My girlfriend is having her "3rd" baby girl and I am hosting a Sprinkle for her. My biggest concern with the invite is that mom has pretty much all the functional items and clothes that she will need. Moms only request is a double stroller, and she has chosen not register and accept gift cards if her friends and family would like to donate. Can anybody help me work this.
Baby #3 for ? is on the way
She's got most of what it takes to "ROCK"
Let's help her acquire what it takes to "ROLL"
If you'd like to contribute toward a double stroller it would be so greatly appreciated. Gift cards or other items like diapers are welcome also.
I like S. R.'s idea.
But, I must say that most people (myself included) find showers for babies other than first babies extremely tacky. A friend of mine had a 3rd baby shower and maybe 5 people showed up. She was terribly embarrassed and wished it had never happened. You can call them 'sprinkles' or whatever you like, but it's a baby shower.
I agree with SweetChaowith3, a baby shower for a third baby is tacky, especially since she already has everything she needs. I think a "come meet the baby" party is a better idea, with the stipulation of "no gifts please." She can buy her own stroller!
For my third child, my husband's (very smart female) co-worker organized a diaper shower for us. She basically just collected boxes of diapers from any co-worker who wanted to contribute and handed them over to my husband before the baby was born. It was WONDERFUL!
I'm sorry that I can't help with the wording, but maybe if you want to just be specific about the type of shower it is (diapers, gift cards, stroller-drive, etc) maybe that would make it easier for the invitees to know what they're in for. Good luck!
"We would like to invite you to celebrate the upcoming birth of XYZ's newest addition to their family. She has many of the things she will need for the new little girl but any personal gifts especially for the baby, diapers or other consumables, or monetary gifts to update a few necessities are welcome and will be greatly appreciated."
It's an idea. Maybe not perfect.
I have answered this over and over. Every baby has right to his or her own shower. I'm black. Our culture does not care if its first or fifth baby. We get together have wings, chili, potato salad, cake and shower the baby and mama!
What you can do is say no gifts. We will pin money on mom for a double
Stroller.
She still needs to send thank you notes though if you do this.
Oh goodness, the baby shower dilemma, I have 3 and had showers for all, it wasn't tacky. For my third, if anyone asked , I just said oh just bring yourself, if you want to bring something, a baby can never have enough diapers :). That is what I told those throwing my shower, just to not mention gifts and if anyone asked, just tell them no gifts necessary or just some diapers. I actually ended getting some special things, a friend made my third a beautiful blanket that is actually on his wall, I got more personalized things from close friends, it was sweet. And I did get lots of diapers and wipes so that was awesome! I think the did call my third's a welcome party not a baby shower. Have fun :)
You can do a donation party- everyone bring a gift to be donated to a local pregnancy outreach like Gabriel Project or shelter, since mom has most of what she needs.
I'd wait and do a "come meet the baby" thing. As for the stroller you could simply say that she's hoping to buy a certain stroller and if anyone would like to do a gift card for that particular store.
Yes, I have to agree with the other posters... a baby shower for a third baby is tacky. The entire reason for having a baby shower is to "shower" the person with gifts. If the person already has a baby, they typically have everything they need so you are basically just asking for MORE gifts and that is in poor taste. If you just really want to have a party, a Sip and See is a much better idea. If people want to give a gift to the person, they will. Or better yet, just use the money you would spend on a party and buy the person the stroller. You could easily spend as much on hosting a shower as you would on the actual stroller.
