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Baby shower question: Creepy or Cute?
I am throwing a shower for a friend in August. When I asked her about the theme, she said she wanted her baby to be the theme. I was thinking about framing her ultrasound pictures to put around as decorations, but I've gotten mixed reactions from others. I haven't asked the mom yet, but what do you all think?
Ultrasound pictures as shower decor: creepy or cute?
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There are people that find this creepy so I'd skip it. At my shower they had an album with my u/s pics in it. People could look or not.
I agree with 6fsn~ personally I had two very bad experiences at my ultra sound exams that left me in tears (complications - and thankfully a misdiagnosis by an under-trained technician). Needless to say - I don't cherish my own u/s photos and you may have other guests there with similiar, very private, feelings about them.
To celebrate the baby's arrival... maybe just keep the decor standard "baby". Bottles, booties, bibs etc.
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ditto (as well as all the other posts). also, IMO that's not really a theme... every baby shower is about the baby, lol. I think you should ask her for some more ideas in a way that makes it about the baby - nursery theme, favorite color etc.
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Baby showers don't really need themes anyway. The fact that it's a baby shower is enough.
This is exactly what I said, but she's pretty set on that. Oh well, I'll figure something out.
Thank you for the thoughts--I hadn't taken into consideration that us pics might be upsetting for people.
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Are you sure she wasn't being sarcastic? As in, she didn't care about a theme b/c it's just about the baby, so in response to your question she just said, "Uhh, the baby is the theme." We never themed the showers we threw for family members and I'm doing a work one that isn't themed.
If she's set on 'her baby' being the theme.... a pic of the ultrasound picture- maybe in one of those matted frames people can sign and write wishes for the baby. She could hang that in her nursery. Also, you could use items she'd be using in the nursery (check her registery for ideas or specific items) as decorations for the shower. If she's hanging the baby's name in the nursery, maybe make or buy the letters (if she's revealing the name).
Good luck!
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One framed pic near the gift table or a scrapbook would be fine but all over the place as decorations would be so weird.
Do they have a name? If so, maybe use that or just "Baby Last Name" for or the baby's initials for decorations. One example: my cousin was hosting a shower for baby with the first initial "W". She made a tabletop stand in the shape of a "W" out of wood, drilled small holes in and used it to hold cookie pops.
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These are all great ideas.
PP--she was definitely NOT being sarcastic. I thought she was kidding at first, which made for an awkward moment.
oh ewww....
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O.M.G. That is terrible. And AWish. And creepy. And worthless. Be honest, did you just toss it in the trash?
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oops, I must have forgotten to take mine home!
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Creepy.
I'm not one for themes either...if its a boy decorate with white and baby blue if its a girl white and pink if unknow yellow or teal.
Keep it simple and classic. If they know the baby's name write on the cake something like Waiting for Sophia Lauren or something along those lines.
I went to one where they did custom m&ms as favors with the U/S picture on them. didn't eat them.
I agree with everyone else - creepy.
I also wouldn't worry about completely executing this "theme". Maybe make the favors cookies with the baby's initials written in icing or something. Other than that, just buy normal baby shower decorations.