Baby Shower Do's and Don'ts

When hosting a baby shower:

• Do: Invite all the female friends/family of the expectant mother (even crazy Aunt Joyce and her daughter, Toshiba).
• Don't: Invite any male of any sort – that's just cruel and unusual punishment.
  
  
  
• Do: Serve some delicious alcohol-free drinks to all your guests.
• Don't: Serve all those delicious alcohol-free drink in baby bottles – it's just too many bottles to scrub afterward.
  
  
  
• Do: Purchase a thoughtful gift for the expectant mother and wrap that gift in pretty pastel paper.
• Don't: Regift your son's/daughter's used changing table. You saw what that kid did on that table – it should be marked as a biohazard and burned...
  
  
  
• Do: Serve your guests a light buffet of civilized tea sandwiches, canapes, and other finger foods.
• Don't: Serve the expectant mother anything spicy. (Unless of course, you're hoping to induce labor...)
  
  
  
• Do: Compliment the expectant mother often throughout the baby shower.
• Don't: Tell the expectant mother that she “hardly looks pregnant” – it's not a compliment, and you might as well just call her fat...