A local friend of mine was on Facebook today posting pictures of a recent bridal luncheon she’d been to and I realized that I haven’t been to a baby shower in a very long time. At one point in my life, that would have been an extremely comforting thought – a long time span with NO baby showers. I used to really detest them. They were so freaking boring! A bunch of women, or even just a few, heck – a group of women, sitting around politely, speaking quietly, being all super polite and demure and whatnot. Ya’ll gotta know me better than that, right? Demure??? Come on!!

Baby showers have really changed over the years, though, and many of them are actually quite fun – even for scalliwags such as myself! People get very creative with their baby shower themes ideas and host what turn out to be fun parties filled with laughter and all kinds of chaos! There are lots of different hilarious games that people play and some people even invite not only the menfolk, but, the kids, too! And then it is really a wild shindig! Practically just like a regular party – except you get to ooh! and aah! over a bunch of hip, new baby gear and gadgets!

A lot of people theme their baby showers according the colors of the baby’s room and/or the baby’s gender – I know my first one was all in primary colors, as that’s what Patrick’s room was decorated in. All of that kid’s stuff, from the bedding to the blinds, from the stroller to all the clothing – was all in primary colors. I just loved it. It was such an exciting time! Now, though, some people are using sweet kid movies for their themes, like princess and the frog baby shower decorations. That sure would make for a really cute nursery. And I imagine if that was the theme of your shower, you could base the games on that, too. And who knows – maybe even the prizes, too. If the winners had kids, that is.

So I mean, I do like cutesy stuff, don’t get me wrong! And I love babies and munchkins – and you will hear me positively gushing over new baby outfits, etc…. It’s just when it gets all prim and proper and quiet and all that – that’s when I can’t stand it! People are really getting a lot more entertaining with the showers they throw – and that’s definitely a plus in my book!

What do you think? Do you like baby showers?