Barbie Girl: Baby Showers

Baby Shower BBQ

So I have been obsessed with baby showers lately. Why? I want a baby of course!!! I love this idea of a co-ed baby BBQ

Invitations

Attach a pink or blue bubble gum cigar to an invitation that says:
"Holy Smokes! (Daddy's name) and (Mommy's name) are having a baby! You are invited to a barbecue baby celebration in their honor. Come for a smoking good time!"

Include with the invitation a recipe card and instructions for the guests to give their favorite barbecue recipe for the dad to beef up his grilling recipes. He might need it for survival!!

Remember this is a co-ed baby shower. Try not to use the word "shower". You don't wont the men to freak out and only think there will be a bunch of women talking about birthing experiences. It's a Celebration....with beer!! That should bring them in.

Decoration

Country decorations work well for this type of baby shower theme. Hay bales, saddles, and cowboy hats can liven up a yard quickly. You can use a baby bathtub, giant plastic cowboy hat or aluminum tub to put the drinks and ice in.

A display of hay bales in the front yard with a cute sign directing guests to the back yard can also be a nice touch.

If you don't have enough sitting area, make a hay couch

Love this! Cute brunch table setting. You can also use hay as the table.

Gift Table

With it being a barbecue baby shower theme, use hay bales with a red and white checkerboard tablecloth over it. Add a saddle for a more pulled together look.

Favors

Barbecue sauce or a bottle of hot sauce with a note personal note.

Baby's name temper tantrum hot sauce. Cute!

Food

Typical barbecue food will do for this theme. Guys can huddle around the grill shooting the breeze while the women do whatever you plan on doing.

Serve the food buffet style and make sure there is plenty of seating places to accommodate your guests.

Add a brown paper bag around cups to give a redneck feel

Dr. Seuss For Twins

Belly Cakes

Diaper Cakes For Dad

Creative Ways To Announce Pregnancy

Here's a whole bunch of fun ideas that I've collected for you mommas and someday-mommas to announce your pregnancy to the daddy-to-be!

Bun in the Oven

When he gets home from work, tell him there's something sweet in the oven. When he opens it up, he'll find large bun on a plate. As he stands there puzzled, announce, "Honey, there's a bun in our oven!"

Or...to sweeten this idea a tad: Sneak out of bed early one morning and put a batch of cinnamon buns in the oven to bake. The pre-prepared refrigerated ones from your grocery store will do just fine. When your husband wakes up and smells the irresistible aroma announce, "Honey, we've got a bun in the oven!"

Baby Food

Plan a theme dinner for him. Make baby corn and carrots, baby back ribs, (anything involving baby sized food). For dessert, a small bowl of Sugar Babies could work. Be sure to slip in that you're having a sweet little baby!

The Secret's in the Sauce

Creat a label that says "Husband's Name and Wife's Name Are Prego" and place it on a jar of pasta sauce. Suggest that he help you make spaghetti for dinner that night. Hand him the jar. If he doesn't get it or see the label, you made need to say something like, "Wait..is that the right kind? What kind of prego is that? What does the label say?"

What's in the Bottle?

Make dinner plans at a favorite restaurant. Earlier in the day, drop off a baby bottle that you decorate to say "It's a Baby!". Ask the manager to serve his beverage in that baby bottle.

Baby on Board
Buy one of those yellow “baby-on-board” stickers or suctions for your car. Place it an obvious spot in your car where he'll see it. Hopefully he’ll get the idea...

Happy Father's Day
Even if it's not close to Father's Day when you get pregnant, give him a card that says... “I know it’s a couple of month's early (or late)… but just wanted you to know, you’re going to make the best father in the world! I’m pregnant!”

Baby Book

Buy a classic children's book and on the inside cover, write "Baby (your last name)". Then, leave it in a bush, grass, etc. next to your house (where you don't think it will get picked up by someone else). Suggest that you both go for a walk. "Accidentally" stumble upon the book. Let him pick it up and ask if it has a name in it? Hopefully there are too many other kids on your block with the same last name as you... :)

Diaper Drawer
Fill his drawer's with newborn baby diapers. Place a note on top of the diapers that says "Make room daddy... I'm moving in!"

Piggy Bank
If your husband in charge of the family finances, buy him a piggy bank and put a note around it's neck that says, "Our Baby's College Fund -- Only 18 years and 9 months to save." Put this on his dresser and wait for him to find it. A new household budget may result.

Fortune
Pick up your husband's favorite Chinese take out or go out to Chinese. Bring your own homemade fortune cookie (or even a paper fortune cookie) with your own message that says, "You will be a dad on xx/xx/xxxx (your due date)."

Crossword Puzzle
Create a crossword puzzle using things about your relationship. Link to previous post. Include this clue: Day you found out you were expecting your first (or 2nd or 3rd…) child. Make sure it fits the day he’ll be doing the puzzle.

Delivery Room Box & Diaper Changing Kit 4 Dad

The Dad Box. Things for the new daddy while in the delivery room. Things include : tooth brush, tooth paste, deodorant, razor, dads favorite candy, mints, It's a boy/girl candy cigars for dad to hand out, A hat that says "I survived the delivery room...And it's a boy/girl!!", a pen, and a note pad - dad can keep track of your contractions, names of who comes to the hospital, and gifts people left (to send thank you cards), and a bag to but all the paper work in that you will get from the hospital.

New Daddy Diaper Changing Tool Kit. Includes : 2-3 diapers, baby wipes, baby powder, baby lotion, rubber gloves, face mack, gooles, tongs, hand sanitizer, poop poncho, ear plugs, nose plugs, a rattle, and some pain reliever for him.