So here is my dirty little secret: I didn’t have a baby shower, for either of my children. My pregnancy with Alyssa was unexpected, so we didn’t even tell most people until a few months after I first found out I was pregnant with her (the exception being my mom and my husband’s mom). And then we were busy trying to get situated financially and find a bigger place to live in, so the discussion of having a baby shower never came up.
Sometimes, when I check out baby shower favors, I feel bad that I never got to experience the fun of a coordinated and scheduled party to celebrate my pregnancy and upcoming baby. But most of the time, it really doesn’t bother me. I may have not enjoyed a baby shower, but both my husband and I had our families rally around us, and be very supportive of us. And we still got plenty of baby gifts. 
Did you have a baby shower?
Planning my son’s first birthday was a breeze. Before he was born I had been hooked on Classic Pooh, so it made perfect sense to use Classic Pooh for his first birthday party.
But this year has been tougher. Despite my son being my youngest, my baby, he’s turning two, and so those adorable, cuddly little birthday party themes that are so perfect for a first birthday aren’t really appropriate for a second birthday.
Did I mention that my son’s birthday is in a month and six days? Last night I FINALLY settled on a theme:
It’s a good thing that everyone who is invited already knows of the date the party will be on, since you should send out the birthday party invitations at least six weeks in advance! At this rate they’ll be getting them three weeks prior to the party. Oops! Oh well, at least the invitations will be on their way.
Last month several flyers were put up in the neighborhood, advertising a community yard sale on June 28th. As much as I’d like to participate, I don’t think I’m going to be up to it. I wouldn’t mind adding some baby clothes, toys and household items to the other items and bassinets that my neighbors are getting together, but we’re leaving for a three day vacation at the New Jersey shore on Tuesday morning, and will be returning on Thursday night. The next two days will be spent catching up on housework, taking care of the cats (eep: note to self: CALL MOM ABOUT CHECKING ON THE CATS!) and doing laundry. Then, on Sunday, Dan and I are going to Dorney Park.
June is really turning out to be a busy month!
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My 24th birthday was on June 13th. I still can’t believe I’m 24. It’s weird to say. Oh well. I go through this every year. I think the hardest jump was from 19 to 20. Suddenly I was two decades old, and let me tell you, that was depressing. 
But hey, I lived. Here I am, one year closer to thirty. Dan is ahead of me with only four years to go, bwahahaha, sucks to be him!
I got a lot of nice things for my birthday, though three of them are on order/IOUs. Dan got me a gift bag full of relaxing items (perfume, bath salts, a book, and a few other odds and ends), my brothers gave me a book (everyone knows I love to read!), my brothers-in-law gave me a 320GB laptop hard drive (ordered — it should be here any day now! *crosses fingers*), and Dan is getting me a new car stereo for my car. When we get our stimulus payment (it’s scheduled to be mailed out on June 27th!!!), he also wants to get me a mother’s ring. ♥ So I didn’t get any titanium rings for my birthday, but that’s okay. Titanium is on the expensive side, anyway. Just stick to my wishlistr, and you’re good!
I never thought I’d be one to really like mini-golf. As a kid, I played it once or twice and then quickly got bored of it. But I guess you see things differently as an adult. Last week I went mini-golfing with my husband, his two brothers and two sisters. Since there were six of us, it definitely took a while to get around the eighteen hole course. We had a lot of fun though, even if we weren’t that good. We all gave it our best shot, and amazingly all of us each scored a hole in one. Dan was funny: he was all about form, technique, knowing the right golf equipment to use, etc., etc. The rest of us just gave the ball a good whack! I suppose our scores reflected that, since Dan beat all of us.
Oh well. The point is to have fun! And I am improving. I think my score was 63 that day. Dan and I went mini-golfing with Jason on Wednesday night, and my score was 61. Last night I went with my mom and brothers, and my score was 58! It just goes to show you, you DO get better with practice.
Tonight is just one of those nights where I feel like screaming and punching something. My mom and I made plans for me to watch my brothers while she took my grandfather out to lunch. After that, they would come over here, and all of us would have time to get together and socialize.
The plan went all to hell, of course. My mom didn’t even drop the boys off until around 4pm, so of course it was much later when she made the 35 minute drive to get my grandfather and take him to lunch — which wound up being dinner.
At 6:30, she calls to tell me that it’s too late to bring him over tonight, and that she was on her way to take him home, and then she’d be back.
It’s now going on 10pm, and she isn’t back. She should have been here two hours ago. I’m really upset, because this isn’t the first time she’s done this to me. I had plans tonight, but of course they’ll fall through, because we have only one car (my mom is borrowing mine) and there isn’t enough room to cram four kids (two of whom are in car seats) and two adults into it.
And Comcast is acting up. As usual. I’m so tempted to switch to a satellite internet provider and be done with Failcast once and for all.
T-Mobile is pissing me the heck off right now too. I can’t get onto the secure area of the site to pay my grandfather’s cell phone bill.
This is just NOT my night!
As you undoubtedly know, baby bedding is not cheap to buy. So when you do have a nice crib set for your baby, you’ll want to do everything you can to take care of it. When it comes time to toss your baby bedding in the laundry pile, use the following tips to take good care of it:
- use a natural or gentle detergent, such as Dreft or Clorox Natural
- never use bleach
- wash baby bedding on cold, gentle cycles
- wash the items with like colors and materials
- line dry or flat dry blankets, comforters, dust ruffles and crib bumpers
By the following these tips, as well as any that are listed on the tags attached, you’re ensuring that your baby bedding will be around and in excellent condition for many years to come.
It’s so easy to find 1st birthday party ideas. See what I mean? There are hundreds of quality websites that have birthday party ideas, themes and supplies for first birthdays, but what about second birthdays? My son is turning two, and I’m stumped for what birthday theme to use. I think at this rate I’m going to have to check out Party City and pray that they have something cute that isn’t too generic or overused! Wish me luck!
My son’s second birthday is just a little over a month away. I haven’t even settled on a theme for his party, what type of cake to have, what food to serve, and if the party should be indoors or outdoors (I’m leaning more towards in, simply because it’s summertime and I hate to sweat!). So when people call/email me to ask for ideas for baby gifts for Ryan, I’m stumped. I don’t even know what I’m getting him, and I’m his mother! How am I supposed to help you out?
Last year Ryan received a few toys, some clothes and a $50 gift card from his uncles. Honestly, that was the best gift at all. Boring for a child to open up (though at a year of age, he was more interested in gnawing on wrapping paper and flicking the bows than he was with opening and admiring his new presents), but awesome for a parent! I went shopping the next day and got him several outfits for the fall, and even found an adorable little skirt for his sister, too.
What do you think of gift cards as gifts? My husband thinks they’re tacky, lazy gifts. I think they’re awesome!
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