Baby Showers From The Mans Point Of View

You see articles about baby showers written by women all of the time. But why not written by a man? Dont we need to know a thing or two about baby showers too?

My wife recently hosted a baby shower for a friend, and I was clueless on how to help her. Fortunately, I was kicked out of the house before the actual baby shower began, but I was involved with helping her set it up. Baby showers begin with selecting a location and baby shower invitations. But the actual event involves a lot more planning.

Did you know that baby showers include a cake made out of diapers? Yeah, I thought that was strange too. But apparently diaper cakes are one of the important centerpieces at baby showers these days. This isnt an edible cakebut there are plenty of deserts to be eaten. From non-diaper cakes to appetizers to baby block-looking petit fours, it seems like theres more than enough food to go around at a baby shower.

Of course there are usually baby shower games. These games can be kind of silly, but theyre a big hit. The women talk about funny baby experiences theyve had and bring up embarrassing things from the mothers past. There are hundreds of web sites devoted to...