Baby shower

[britt2241]

This is totally a rant, im just one very upset momma and need to get this off my chest before i get myself into trouble. I dont have a lot of friends, and i like it that way. For my baby shower i just wanted to get together with a few people and go out and watch movie, have dinner and just enjoy my night. Well my husbands best friends wife calls me up and asks what im doing and so i tell her and she begs me to let her throw the shower. So i agree. I told her i wanted only a few people, nothing really big and not something where id be the center of attention. She finally convinced me to have a bigger one so i invited coworkers because i jad no one else but told her i need invites at least two weeks in advanced. It took her two months to make these silly little invites and gave them to me to pass out a week before the shower. Well the shower is today at three and shes just informed me that im.in charge of the decorations, the food and the games, theonly thing shes soing is the cake. I have just a few hours totomorrow to plan everything out, buy everything for a party i didnt want in the first place. Its too late to cancel. Well my.husband is off with them.tonight and they are all going to the movies and having a great time while i sit alone in my house. I dont have the money for this shower i had to stop working. I doubt anyone is coming cuz they all have to work and im.just so upset. And my husband hasnt even called me once to see if im okay, and you think he would because cuz im gonna go into labor any second now! And thats a other thing that makes me really mad, im 40 weeks and huge, stuck on bed rest and i have to host my own baby shower! I thought the whole point for a baby shower was to spoil the mom to be and make it a nice experience for her. Never agian will i ever have a shower.

[RockRose]

Is it at her house or somewhere besides your house?

I agree with the others,  do it simple.  Fruit tray and cheese tray.

And show up late.  Around 3:20 or so,  struggle with some stuff and say hi ladies sorry I'm late I've been on bedrest could some of y'all come help me unload all the stuff?  I'm not allowed to carry heavy stuff.   Where should I put this?  Um can you go get the rest of the food out of my trunk?  Whew,  thanks!

Be pleasant enough,  but exhausted.

And now you know what she's like.  You can't depend on her,  she's a flake - worse than a flake,  this was incredibly inconsiderate.

Have fun!

[specialmom]

Yes, that is a great idea above.  A dessert type of shower.  She's got the cake and you just provide beverages and maybe a cheese tray if you are feeling like it.  That you can just buy.  Or a fruit tray.  Something like that premade.  Then you don't need games.  Frankly, baby games are not that much fun.  LOL.  The showers I go to in which the women don't do games are my most favorite.   And you really don't have to decorate.  Some table clothes from a party store in pastel colors and a centerpiece of some sort that you can also get there.  

it's just not much time to do much and if you don't have the money or desire, just make it really simple and don't worry about it.  I can't remember much decoration at showers anyway.  Most people are there just to celebrate the impending birth.

sorry that this chick really dropped the ball.  I would NEVER trust her to be involved with anything again.  She sounds like a flake.  good luck

[Debie19]

I'm so sorry!! You can just do like coffee, desserts and a cake. Bake some cookies. cut up some fresh fruit and make kabobs. That could be inexpensive. Look on Pinterest for cute/cheap ideas. Try to stay positive and enjoy it regardless....don't let your guests see how stressed you are :) in 10 years it won't even matter. Best of luck to you and I hope it all works out! <3