Surprise!

Yes! It was a surprise. Here's the expectant parents walking into the restaurant where the baby shower was held.

It was a Jack and Jill Shower. That means that both men and women were invited. It was like a wedding reception, except that the presents were for the baby. And the presents were everything you could wish for. They have everything they need, now: crib, car seat, high chair, pack n' play, toys, diapers, clothes. So many clothes the baby will have to be changed every hour, in order to wear them all.

We had fun, too. We play pass the pacifier. That consisted of passing a pacifier around the table via a straw in one's mouth. Then there was a drinking contest. Each grandfather picked two drinking buddies. The drinking buddies sucked water out of a baby bottle. Mark Schmidt won that one because he really sucks. ;-)

There was another one called Grandmas' choice. I chose two nieces. The other grandma chose a couple. The participants were blind folded. Then one had to feed the other. What a mess!

The last contest was the funniest. The expectant father and a friend sat in chairs. A balloon was placed under their shirts. They're simulating being pregnant. Then they stood up. A baby doll was placed between their thighs. Now they had to waddle across the room. The expectant dad won, only because he hip checked his opponent, who went careening into the tables.

And that's a Jack and Jill Shower.