Do you plan to have a baby shower before the baby is born? or Do you plan on having a Welcoming Party after the baby is born and papers are finalized?
I personally like the welcoming party. That way everyone can meet the new addition!
Any ideas?
Janelle
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| Name: ohiorosejanelleres | Date: Sep 27th, 2006 5:00 AM |
Ok, I just figured out a solution..haha..to my own question!
I am going to have a party for the baptism and a welcoming party....together! That way, only one day of planning and such. Everyone can see the baby and each other.
(we don't need much on a registry..but will still have one. I have been garage saling and finding DEALS on baby stuff that is practically new! YAY!
This will work great for me..cause my family is 3 hours away and husband's family is 4 hours away. They wouldn't come down here twice..haha and buy 2 gifts.
Have a good day! ↑ |
| Name: Carolyn | Date: Sep 27th, 2006 5:02 AM |
Our families had a baby shower/welcoming party back in NY for us just over a month after Andrew was born and we had taken him home from Texas.
We flew back to NY and he was the perfect baby, not a peep either way on 4 hour flights from or to CO !
Everyone wouldn't put him down; they all love him so much. I didn't hold him until 10pm that night after the majority of people had left my sister's house !
It was such a special day !
Hugs-
Carolyn ↑ |
| Name: califadoptee | Date: Sep 27th, 2006 5:44 AM |
| I would rather wait and have a party when we actually bring a baby home. I like the idea of a "Welcoming" party! ↑ |
| Name: Pattyjb | Date: Sep 27th, 2006 6:55 AM |
| I have pondered this, wonder if we will get that far... would be a welcoming party, LDS does not do infant baptism, we baptise at age 8, age of accountability, we do not believe in original sin, we do not punish innocent little babies for whatever Adam did. I also do not believe in a baby shower beyond the first baby. Yea, I know, I'm mean. Gosh to do such a party right off or wait until adoption is final... but then at that point we would take baby to the temple and be sealed for all of time and eternity, sweet. ↑ |
| Name: nikkiandrob | Date: Sep 27th, 2006 12:04 PM |
| Well, we're just getting started in the adoption process, so we've got a lot of time to think about it. But I have a feeling my family will do everything: Shower, Welcoming Party, the works. There hasn't been a baby in my family for almost 13 years. When we finally do bring our baby home, I'll have to fight my way through all of the gifts and balloons to kick my family out. :) ↑ |
| Name: califadoptee | Date: Nov 9th, 2006 1:30 AM |
| Name: Jessica Sue | Date: Dec 2nd, 2006 3:43 AM |
| I don't know what I will do when the time comes. ↑ |
| Name: Melis | Date: Dec 6th, 2006 2:12 AM |
We were planning on having a welcoming party, but then we met and started a good relationship with the birthparents, so we are going to have a shower. I just pray that everything works out!!
But I also think that having a little welcoming party when the baby comes home is a nice thing too. ↑ |
| Name: mommyinwaiting | Date: Dec 6th, 2006 11:42 PM |
| Hi Janelle, when we adopted Michael, we waited until after he was born and had a welcoming/baby shower all in one! It was wonderful! He was born in southern California and it took me 8 hours instead of the usual 6 because we had to stop for feedings etc, but when we got home the front yard was decorated with "It's a boy" and there was a big sign on the garage that said welcome home Michael. Inside the house was totally cleaned and decorated with gifts already on the kitchen table. Family came all within a 3 hour period to visit then they were just as kind and let us have the alone time we needed. It was so nice because our home was completely ready for us clean, stocked with food. We had been in southern California for about 28 days because he was in NICU. ↑ |
| Name: kcg.65hotmail | Date: Dec 7th, 2006 4:55 PM |
| I think we will have a combine baby shower/welcoming party/open house for the baby!! Its so exciting!!!! Then everyone can see the baby and hold him etc. ↑ |
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