instead of a traditional shower, without all the games and such. I had 2 showers with my DS, but with this pregnancy I...
Thank You Notes
Asked by M.T. from Dallas
on March 10, 2009
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While cleaning up my desk the other day, I found a stack of Thank You's that I hadn't done. Here is my dilemma, I thought that I had finished this months ago. They are...
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- The proper thing to do is to send the Thank You. When you are filling them out start by apologizing for the delay. Maybe something like this: "I will start first b...
- It appears you have one of two choices: 1. Chuck the leftover notes in the trash and forget that you failed to follow through properly. 2. Write new notes apol...
- Good manners has no time limits. Just make a note on the back of the envelope letting them know they had slipped out of sight and you apologize for the delay. Your lat...
Where Is My Thank You Note??
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on April 29, 2008
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First of all i want to say that i have always been pretty good about sending thank you notes...ok...two of my husbands friends and their wives had babies recently (wel...
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- I am always pretty good about the thank you cards, but after having a baby especially if it is the first one, ya kind of just want 20 minutes of peace and quiet. Yes,...
- Give with the expectation of NOTHING in return. I am certain you saw those totes and thought, what a great gift. I'm thinking you probably didn't look at them and sa...
- While it's polite to send thank you notes, and especially nice to receive them not getting one is not worth getting bent out of shape about. As for your friends, th...
