When I was on my third trimester, Joey, the twins and I got
spoiled with not one, but two baby showers. The first shower was hosted by my
friends when I was seven months pregnant. The second shower was hosted by my
family one week before I gave birth - just in the nick of time because I gave
birth early!
We received lots of traditional and practical gifts like
baby clothes in various sizes (super great because baby clothes are quickly
outgrown), a first aid kit, a grooming kit, swaddles, towels, bibs, and baby
bottles that make it easy to combine breast and bottle feeding. We also
received these unique and useful gifts: diaper cakes! Yup, not one but two -
one for each baby. What made them even more special was that they were made by
a good friend who is a mom of two herself. The diaper cakes were both lovely
and practical. At first, they were used as decor to spruce up the living room and set
the tone for the party. But once we went through the "cake," we discovered that we had enough
diapers to last us for about a month! Just goes to show you can count on a mom to
be a master of multi-tasking! Even her gifts are able to do two things at once!
Aside from providing a month's supply of diapers, the diaper
cake also took the guesswork out of choosing what brand to try on Audrey and Antonino. Our friend used Pampers newborn diapers to make the cake and they fit the twins really well. They were sturdy
yet soft and did not irritate the twins' sensitive skin. The wetness indicator
was also helpful to new parents like Joey and me. It's really easy to get lost
in all the claims made by different diaper brands so it's great whenever a
fellow mom makes a recommendation on stuff that works for their babies.
I heard somewhere that the end goal of baby showers is to
make life easier for the parents-to-be and I can say our baby showers were able
to do that and more. And in case you were wondering, the diaper cakes weren't
substitutes for real cakes. We still had real cakes served because what's a
party without any sweets, right?
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