Being preggy for the first time means wanting to document each and everyday of your pregnant life as much as possible. Trying the 3d/4d ultrasound and having a baby shower is a must for first time (soon-to-be) mommies. So when I had the chance to have my 3d/4d ultrasound for free (c/o my mom), I grabbed it with no but's! And..when a friend offered to organize my baby shower, of course, I did not hesitate to say yes.
I learned from the web that baby showers are mostly done when mommies are already on their 8th month of pregnancy. So, we did it on my 8th.
Girlfriends and ninangs talked about the event over facebook and kept the details from me. What broke my heart is when I thought I would just be attending the party and not organize it myself in the end. I actually dunno what went wrong over their conversations on facebook. I wouldn't want to spoil my baby shower so I took care of it myself. Nonetheless, I enjoyed ze process.
I was the one who planned for the flow of the shower. I searched the net myself for games suited for the occasion. After days of looking for fun and somehow unique games, I decided to have three for my baby shower. Games such as Naming Baby items (paramihan ng baby items), Guessing game (full name of the baby, mommy's tummy size, etc.), and the 'how well do you know mommy-to-be' wherein I made the participants guess what attributes from mommy and daddy I want my baby to have.
I made this for inviting my friends online:
I made this for inviting my friends online:
I also took care of the prizes for the games and the giveaways. Again, I searched the world wide web what I should consider for the giveaways. My friend organizer suggested I buy loot bags and fill it with candies and stuffs for my giveaways and prizes. Me and hubby went to divisoria (Manila's bargain place) to buy cheap finds for the occasion. I bought paper bags for 6pesos and 10pesos each. We went to Divisoria Mall to buy candies ranging from 35-120 pesos a pack. Its a good thing since it would be a lot costly if you buy it in the malls.
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| candies and giveaways |
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| game prizes |
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| the loot bag |
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| what's inside the loot bag? |
I also made bookmarks with Madge's (my baby's name) 3d picture on it for giveaways. Jorge, an officemate/friend helped me on editing the final layout. I printed it in the office and had it laminated for 15pesos each.
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| I made the papers for the games myself without anybody's help..hehe |
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| Bookmark |
The theme of the occasion is stars, since I consider Madge as my shining star. :)
I chose Fernandina 88 Suites for the location of the party. I got a gift certificate from my beloved BusinessWorld for P1,999.00 for a P4,000.00 deluxe suite inclusive of breakfast for 2.
(I'll write a separate blog for the hotel)
It was a sunday, and I still have to go to the office in the morning before I proceed to the hotel. At 2:00 p.m. I logged out of the office and went to Cubao to meet my early bird friends.
We had photo shoots while waiting for the others.
The shower will start @ 3:00 p.m. but since they're all used to the so called "Filipino time", we started the program at 5pm.
First thing the gang did? Eat! hehe.
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| CLOCKWISE: college friends, office buddies, mom with friends |
After satisfying our tummies, we then moved on with the games.
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| game on! |
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| from the left: daryll, jay, bruce and hubby |
The program was fast, (actually, frustrating din dahil minadali talaga sya..hahaha)
After the kainan and games, as cam whores as we are, we then posed for our photo shoots. hehe.
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| pag si Kim (kimiviajera.blogspot) e present, maraming kakalokang shots! |
Gifts were given by friends:
It was a very tiring yet fun-filled day for me and I thank everyone who cared to join us celebrate my baby Madge's baby shower.
