Top Tips For Planning Great Baby Showers

Top Tips For Planning Great Baby Showers

Baby showers are parties thrown for friends that are pregnant. This practice has significantly changed over the course of the years and has gradually become more and more elaborate and planned.

Baby showers can make an expectant mother feel more secure in the fact that her friends are all pulling for her and giving moral and financial support. Usually the baby shower is organized by non-relatives. But today, there is is not abnormal to find family members, support group members, church friends and pretty much anyone except the expecting mother.

Who should you invite?
Usually, the guest list will only include those nearest and dearest to the expectant mother. It wouldn't hurt if she gets a first look at the guest list so that she can suggest who should be invited. If you are planning a surprise baby shower, you will have to do a little research on who should be attending instead of running the list through the expectant mother.

If the child is not a firstborn, you may opt to keep the number of guests down to the closest to the mother. Firstborn baby showers tend to have a larger guest list since it is, after all, the mothers first time.

The thing to remember is that the nature of baby showers is intimacy. So, for any baby shower party, try making the gathering one of intimate friends.

You could use informal ways to invite these guests: email, phone and others. Invitation cards and other letters are the best way, however, as they provide a tangible, traceable evidence of invitation. Plus, it is the most sure and formal way to invite a person and in many cultures the only way.

The nature of the party is probably going to tend towards the feminine side; if the organizers of the party have a provision for this, then inviting men would be fine. It also depends on the men, since the party may dwell on topics such as pregnancy, children, and other motherly topics, they might not be that excited to join. All in all, it depends on the preference of the organizers.

Anywhere!

As long as it can keep with the placid and fun nature of the occasion, any place would be fine.
The more usual places on baby shower lists are backyards, formal halls, restaurants, and basically any room that has the amenities to make a baby shower successful. Just make sure the
venue is not crowded and stressful to the mother-to-be. It also pays to make sure the venue is set long before the actual baby shower happens.

When to Throw a Baby Shower

Usually this is one or two months before her due. The baby shower is the perfect time to get your friend baby needs and stuff she may not have had time to purchase yet. It has to be well-timed though not too close to the due date, and not to far as to whittle down the
excitement.

Baby showers are a pleasant surprise to expecting mothers. It takes a lot of the stress of expecting a child off of their minds and provides a means for friends to show support and concern (and of course, baby gifts) to expecting friends. A properly coordinated baby shower will be greatly appreciated and forever remembered by mothers long after they have delivered
their children.

Author: Starzlet

Toy Solutions at Grandma and Grandpa's Home

Toy Solutions at Grandma and Grandpa's Home

What do these three people have in common?

1) These grandparents' grandchildren live in a different state than they

live in and the children only visit twice a year. 

2) The grandparents live in a condo with limited space, 

3) another grandparent is 'obsessed with having a picture perfect home'.

The common dominator is they all love their grandchildren and want to have toys for them when they come to visit and play yet they don't know how to store toys without taking up a lot of space in their home. Organizing toys in small spaces can be a challenge. Here are some tried and true solutions:

1.Make a home for toys. Buy a container with a lid and fill it  with toys. The size of the container will determine how many  toys you can have. Plastic containers on wheels that slide under

a bed are a solution for those with small spaces. Plastic  drawers that stack and are on wheels could be stored in a closet  between visits. A wicker basket with a lid can double as a toy

chest and a coffee table. A chest of drawers not being used or  designating a couple of drawers can store children's costumes,  games and puzzles. A book case in a guest room or some other

infrequently used area of the home could hold books, puzzles and  larger items like dolls and large trucks. The size of the toy  could also determine if it is one for you to have in your home.

2.When using drawers for storage label the drawers by using a  label maker so the children know where to return the toy. For  younger children take a photo of what is in the drawer and tape  it to the drawer, either on the outside or if you prefer on the  inside of the drawer on the side where it is still visible. Keep  small pieces together in inexpensive plastic boxes or zip lock

bags. Using a sharpie permanent pen write on the container or  bag the game or toy that 'lives' inside.

3.Another solution to having toys for children to play with at  grandma and grandpas is to have the parents bring the children's  favorite toys when they come to play. However I prefer to have

toys that are different than the ones they have at home; ones  they can only play with at grandma and grandpas. This makes the  toys even more special. Besides the toys, stock activities that  can be done together to build fun memories with those precious  grandchildren when they come over and visit. Some ideas are  puzzles, clay, and dress up clothes to put on plays or for just pretending to help their imaginations grow. Take pictures of  them playing and make a little book to give to their parents as  a surprise or for some holiday like mother's or father's day.

So now you have the toys the kids enjoy playing with, the  containers for them to live in and a storage area has been  designated for the containers when they aren't being used; there

is one more thing to consider. Children need to know the  expectation is when they get the toys out to play with they are  also responsible to put them away. After play time or before

they go home leave time for them to put the toys away where they  belong. This teaches responsibility and a sense of ownership.  You won't dread them coming over and having a lot of extra work  to do cleaning up after them when they leave and you'll look  forward to them coming again.

Author: Marilyn Bohn

Newborn not sleeping well at night?

Newborn not sleeping well at night? Which of these 5 blunders
are you making?

(1) Making the room nice and dark and quiet when your child naps
during the day.
You may suppose this is a good plan in hopes that the infant
will sleep better so you can get some rest. BUT, it really isn't
helpful in the long run - i.e. Bedtime. When your child takes
naps during the day have plenty of daylight in the house. Let
normal household and street noises exist. The less time the
infant sleeps during the day could mean better sleep at night.

(2) Letting your child just lie around in the crib or child
carrier. It is tempting to just let the child lie around so you
can do other things. However, once again this is not in your
best interest. the tot needs to be active when awake. This could
result in sleep at night. Don't you sleep better at night when
you have been out all day running around?
Find ways to introduce physical activity for the baby. Play
games, take the child out for a fun outing to see new places and
things. My little niece loves to people watch.

(3) Picking up your kid as soon as the crying starts at night.
Believe it or not, the tot might not even be really awake! I
know I did this all the time with my kid. I did not know any
better. I learned that if you rub the stomach, the newborn just
might stop crying and go back to sleep.

(4) Play games that excite the Infant.
When all the family is home at night they want to play with the
baby. That is okay as long as the activities are RELAXING for
the tot! Tell Dad not to play airplane or catch the child in the
air before bedtime. If you have other kids, let them know not to
excite the Infant.
The best thing would be to hold your Infant and read. Clear out
the crib i.e. get the toys out. Give the kid a favorite toy to
settle down with.

(5) Have no pattern for bedtime.
So, one night you do everything in your room after the bath. The
next night in the living room and the next night in the infant's
room or even the kitchen! This is not a good notion. Your baby
needs to recognize when it is time for bed, end of the day -
finito!
So do your best to begin the schedule at the same time everyday
and in the same room. Have a unique nighttime song i.e. lullaby
or music. Have a bedtime book to read.
And I'd like to encourage you to use these tips.

Disclaimer: The information presented is informational only.
Please consult with baby's doctor before using any technique in
this document. The entire contents of this publication are based
on research. It is for educational purposes only. It is intended
as a sharing of knowledge and information from research and
experience of the author. No guarantees are given in any form by
the author.

From Ceci Davis, The Baby Care Info Gal

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Some Ideas for Baby Gift Baskets

Some Ideas for Baby Gift Baskets

The most magical moment in the whole world when a new baby

born. This moment is very special and you see many fantastic

emotions in this moment likes the baby mother happens and his

father tears.

If you have someone close to you, and he has a new baby then you

should give him or her an amazing baby gift to express how much

you are happy for him or for her.

There are many baby gifts in the market and the price of these

gifts various from couple of dollars to thousands of dollars,

but the gift is not the most important thing because the feeling

associated with the gift is more important than the gift.

You should also give the baby family's the gift in sweet baby

gift basket.  You will see a lot of types of gift basket but

you should get one that made from wood and contains a lot of

puppets like batman and superman if the baby is boy, and if the

baby is girl then the gift basket should contains a snow white

puppet.

You can also associate with the gift some balloons but make sure

that the pictures on the balloons are funny and express your

feelings.

There is another thing that you should also think about which is

the family gifts. Some people just focus in the baby gifts and

forget about the baby parent's and the baby sister's and

brother's. You should make sure that you give the baby family's

some gifts, and do not focus in expensive gifts. You can get

inexpensive gifts like jewelry accessories that made from

gemstones and you can get this accessory under 50 dollars.

Finally, You should always give your baby gift in cool and funny

baby gift basket.

Author: Amit Najjar

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what's a name?

Shakespeare may say "what's a name", but if our baby  are no have name, and who are they. 

The name is very important, there are used in all of aspect in life , maybe  its not just a name, there are more. With name, someone can know who are they selves. I think in the world, not see, not heard, the people with bad name, like stupid, bad,  etc.  God name are rich, the people hero like Christ, Newton, Ronaldo, Ballack, or artist like Madona ,Michael Jackson, Leonardo di Caprio, All Pacino,   etc can be inspired for the parent for their baby name.  Some celebrity baby names maybe have received extra media attention recently, because their sense of their baby name.   

Apple  baby of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

Calico baby of  Alice and Sheryl Cooper

Blue Angel baby of The Edge from U2 and Aislinn O'Sullivan 

Fuchsia baby of  Sting and Frances Tomelty 

Destry baby of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw 

Diezel Ky baby of  Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis 

Fifi Trixibell baby of  Bob Geldof and Paula Yates 

etc

All about Baby

My baby, your baby, all the baby is very important. They are our diamond, our love, our hope,  etc. Not just new family  in our big family. I think its important to share our knowledge &  mind for develop our baby. 

Thanks,