Heaven help me...

Simply Fated

Sprinkles? And not the candy kind that goes on ice cream and cake, either....

I have never heard the term "sprinkle" before coming to these forums. Maybe it was on the bump when I first saw the term...
But they scare me over there. I think it's all those pregnancy hormones.

What are your thoughts on sprinkles? Tacky? Pointless? A good idea? Just call it a shower and get over it?  I've never been to one, but I think I just got talked into throwing one...

Mrs.B6302007

I saw you over on the baby shower board and thought maybe you had something to tell us?

Sprinkles don't bother me nearly as much as full blown 2nd showers but I'd still rather take it upon myself to bring a small something to mom and baby at the house/hospital if I can and want to rather than be invited to an actual sprinkle where bringing a gift is expected.

tidetravel

I think it's stupid and it makes me think of pee, I don't know why.  Maybe because it sounds a lot like tinkle.  If you want to have a shower for a 2nd baby, then have a diaper shower or something like that.  Most people would probably bring diapers and a small gift, anyway.

Mrs.B6302007

"If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweetie and wipe the seatie".

I usually think of peeing, too. =-)

katiewhompus

The only sprinkles I know of go on ice cream or consist of a light rain, as in, it's sprinkling outside.

What exactly is a sprinkle? Just a mini shower?

Mrs.B6302007

a mini shower pretty much
generally gifts are more consumable like diapers, pacifiers, new outfits if the baby is a different gender than 1st baby

Simply Fated

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_heaven?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:bd8c8448-cbf3-4e5f-9c31-9ed7ce24abe0Post:e68482f3-8963-44c5-9626-319712cf070f">Re: Heaven help me...</a>:
[QUOTE]I saw you over on the baby shower board and thought maybe you had something to tell us?
Posted by Mrs.B6302007[/QUOTE]
oh my!

It's a long story... this is the shortened version, so I'm sory if it comes out like a wall of text...

It's her 3rd baby. Her first baby was about 5 and a half years ago for her son. Her mother and I threw her a huge Jack and Jill shower, complete with a rented tent and almost a hundred guests. 4 years later, she had a daughter and we refused to throw her a shower. She was pissed off because she didn't have any girl clothes and some of the stuff was recalled and she whined about how her last one was soooo long ago. We hinted that she should have used protection, if she couldnt' afford a baby.

Well, I joked that if she had another kid I'd throw her a shower. She called me up last night to tell me she's pregnant and she won't mind if it's just a sprinkle.

I'm also against a shower after the first kid, despite gender difference. And unless the age difference is massive (my boyfriend and his sister has a 17 year age difference), then I don't want to hear about it as an excuse. And the fact that she is saying how she can't afford new things for a baby and that is why she "NEEEEEDSSSS" a baby shower is killing me.

I already said, even if jokingly, I would do this so there is no backing out... I think I'm going to have to figure out a way to make this as tasteful as possible.... is there even a way to do that?