I was under the impression that proper etiquette told that one should only have a baby shower in honor of their first baby. Victoria Beckham was so not having that though. This is her first girl, after all, so I’ll let me Emily Post tendencies slide, even though my invite obviously got lost in the mail, ahem.
But, some stuff went down. A “source” told People, “All she wanted was anything pink. She’s so excited to finally have a girl.” Way to really crack open that case, “source.”
Also, Nicole Richie and Selma Blair were there, and Eva Longoria and Ken Paves co-hosted the afternoon affair held at private rooftop Butterfly Bar atop West Hollywood’s Hotel Le Petit Ermitage. And there was a princess cake and games! How gauche. Just kidding!
One theme game included making a dress out of toilet paper, which I thought was a bridal shower thing, but apparently, what do I know.
A store in LA also provided People with Posh’s registry. The gifts included: a pink Quinny Buzz Special Edition stroller, a mamaRoo baby swing, a pink Hoppop Bath tub, a pink Little Giraffe Luxe Blanket, a Timi and Leslie diaper bag and a 5 ft. custom-made giraffe by Melissa and Doug. Good thing there was nothing unseemly on there.
Maybe baby Beckham will hang out with Baby Zoe! I can almost already see the TMZ video in 16 years.
[People]
All babies deserve fresh linens, fresh stuffed toys and fresh books. And their mums all deserve to be celebrated and honored. Baby showers are more about the camaraderie than the gifts. Didi Lorillard @ NewportManners.com
I’ve never heard of just doing a shower for the first child. I live in the US… everyone I know has had one for each child. But, this is her first girl after all. Girls are special
Especially after having all boys.
Like everyone else, I thought it was acceptable to do a babyshower for more than one baby. Especially, when the child is a different gender or there is a big age difference from the last child. Although, I thought the toilet paper dress game was for bridal showers.
I’ve only ever heard of one baby shower for the oldest child and the mother doesn’t throw it for herself. I have heard of a second baby shower if the father is a first time father or the baby is more than 10 years after the next oldest child but those are very rare exceptions and neither fit this circumstance. With my second child, some people came to see me at the hospital with presents but there was no second shower.
Why does a baby care if their linens are new? Heck, older linens are generally more comfortable and less scratchy. Sounds like good old fashioned spend spend spend US values.
Um…why do we care if she has 50 showers for each child?? I agree that each child is special and deserves to be celebrated.