catnapper
04-14-2006, 02:46 PM
Hey all,
The baby shower planning is in full swing. The invitations went out on Tuesday and already we have had 14 confirmations, and only one "Regret RSVP" I kept saying all along that this party will be huge, and I kept hoping that half the people invited wouldn't be able to make it.... looks like we'll have a VERY full house! :eek: Which is no problem, the more the merrier! :D
Anyhow, there will be a big mix of people here - old family members, teenage friends, family friends, the father's family (who nobody but hubby and I have met) and I want to make sure everyone enjoys themselves and relaxes. I already decided to play "Baby Bingo" during the gift opening and made up Bingo cards this afternoon (soooo cute, one is attached if you care to peek) and will give out gifts for the first 5 people to call Bingo during the gift opening. I don't think I want any more games in addition to that.
So far, what else I have to entertain folks is:
I want to have two jars and dish filled with pink and blue jelly beans. I want people to drop in a blue or a pink jellybean into the appropriate jar as to what their guess will be - boy or girl (I have the feeling there will be lots of blue jellybeans! :D)
I also want to send around two scrapbook type books where people will write their helpful hints in one book, and then the other will have the guests write name suggestions, and guesses as to when the baby will be born and how much it'll weigh. What else can go into these books to give people a chance to talk to each other over what they're writing?
As for favors, I bought these cute satin heart boxes that I'll wrap a bow around the top in baby colors -- what on earth do I fill them with? M&Ms? Jellybeans? They are fairly small, so the thing I stuff it with needs to be small.
How soon after the guests arrive should I plan on Ashley returning home? (we're trying to put this off as a surprise... she already told me she knows its going to be a Sunday in May.... why not just tell her WHICH Sunday at this point?)
Did I miss anything? this is my first shower - and I'm going to be stressing about it for the next few weeks! (not saying how many weeks because Ash might decide to browse here ;) )
The baby shower planning is in full swing. The invitations went out on Tuesday and already we have had 14 confirmations, and only one "Regret RSVP" I kept saying all along that this party will be huge, and I kept hoping that half the people invited wouldn't be able to make it.... looks like we'll have a VERY full house! :eek: Which is no problem, the more the merrier! :D
Anyhow, there will be a big mix of people here - old family members, teenage friends, family friends, the father's family (who nobody but hubby and I have met) and I want to make sure everyone enjoys themselves and relaxes. I already decided to play "Baby Bingo" during the gift opening and made up Bingo cards this afternoon (soooo cute, one is attached if you care to peek) and will give out gifts for the first 5 people to call Bingo during the gift opening. I don't think I want any more games in addition to that.
So far, what else I have to entertain folks is:
I want to have two jars and dish filled with pink and blue jelly beans. I want people to drop in a blue or a pink jellybean into the appropriate jar as to what their guess will be - boy or girl (I have the feeling there will be lots of blue jellybeans! :D)
I also want to send around two scrapbook type books where people will write their helpful hints in one book, and then the other will have the guests write name suggestions, and guesses as to when the baby will be born and how much it'll weigh. What else can go into these books to give people a chance to talk to each other over what they're writing?
As for favors, I bought these cute satin heart boxes that I'll wrap a bow around the top in baby colors -- what on earth do I fill them with? M&Ms? Jellybeans? They are fairly small, so the thing I stuff it with needs to be small.
How soon after the guests arrive should I plan on Ashley returning home? (we're trying to put this off as a surprise... she already told me she knows its going to be a Sunday in May.... why not just tell her WHICH Sunday at this point?)
Did I miss anything? this is my first shower - and I'm going to be stressing about it for the next few weeks! (not saying how many weeks because Ash might decide to browse here ;) )