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This is a discussion on Baby shower vent within the Due in June - Shaping Little Sunbeams forums, part of the Due Dates By Month category; Tomorrow is my baby shower... people have known about this for weeks. I invited some people from my work to ...
Tomorrow is my baby shower... people have known about this for weeks. I invited some people from my work to come, and everything has been all set for weeks. Now my good friend tells me that she might not have kid coverage and might not be able to make it. Ok I can understand that, being a mom of 5 kids now. Well I get an email from another good friend at work yesterday, telling me she forgot about a photo shoot she was already committed to for tomorrow and how it is a few hours away from here, and she wouldnt be able to make it. She was supposed to be going with another good friend of mine from work... I am just waiting to hear from her that she is not going to make it either. I have been talking to her through email this morning and she hasnt mentioned a word about it... not even a hint that she is infact going to see me tomorrow... but I am just waiting.
I am disappointed because I have actually had Ryann. Despite my BP issues that seem to be improving everyday, I feel great. I don't feel run down. I feel full of energy and am totally up to socializing, which I havent been in a LONG TIME. I haven't seen these people since I left work in February and have REALLY been looking foward to seeing some friendly familiar faces. It's not even about gifts... I have told them they don't have to bring a thing, just to see them would be plenty enough. Seems as though more people that my sister invited are coming than who I invited.
I know I am an emotional hormonal mess latey and it probably feels a lot worse to me right now than it normally would, but I am really sad that they won't be coming.
Sorry that some of your guests dropped off. You should still try to enjoy yourself as this might be your last baby shower, right?! Make the most of it.
those postpartum hormones are quite a ride...even without all you've been through! I would be very sad and disappointed too, of course I'd be like that even when not pregnant or postpartum...lol.
I'm so sorry that your couple of friends can't make it and hopefully your other friends will be there. I feel the need to send another hug....
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Lina Rynn 4/13/2005 Lina and Cara's Mommy - Rachel
Thats a bummer. Maybe they will come and visit at another time. Just enjoy the time with the people who do show up.
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Proud Mother of 2 Boys and a Girl
Isaac David born February 24th, 2004
Carson Eli born January 18th, 2006
Kianna Rachelle born May 25th, 2008
Sorry for the disappointment. Hope the 3rd friend is there and just staying mum about it so you will be surprised to see her. Hope you have a great time and the hormones get under control so you can enjoy the whole shower experience!
Thanks girls =) This will infact be the last baby shower as I had a tubal. I will enjoy my shower no matter what, I guess I just maybe expected more out of my work friends. It just stinks, because up until this moment they were all set with coming, and now this is all of a sudden. Oh well...
I'm sorry - that stinks. How about planning a simple, fun girls' night out or something for the near future? Ryann would still be small and 'easy' (that's just *me* talking; I take my newborns everywhere ) so you could take him along to show off...or invite them to come to you (just don't give yourself too much work preparing for it).
In any event, HAVE FUN at your shower! Enjoy yourself and celebrate no matter what - you and Baby Ryann more than earned it. My first, and probably only, one during pregnancy is on Sunday. The only person from my family coming is my mom (and little girls) and the other lady it's combined with (who just had her baby last month) has been a real ice cube so far. Just not a very friendly-seeming gal...yet(?)....still hoping... Anyway...I know what you mean about disappointment. I'd much rather have a shower with someone like you. Maybe you two could switch places. hehehe
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Two, sensational sons & three, darling daughters
I am sorry to hear that they can't make it. I am like you, it hurts when people make commitments and then break them. I am the type of person that if I say I will be there, I will jump through hoops and do what ever it takes to do what I say. So when others don't, I take it personally. Hang in there, there will be people there who are so happy to celebrate this day with you. And chances are, the people who had to cancel feel rotten about it. Enjoy your day, and the fact that they can't play the stupid "how many pieces of toilet paper can reach around her humoungous belly" game
I kind of understand what you are saying. My shower is tomorrow too and I know that several of my friends can't make it and I have known long enough not to be upset but I really wish they could come. I do have several coming, plus my mom and stepmom. I want my sisters to be there too (they are only 12 and 10...we have the same dad, different moms, which explains the HUGE age gap. We are still close though.) but the other night they weren't sure if their mom was going to let them come or not. My issue is that all of dh's family will likely be there and there are some issues there. Plus, the lady hosting my shower invited a lot of people from my IL's church that I don't even know! So yeah, I wish I had more people I actually wanted there and knew to kind of balance it out.
This will be my first and last shower even if we did have another child in the future. I am seriously grateful that someone was kind enough to throw me one this time but have to admit there is a lot of stress coming from it. I think we will do a "Meet the Baby" party next time, if we do anything at all, and call it a day.
All that being said, I hope you have a fabulous time at your shower tomorrow, Angela!
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Sorry that some of your guests dropped off. You should still try to enjoy yourself as this might be your last baby shower, right?! Make the most of it. 
) so you could take him along to show off...or invite them to come to you (just don't give yourself too much work preparing for it).
My first, and probably only, one during pregnancy is on Sunday. The only person from my family coming is my mom (and little girls) and the other lady it's combined with (who just had her baby last month) has been a real ice cube so far. Just not a very friendly-seeming gal...yet(?)....still hoping... Anyway...I know what you mean about disappointment. I'd much rather have a shower with someone like you. 
Maybe you two could switch places. hehehe
