A Daddy Baby Shower - New Twist on the old Baby Shower
Try something new, a Daddy Baby Shower. Even though no one would realistically expect a new daddy-to-be to sit around with his closest buddies, opening baby shower gifts and playing party games while oohing and aahing over the imminent birth of his child. That doesn't mean that Dad can't have a baby shower-type celebration. Daddy deserves to celebrate the birth of his child, too!Of course, the term baby shower does invoke visions of baby themed parties. Like the one described above when planning a baby shower.
So perhaps "baby shower" is not an appropriate name for this get-together. Why limit yourself with a label, anyway? Call it a "celebrating-Jim's-impending-fatherhood" party, if you want, instead of baby showers for dad. Here are a few suggestions to make this type of party one for daddy-to-be to remember:Play Games:Well, not baby shower games. But you can play poker, horseshoes or even a game of shirts-n-skins football in the back yard.Eat, Drink, and Be Merry:Have tons of fattening and not-good-for-you foods. Make spareribs, cheese steaks, wings, and anything else you can eat with your hands and make a mess with.
The wives won't be there to complain and you can grunt all you want. Have some beers (or soda if you prefer) and barbecue.Last Night Out:Take the dad-to-be out for a night on the town to rival his bachelor party. Do some bar hopping, play some pool, shoot some darts, and don't go home until you are kicked out of at least three places. Keep Dad safe, though, and designate someone to stay sober and make sure everyone gets home in one piece. You might also want to check with mom-to-be to make sure she is okay with this plan.
She is, after all, pregnant and might not be all that amenable to the last-night-out-before-fatherhood party.Gifts for Dad-To-Be:Let the official baby shower take care of the baby necessities. Give Dad gifts for himself, or gifts that he would have chosen for the baby. Buy him a diaper tool kit, complete with goggles, rubber gloves, tongs, clothespin, and of course, diapering essentials, or a Daddy Gear Diaper Bag.Gag gifts are fun, too. Or you could buy clothing for the new baby with Dad's favorite sports team's logo or matching Dad and Baby t-shirts. Think about necessities like batteries, too.
Most likely they won't be on Mom's registry, but all parents know that batteries are a hot commodity in any house with children. Be creative. And don't forget that Dad might need some reading material to get himself up to date on the latest parenting trends. Consider getting him a book on fatherhood, funny or otherwise, or maybe a magazine subscription for daddy, such as American Baby Magazine.Ask other new dads to think about what toys or objects were particularly helpful when their little ones were inconsolable, and either buy or recommend them for the times when dad-to-be is home alone with Junior.Comfort Dad:New Dads are usually pretty stressed out about what there life is going to be like after the new baby comes. Be prepared to have guests tell funny and helpful stories about their own experiences with becoming a daddy.
Make it a point to reassure him that his wife is not really crazy, she is just hormonal and this, too, shall pass.Remember, daddy baby showers don't have to be like the traditional shower, or even called a shower, but you can have one for dad just the same.? Copyright , All Rights Reserved..
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The Perfect Free Gift
By John Strelecky- Author of The Why Are You Here Caf?
Would you like to give someone the perfect free gift?
Would you like to give yourself the perfect free gift?
Try giving the gift of time.
Not time as in a new Rolex, or Movado watch, but rather give precious minutes of your life to yourself and those that you love.
The average human life is about 27,500 days.
Sometimes its less, hopefully more, but usually around 27,500 days.
Take a moment and subtract your age from 75.
Now multiply by 365.
That is about how many days you have left.
Multiply that by 24 and that is how many hours you have left. Who are you going to give your time to?
How are you going to spend it?
Time is unique in that it has a shelf life.
Each day you get a certain amount, but it is only good for that day.
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