Perhaps someone can enlighten me on this tradition. Maybe I'm not thinking clearly, and I'm sure I must not be seeing all view points. But when/why has it become improper to throw a baby shower for someone who is having their 2nd boy or 3rd girl, or whatever? Why do we only throw baby showers for the first boy or the first girl? I don't really understand this tradition. I promise I'm not bringing this up just because I feel sorry for myself for not having a baby shower every time. It just seems like all babies should be celebrated. I mean, we don't avoid throwing birthday parties for our 2nd son or 3rd daughter just because they weren't first, right? So why are baby showers any different?
I know this seems like another whiny vent post, but I woke up at 2:30 a.m. thinking about it, and I couldn't go back to sleep. Hello, pregnancy insomnia. LOL I'm really curious as to why it is so taboo. I'm sure it's partly on my mind because I'm missing my cousin's baby shower today. :( (You miss out on a lot of stuff when you have a husband who works evenings and weekends and no budget for a babysitter).
Friday, March 23, 2012
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Move to our ward. We do baby showers for every baby!!!
Move to our ward! We do showers for every baby!!!
I never understood that either. I was blessed to have been thrown a shower for each of my kids. And I've happily thrown showers for my SIL's subsequent children. Every baby should be showered!!
You should move here! My ward loves baby showers for all babies; 1st, 2nd, 8th, boy, girl, whatever! I wonder if that is more of a Utah thing not to do that. I have many friends in the area that have showers for all their babies. People around here seem to love to throw them for their friends.
Maybe it's just one of those unwritten rules then? Maybe I just haven't stayed long enough in one place to have showers. lol I've moved during every pregnancy and will during this one too. :/ How's that for tradition? lol
We celebrate every baby here! Come live by us!
We celebrate every baby here. Come move by us!
It has something to do with the gifts, right? Like people assume because you already have a boy, you don't need more boy clothes. Sometimes I see themed showers, where the hosts encourage people to bring something the mom could really use this time around, like books or diapers. Or there's always a "no gifts please" kind of shower, where it's purely to celebrate mom & baby.
I have had a baby shower for all 3 girls, you never need a reason to party and celebrate with girl time! I am really going to need a baby shower this time :)
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