Baby Shower and Daddy Bath

Mom and baby have always gotten all the attention when it comes to Showers. But finally the days are here where Daddy is beginning to get his due turn ~ the deserved Daddy Bath is becoming increasingly popular. Here’s a quick guide to both throwing a Daddy Bath and the gifts to give that he’ll really need.

Often the Daddy Bath coincides with the Mommy/Baby Shower. While Mommy waddles home from an estrogen-rich fiesta with the car loaded down with cute onesies and darling towels, Daddy gets a ride home from the Designated Driver, giddy from a testosterone rampage, arms filled with Poppi-oriented accruements. Hosting a Daddy Bath doesn’t have to be an ordeal, thankfully guys don’t generally ogle over rattle garlands around the doors and dawdle over finger sandwiches and a good cup of punch. A fridge filled with beer or other drink of your choice and some messy fattening foods will be just fine. Some other things to consider for hosting this grand event:

The Bath: Some Entertainment Ideas

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  Cut out 6/12 pack or a case of cardboard beer carriers into postcard size, tell the basics (who, when, where, phone number) on the brown side and on the printed side, stick some duct tape on and write the address and slap a stamp on it. However, the preferred method is to merely make some phone calls and maybe an email or two.

• Get lots of Man food and Man drinks, fire up the Barby or even have an actual fire – guys love a good bonfire and just think of the symbolism!
• Buy a piggy bank, have guests put in some extra change and hand over to the potential Father and explain that this is savings for diapers, braces, broken arms, a prom dress, a car, a trip to the Capital with his seventh grade class or even college. It’s at least a start and everyone can say they contributed to his little one’s future.
• There’s always the candy bar melted in the microwave in the diaper – have the Daddy guess, what did baby eat?
• Have Daddy hold a huge bag of open flour and eat a cold meal with his opposing writing hand, play hair or speed metal at some crazy decibel (a chainsaw is 100 decibels, a helicopter is 105, a baby’s cry is the whopping 115, just under the firecracker at 120) and jab him in the ribs every so often -don’t spill the flour Daddy!
• Play Baby Jeopardy – it’s a great way to realize how much Daddy didn’t know – when to start feeding solids, how to treat a heinous diaper rash, how to overcome a late night screaming spell, what to do when caught at the park with a poopy diaper and no wipes.
• Oil up a bowling ball, or some other heavy awkward object, again play some hair or speed metal at a crazy decibel and have Daddy attempt to wash the thing all the while you try and give him harried instructions on what to do next on top of the music.
• Write several hormone driven comments on paper, hand them out to the guests. Poppi listens to the comment and tries to respond with comforting, understanding sentences in a calming voice. For example “I feel gigantic and worthless”, a proper response would be “Honey, you look fantastic to me and every day I love you more.” Remember, Practice makes perfect! For additional practice, play the hair metal again and resume the game while he holds the open bag of flour.

The Gifts: Some Clever Gift Ideas for the Daddy

For the Daddy Bath, wrapping presents isn’t necessary, just hide everything behind the couch or in the guest room till time to break them out.