I don't know a single American who doesn't know what a baby shower is, but in Denmark it's a whole new ball game.
Many Danes don't even know what a baby shower is. Here it's regarded as bad luck to shower the soon-to-be mother with gifts. Instead, Danes wait until after the birth. Then, they have their babies baptised in the Danish Church. The Danish baptism is a cross between an American baptism and a baby shower. Guests shower the new baby (and at times the baby's siblings) with gifts of toys, clothing, and various other things like play mats and bedding.
This past weekend, Hans and I attended a baby shower hosted by our Australian friend and her Danish husband for our Japanese friend.
The house was filled with people from Denmark, Sweden, Holland, India, Japan, Australia, England, Germany, and of course myself, the American.
We had cakes, cupcakes, cookies, buns, vegetable sticks, pretzels, and several different kinds of beverages.
Sarah made a red velvet cake and cupcakes, and I made Cowboy Cookies and zucchini cake. It was a mass sugar consumption day!
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| Sarah and Dennis' bacon and cheddar cheese buns. |
We played a few baby shower games.
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| Melanie and Demelza hid their answers under Mel's shirt, so they could move about without anyone stealing their answers. |
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| Hans was totally lost trying to fill in the blanks on the nursery rhymes. |
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| I stopped taking pictures long enough to help Hans with his nursery rhymes. |
It took us about 2 hours to finish a whole 5 rounds, but in the end I think Edward and Dennis were the winners!
Though I was exhausted and stuffed full of sugar by the time we got home, I had a blast.
I am very thankful to have all of these people in my life!
How was your weekend?
Oh man does that look like fun. Isn't it great that you can get together with everyone to help celebrate the impending birth of a new little one? Lovely! Hope you have a great week!
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