showering baby # 2

In mommy circles, the debate over showering a second baby can be a really hot topic. Obviously, one I've been thinking about again recently. I've always been in the mindset of a party for every child, all life should be celebrated. I still think that, but what I've been thinking about are the gifts. Especially, gifts for our second.

What do we need? Nothing really. I have a lot of nutral gender baby items. Abigail just gave the baby a ton of her baby stuff, and I know that Ava is also sending some stuff our way. So I'm not in the need of clothes, I even have some pink blankets, Josiah's basics are still in working order (toys, crib, carseat, books, stroller, etc).

What then does this child need? Just love. Love comes in those special items. Josiah has lots of them. He has about a half dozen baby blankets and quilts that people made just for him. He has a liberty silver dollar that one of his West Hills great grandmothers got for him. He also has the cutest little pair of baby booties and matching hat that his Grandpa Bethune knit for him. (Daddy, are you going to make a little pink set for my baby girl?) He has people who show him love everyday. So if your needs are ment, what do you do about the gifts that people are going to want to buy? Meet the most basic needs of others.

I was thinking that maybe we would ask people to buy diapers for children in need. I think it would be really fun to see how many baby bottoms we could diaper if people bought diapers instead of cute little girlie outfits (which I already have many of). Wouldn't it be fun to load up a couple of cars with diapers and drop them off at NCO? Wouldn't it be a great lesson in giving and sharing with others for both our little girl (at a future date) and Josiah? Perhaps even for others around us who do not often think in terms of giving to others, even in our aboundance. God has blessed us. We are not in need, but there are so many who are.