Kendra and Joe Duggar 9: Garrett David Has Arrived

[HarleyQuinn]

57 minutes ago, Ivycoveredtower said:

tlc released pictures of the baby shower. more on their site. 

party game. 

All three young couples playing said game

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I'm struggling to see the point of this game or how it's fun at all?

[Ivycoveredtower]

5 minutes ago, HarleyQuinn said:

I'm struggling to see the point of this game or how it's fun at all?

I don't really understand it but It seems to be popular I was watching MTV teen mom young and pregnant and they did the same game for one of the girls showers. 

[MargaretElliott]

In the unlikely event that i ever procreate, I will outright refuse to participate in those horrible games. I know a lot of people like them. A lot of people find them fun. That's cool, they can do whatever they want. I HATE them. Same goes for opening presents in front of everyone at baby/bridal showers. There's nothing more boring than watching someone else open presents, and nothing more uncomfortable that having people watch you as you open presents. 

My mother was horrified at this declaration. Apparently not opening your presents in front of everyone is terribly rude. I'd rather be rude than want to run out of my own (theoretical- no ring yet) bridal shower because I'm anxious and miserable. 

At my cousin's baby shower, I maintained my sanity by making ridiculous guesses to the shower games. That, and day drinking. So I'd be miserable at a Duggar shower. 

[VineHeart137]

1 hour ago, MargaretElliott said:

My mother was horrified at this declaration. Apparently not opening your presents in front of everyone is terribly rude. I'd rather be rude than want to run out of my own (theoretical- no ring yet) bridal shower because I'm anxious and miserable. 

Haha my husband and I recently had a conversation about "gift opening etiquette" with his mom, and she feels the opposite. She's an old-school Caribbean lady and she will never open a gift in front of the gift giver. She was like "What if you don't really like what they gave and you accidentally make a face, or you're not good at pretending you like stuff??" According to her, you're supposed to thank the person, open the gift when they're not around, then send a proper thank you note.

I opened my gifts at my baby shower and I have to admit, as thankful as I was for all the love, it got a little tough to maintain the same level of excitement on my face after opening the 10th blanket! Now I'm curious how this became a thing!

[Meggo]

1 hour ago, MargaretElliott said:

In the unlikely event that i ever procreate, I will outright refuse to participate in those horrible games. I know a lot of people like them. A lot of people find them fun. That's cool, they can do whatever they want. I HATE them. Same goes for opening presents in front of everyone at baby/bridal showers. There's nothing more boring than watching someone else open presents, and nothing more uncomfortable that having people watch you as you open presents. 

My mother was horrified at this declaration. Apparently not opening your presents in front of everyone is terribly rude. I'd rather be rude than want to run out of my own (theoretical- no ring yet) bridal shower because I'm anxious and miserable. 

At my cousin's baby shower, I maintained my sanity by making ridiculous guesses to the shower games. That, and day drinking. So I'd be miserable at a Duggar shower. 

I threw a baby shower for my mom's cousins daughter (is that a 2nd cousin?) anyway - I said "NO GAMES". The mom-to-be said if anyone came near her belly with a measuring tape, she'd leave and I agreed. 

The Grandma-to-be was MAD that we didn't have games. (she also had a whole host of issues with the entire event) She sent me a list of all the baby game she wanted to play - and they had that one where you have a necklace with a baby on it and if you say the word baby you lose the necklace? Every time that game comes up I just get the necklace, say baby and get RID of it - too much pressure!! 

The shower I threw was co-ed - mom-to-be wanted dad-to-be to be there for support, so we had it at a restaurant with a bar, it was open bar, there was football in the bar section (it was some big game that day). I think it went just fine without playing silly games. 

[CaricatureQualities]

Can somebody tell me what this game is? I don't get it. Are they just feeding each other blindfolded? Is it babyfood? Is it a 'hilarious' and 'fun' way to practice feeding a baby?...because it is a baby shower. Amiright? Is that it? At least there are no diapers full of chocolate pudding involved.

Do Jana and whatsherface....her name escapes me right now....Laura DeMaisie! Do these 2 ever tire of endlessly not only attending but organizing and running everything from showers to bachelor/bachelorette parties, weddings etc. for other people plus leading and executing home renovations and other projects for other people while always having those peoples kids hanging off them. Do these two ever stop? It's not that I doubt they enjoy it it's just that I would tire of doing it constantly for free when you could obvs make make a career and get paid for it. I mean they could be Christian party/ wedding planners/decorators/event organizers and get paid for what they do. Well, I wonder if Laura does for the wedding specifically? Did Sierra? Hmmm. Or is everyone really volunteering?

 

[Ivycoveredtower]

1 minute ago, CaricatureQualities said:

Can somebody tell me what this game is? I don't get it. Are they just feeding each other blindfolded? Is it babyfood? Is it a 'hilarious' and 'fun' way to practice feeding a baby?...because it is a baby shower. Amiright? Is that it? At least there are no diapers full of chocolate pudding involved.

Do Jana and whatsherface....her name escapes me right now....Laura DeMaisie! Do these 2 ever tire of endlessly not only attending but organizing and running everything from showers to bachelor/bachelorette parties, weddings etc. for other people plus leading and executing home renovations and other projects for other people while always having those peoples kids hanging off them. Do these two ever stop? It's not that I doubt they enjoy it it's just that I would tire of doing it constantly for free when you could obvs make make a career and get paid for it. I mean they could be Christian party/ wedding planners/decorators/event organizers and get paid for what they do. Well, I wonder if Laura does for the wedding specifically? Did Sierra? Hmmm. Or is everyone really volunteering?

 

 looked it up and here is what I found. 

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Break up players into teams of 2. Arrange their chairs so that each team sits facing each other.

They should be close enough to touch knees. Put a bib on one guest and blindfold the other and give him or her a jar of baby food and a spoon.

Tell each team that the blindfolded partner is to feed the other guest without making too much of a mess. The person being fed cannot use their hands at all. Stop them at two minutes and the team that made the less mess is the winner.

 

[SapphireSlytherin]

Is that SiRen on the right? If so, there's so much Nike going on there I don't know what to think. Seriously...

[CaricatureQualities]

Considering it's a shower for JoKen who were so worried about touching during things like sledding, water tubing and engagement photos and there SiRen is sittng there all pressed up into each other's legs like they were already married...yeah it's pretty scandalous.

[Ivycoveredtower]

9 minutes ago, CaricatureQualities said:

Considering it's a shower for JoKen who were so worried about touching during things like sledding, water tubing and engagement photos and there SiRen is sittng there all pressed up into each other's legs like they were already married...yeah it's pretty scandalous.

i just imagine her blind folded trying to feed him she leans over just a little too much and opps falls into his lap. 

[AnnEggBlandHer?]

3 hours ago, MargaretElliott said:

My mother was horrified at this declaration. Apparently not opening your presents in front of everyone is terribly rude. I'd rather be rude than want to run out of my own (theoretical- no ring yet) bridal shower because I'm anxious and miserable. 

 

I’ve been to showers where everyone was asked to either not wrap or wrap in clear cellophane (creating gift basket type setups) to help speed the process along. I thought it was a nice compromise so you can acknowledge the gift (and appease the people who expect gifts to be opened!) but people aren’t staring at you as you unwrap each item and reveal and ooh and ahh. It’s more like “Oh and here are our bath towels, thanks grandma, they look cozy!” Move along...

[JillyO]

5 hours ago, Ivycoveredtower said:

 

 

Okay, seriously. Why TF is Jana the one holding the baby (who is that, Mason?) when she is also the one moderating the game, for which she apparently needs a microphone? That does not look very safe or comfortable. Couldn't find somebody else to take the baby? Maybe his parents? Ha! JK. Aunt Jana will take care of everything.

[Ivycoveredtower]

2 minutes ago, JillyO said:

Okay, seriously. Why TF is Jana the one holding the baby (who is that, Mason?) when she is also the one moderating the game, for which she apparently needs a microphone? That does not look very safe or comfortable. Couldn't find somebody else to take the baby? Maybe his parents? Ha! JK. Aunt Jana will take care of everything.

it could be Mason I was figuring it was Gideon and she was holding him because Jostin was playing the game. 

[VBOY9977]

55 minutes ago, JillyO said:

Okay, seriously. Why TF is Jana the one holding the baby (who is that, Mason?) when she is also the one moderating the game, for which she apparently needs a microphone? That does not look very safe or comfortable. Couldn't find somebody else to take the baby? Maybe his parents? Ha! JK. Aunt Jana will take care of everything.

It’s Gideon. The shower was right before Easter based on Instagram posts by Duggar friends who went. Mason is much bigger now. 

I’m personally not annoyed by aunts and uncles holding babies because as an aunt myself, every time I see my nephew I want to hold him because I don’t get to see him all the time. Same happens with a lot of our family members. 

What I’ve learnt is that it’s not that the parents dump the baby to other people, but it’s mostly the other people who beg to hold the baby. At least in my experience. And it’s also nice for the parents to get a break anyway, they deal with those kids 24/7 and sometimes it’s nice when someone offers to take care of them for a while

[Mela99]

This is honestly not an attempt to be snarky but a legitimate first time mother question (almost 34 weeks) - should you be holding an infant like that?

[HideousGreenShirt]

The only baby shower game that is acceptable to me is "Labor or Porn?"

Behold:

 

[KelseyAnn]

1 minute ago, HideousGreenShirt said:

The only baby shower game that is acceptable to me is "Labor or Porn?"

Behold:

 

 Number ten is def porn. 

Also, all I see is like 11 reasons not to get pregnant. 

[zcccrv]

Maybe I'm weird but to my eyes, all except number 4 look like porn. 

[viii]

It’s not safe to hold a baby and speak into a microphone? Lol ok. I’m surprised Jana of all people is being criticized - homegirl knows how to hold a baby. 

[allthegoodnamesrgone]

1 hour ago, Mela99 said:

This is honestly not an attempt to be snarky but a legitimate first time mother question (almost 34 weeks) - should you be holding an infant like that?

Yes. As 1st time mom you won't, but you'll get it eventually. 

[Daisy0322]

1 hour ago, Mela99 said:

This is honestly not an attempt to be snarky but a legitimate first time mother question (almost 34 weeks) - should you be holding an infant like that?

As a new mom (my baby is 7 months) don't worry about it holding them just comes natural, you'll know if your hurting them!

youll he holding your baby that comfortably by your 6week post partum check up, PROMISE

[feministxtian]

1 hour ago, Mela99 said:

This is honestly not an attempt to be snarky but a legitimate first time mother question (almost 34 weeks) - should you be holding an infant like that?

His head is supported...he's fine. Contrary to popular belief, babies are rather rugged little creatures. But then again, I scared the shit out of my now X DIL holding my tiny (6lbs or so) grandson. She had shit fits when he was a quite sturdy 20lb toddler. 

[Mela99]

You guys might just have to remind me that I can’t break him that easily [emoji23]
It's funny because I've held plenty of babies but the idea of holding my own makes me question everything

[feministxtian]

5 minutes ago, Mela99 said:

You guys might just have to remind me that I can’t break him that easily
It's funny because I've held plenty of babies but the idea of holding my own makes me question everything

I was that way with my first...but...by the time I got to the last one, then the grandbabies...well, I learned you can pretty much throw them like a football and not much will happen (as long as you catch them). My grandson used me as his personal jungle gym. He and I would get wild and he'd laugh like only a toddler can laugh. He's the type of kid that the higher and wilder it is, the happier he is...he loved my Mustang...maniacal giggles from the back seat and "faster Nona faster"...future NASCAR driver. 

[VelociRapture]

16 minutes ago, Mela99 said:

You guys might just have to remind me that I can’t break him that easily
It's funny because I've held plenty of babies but the idea of holding my own makes me question everything

I was known to hold my daughter with just one arm a lot when she was very young. I actually got ridiculously good at doing stuff one handed (especially eating), which was good because I just wanted to snuggle her all the time. Having one arm free to do stuff made life way easier.

That said, I was lucky because my nephew is only 9.5 months older than my daughter. So I had a lot of pretty recent experience holding and caring for a baby. I was still a bit nervous and unsure that I was doing things right when she was born though. I think most first time parents deal with those worries because becoming a parent is kind of scary. You have this tiny little person who can’t talk or walk and relies on you for absolutely everything. It makes sense to be concerned because it’s a big job and you’ve never done it before. 

Babies can be pretty tough little things though. It may be scary at first, but you’ll be a pro in no time at all (and then something else will pop up that makes you worry and you’ll become a pro at that. And then something else will pop up and you master that and then... I’m pretty sure that cycle continues endlessly until you die.  )