I’m not really a baby person. I don’t want babies and so other than holding a baby for a few minutes, I’m not particularly interested in them. That being said, a lot of my friends have had, or are now having babies. I’m excited for them because it’s what they want. And as they’re all getting pregnant and having children I’m invited to their baby showers.

If babies aren’t my thing then baby showers are definitely not my thing. I don’t like the games – especially that horrid guess-what-chocolate-bar-we’ve-smashed-into-the-diaper game – whoever thought that one up is truly a fucked up individual. I’ve even been to baby showers where alcohol hasn’t been served. Look, I’ll come to your shower, and I’ll honestly be happy for you, but if you expect me to sit through three different games and two hours of you opening gifts that I can’t even identify (a boppy? WTF is that used for?!) then please be kind and provide a few adult beverages. It’s the only way those of us who are child-free by choice can get through some of these events.

My friend Kristin is the latest to get pregnant and last week I received the invite to her shower. It has been, by far, my favorite invite yet. The envelope was handmade from a page in a children’s book! When I opened it up the invite just kept getting better and better:

The front of the invite

Inside of the invite

Inside the invite

Inside the invite

A label for the book!

So while babies aren’t my thing and baby showers aren’t my thing, I love the theme of this one and I’m looking forward to it. I found the perfect book to give – a children’s book of poetry. And on the off chance there isn’t alcohol at this party I’m planning in advance – I’ll be bringing a bottle of wine along with the book of poetry. 😉