Yes, Too Much Cuteness Can Be Dangerous
I hosted a baby shower for a good friend. Actually, the first baby shower I’d ever been to. Did you know you can actually risk diabetic coma at these things? Because there is absolutely NOTHING you can buy for a baby that does not push the Cute-O-Meter way into overload. First there are all the teeny, tiny little onesies and footie pajamas. Then there are the little toys and bathtubs and even diaper pails all covered with little rattles and duckies and fluffy sheep.
I mean, just take a look at these:
The parents-to-be are doing it Old Skool and don't know the sex of the baby. So everything was insanely cute and gender-neutral.
Even stuff like this is cute:
Boudreaux's? Is that the Cajun formula?
Just when you think Maximum Cuteness has been achieved, a gift like this is opened. This little wrap jacket is hand-made with vintage fabric.
Add a tiny pipe, and this could be for a Baby Hugh Hefner.
Shall we even talk about the cake?
Now this ingenious little bath has different size bottom depressions so the baby can continue to use it from newborn to toddler:
The father-to-be suggested that after the baby outgrows it, we could use it as a floating ice chest for beer in a swimming pool.
There was even a present for the Dad-to-Be, who had strategically retreated as far from this cuteness as possible. All the way to a hot-rod car show in Pleasanton. He showed up in time for cake.
It was a good thing a few husbands eventually showed up. Because it was all pretty overwhelming for the only male who’d been at the entire party.
Oscar isn't sure about all this estrogen.
Only one word of warning. Did I mention this shower was held in my husband’s basement which he has turned into a replica of an English pub? Maybe not the best venue for a baby shower:
When shower recipients go wild!
But seriously, it was a load of fun. In fact, I’m thinking of doing an Angelina Jolie, going to a few third world countries and picking up a few babies so we can host more of these.
Did I mention that cake? Chocolate, buttercream frosting, raspberry filling.
So, if you’ve never been to a baby shower, even if you are a guy, you should go. They’re fun. And the cake is really, really good.
Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification
2 Responsesto “Yes, Too Much Cuteness Can Be Dangerous”
Never Miss a Post
Subscribe by Email:
Affiliations
Left Coast Cowboys by Lisa Paul is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
Hey! We use that Boudreaux’s Butt Paste down the hole!
(Sorry couldn’t resist)
Need to get organized on this baby gift thing, I’m tardy
Thanks for hosting! it turned out great
[...] Yes, Too Much Cuteness Can Be Dangerous Posted on Sunday, November 9th, 2008 in musings – Comments: (2) I hosted a baby shower for a good friend. Actually, the first baby shower I’d ever been to. Did you know you can actually risk diabetic coma at these things? Because there is absolutely NOTHING you can buy for a baby that does not push the Cute-O-Meter way into overload. First there are all the teeny, tiny little onesies and footie pajamas. If you enjoy the content on this site, please make sure to subscribe to the RSS feed. (Full disclosure here: this post was automatically generated by a great plug-in called Best Posts Summary from Help Desk Geek. It automatically evaluates traffic over the last month, picks out the top ten posts, generates the post and uploads it. Don’t ask me how. You’ll see a Top Ten Post on the first of every month.) Share and Enjoy: [...]