I’M THROWING AN ONLINE BABY SHOWER: MY REGISTRIES
I have been asked by quite a few online readers, as well as family and friends, if I was going to throw a baby shower. I have opted not to, seeing as this is my fifth child and with living in Florida I don’t have too many friends that I could invite. It would be more like a luncheon and not an actual “baby shower.” Instead, I have opted to throw an online baby shower and register at two really nice places online. I have also partnered up with a few really nice companies who specialize in baby products to throw an online baby shower extravaganza for the month of July! I can’t wait.
Below is information on the two places that I’m registered, along with how to find my baby registries:
The first place I registered at was Diapers.com. It’s really easy to find my registry:
- When you get to the main page, click on “The Baby Registry.”
- In the “Find a Registry” enter in my last name, Hunter, and then my first name, Shynea.
- On the next page just click “View This Registry” and there you have it!
The second place I registered at was Target.com. This registry is easy to find as well:
- On the main page, hover over “Gift Registries + Lists.”
- In the “Baby Registry” box and enter in my first name, Shynea, and then my last name, Hunter.
- The next page will bring up my actual registry.
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I’m so not a hater- I like your website and everything you chime in about, especially insight into your personal struggles and growth, but I have to be honest..
I was wondering what, besides girl clothes and diapers/wipes, would you need for a 5th baby? Baby showers are for celebrating, not for the sake of giving presents… So I guess what I mean is it seems sort of tacky:( But maybe I just don’t get it.
Dear NMK,
And you know what, you are entitled to your opinion. But let me just give you a taste of mine. “Tacky” is an opinion not a fact or the truth. Although it may be “your truth” it is not “the truth.” This is my first girl after having four boys, so this is a BIG time of celebration for me. Seeing as I truly thought that my fourth son was my last son the only baby thing that remains in my house is a crib.
If you read this post thoroughly, you would have saw that it was stated: “I have been asked by quite a few online readers, as well as family and friends, if I was going to throw a baby shower.” THIS, and THIS reason alone is the reason why I did an online registry because I was asked by friends and family what they could do to contribute to the celebration of this new life.
I can see how you wouldn’t “get it” because you aren’t in my shoes. What indeed is tacky in this post is your comment and your response. Maybe you should have used a little tact and just remained silent.
Take care,
Shynea
I think your online registry and post about it is fine. You develop relationships as a blogger and many of your active readers may want to particapte. I probably would shop for you today if I had the means. I have six kids and keep to a budget. I can relate tons.
I wouldn’t say this is tacky at all. Some may say they don’t understand but not tacky. Tacky would be offering a prize to the shoppers.
You’re inviting those who want to share this experience with you a chance too.
Each child. Number one or five should be welcomed to the world either by baby shower, online shower, or a lunchoen with family members. This is a true blessing and hope every item on your registry gets purchased!
Congrats!
Dear Jennifer,
I guess I was a little taken-a-back by her response. I am almost eight months pregnant and it has taken people almost four months to convince me to do a registry. lol It it was left up to me I wouldn’t have, but I have a lot of wonderful readers who have wanted to participate in my celebration of my baby girl. It’s the thought that counts, and what has meant so much to me was the fact that SO many people have just said “congratulations.” I don’t need a gift. God has blessed me with what I have been praying for for months. I love the fact that people care and take a few minutes out of their day to say “I’m so happy for you.”
I’m really easy to please. lol
Take care,
Shynea
Congratulations. I know you are SO excited!
And just for the record, to respond to “commenter #1″ … I did an online baby shower when I was pregnant with Zoe (http://senilemomentia.com/2008/02/online-baby-shower-info/) and you would be surprised how many things I got from friends I met online. My friends back home and my mom and coworkers also used it to get gifts for the baby. My former boss’ wife actually bought the baby’s crib off of the registry after she saw it on my blog which was great because I only had it on there so I wouldn’t lose track of the one I wanted! haha There is nothing wrong with someone who spends so much time online that most of your friends are on here having a virtual baby shower, ESPECIALLY with this being your first girl. I say go for it and you will probably be surprised at how many of your “online” friends support you by purchasing from your registry.
Dear Kat,
I guess her reference to me as being tacking is what caught me off guard. I am one of the most down-to-earth and simple people and I had to have all of my teeth and hair pulled to even begin to make a registry. I did it because I was overwhelmed by so many people who asked to buy something for baby girl. I am still getting use to, after two years, all of the negativity that comes from having a public personal blog online. I just never expected to be called tacky. lol I guess there is a first for everything. I’m excited that I’m finally getting my baby girl and I’m not about to let anyone rain on my parade.
I am in hair bow heaven.
Take care,
Shynea
Well that reader is just ignorant. It’s quite natural that you would want to have a registry. Especially because you’re having a girl. There is nothing wrong with having another shower, it’s a time to celebrate the upcoming birth, gather with family and friends and get the necessary baby items you need. You go ahead!!!
Michelle,
I agree with you. I think that the birth of any child is a celebration. I don’t care if it was the first born, fifth born or tenth born. I am always going to celebrate the birth of my children and to be called tacky for it shows how narrow and simple minded people are. Just because I don’t choose to live my life in the way that they live theirs doesn’t make me tacky.
Take care,
Shynea
Nobody should ever be made to feel bad for asking for something they need, or even just want! If you don’t like it, don’t buy anything – simple as that! Shynea, you do NOT have to justify posting your registry online. On my personal website I have posted several online wishlists so that my friends and family have some ideas if they want to shop for a birthday or holiday. And although I know that it is apparently not “the norm” to have a shower for subsequent children, I really hope my family throws some kind of party for each child I have, because I think each should be a celebration, and each child should have at least a few nice new things. The notion that regristries are tacky is completely outdated. Most people who really care about the recipient are greatful for the insight into what they really want and could use.
Jennifer,
Thank you so much for your comment. I find that I am having to explain myself when this post was suppose to be a celebratory post about the excitement of finally having a baby girl after four boys. I have no idea why people see the need to suck the joy out of everything. I know that there will always be critics or skepticism, I just feel like people lack “tact” when it comes to holding their tongue. Just because I don’t do things that seem “right” to them doesn’t give them the right to criticize my decisions either.
I don’t care if I have fifteen children, I’m going to post a registry for each and every one of them “just because.” *smiles*
Take care,
Shynea
I agree with Jen…You should never have to justify any of your actions to anyone. When people don’t understand something that someone else does, the first thing they do is judge and expect the other person to explain their actions…instead of realizing that we all make different choices and we don’t owe anyone an explanation for any of them. Just because we don’t understand something doesn’t mean we have the right to judge it. I think the fact that you registered (5th child or not) is great! Way too many of us have been pestering you and would like to give you a gift for the beautiful new baby that is on the way. And what better way to let us know the things you want and need, than a registry!
Dear K.O.,
If you were here right now I would hug you, big belly and all. lol I guess people just can’t restrain themselves when they see someone doing something that they wouldn’t do. I have never went to someone else’s website and posted anything negative about the decisions that they have made even though I have differing opinions. I hate that that was the first comment on this post because it sets the tone all wrong. I have learned my lesson and next time I will turn the comments off.
Take care,
Shynea
Times have certainly changed. I am from the “old school” where your family members did not give you a shower,your friends did and you definitely didn’t give yourself a shower. After a 19 year gap I became pregnant with my now 4 year old daughter and was looking forward to a shower my sister was going to host in my honor. Unfortunately Hurricane Katrina had other plans… no shower, just lost of rain. Maybe NMK could have said it differently. With you being so busy with your family and the baby on the way, it would have been less on you had someone volunteered to throw an online baby shower for you.
Dear Heather,
It’s obvious that neither you nor NMK are familiar with my blog or my personal posts. I live HOURS away from my family. I moved a little over a year ago to another state and have no family down here. If I would have waited around for someone to “volunteer” to do anything for me I would be waiting on a lot of things forever. Times have changed, and what use to be the norm isn’t. This is suppose to be a celebratory post for the pregnancy of my fifth, and final child, being a little girl and it has turned into a debate on whether or not posting an online registration is “tacky” or whether or not someone should have “volunteered” to do something for me. I have a contact form for a reason, it’s so people can email me comments/questions that don’t fit on a post and this is yet another example of a comment that has NOTHING to do with my post.
However, people are entitled to their own opinion. Seeing as this is my space and my website I will post what I please. It is entirely my readers/random visitors decision on whether or not they would like to return.
Take care,
Shynea
Hey, I say power to you. A baby is a blessing. A celebration of a new life. In this age why would a virtual baby shower be a surprise? We have friends that we know from the Internet. Why shouldn’t they celebrate with you. Again congratulations, I am very happy for you.
Personally I think it is awesome!! I think EVERY baby deserves a shower. Every baby should be celebrated. Every baby deserves to be treated like they are special – even if they are not the first. In some ways maybe baby number five needs to be celebrated more. So many people think that a big family full of kids is not a good thing. Maybe if we celebrate those children as we did the first people would see how much these babies are wanted. And really what mom could not use something? Even if it is girl clothes and diapers and wipes – that stuff adds up!!! I’m glad you registered and I will be checking them out when I return from vacation and can afford a little something for that baby girl of yours.
Congrats on your baby girl. I think it wonderful that you are having an online shower. I read your posts everyday and I feel like I’m apart of your life. I enjoy your website and I’m glad you decided to include this part of your life in it because I can really relate to some of your issues. Don’t let anyone steal your thunder and joy. Your baby girl is a blessing and if you want to give her an online shower then it’s your choice. I’d say CELEBRATE….CELEBRATE…CELEBRATE. When your prayers go up blessings come down. You have been blessed with another bundle of joy. Here’s to new life, new roads traveled and new lessons learned. I am really happy for you. Congrats.
I think this is a great way for your online friends to not only feel included, but to be a blessing as well. Even if you had any remaining baby items, you would still need a lot of items seeing as how this is the first girl. Being so far from friends and family sucks, especially at times like this, but I’m sure you will recieve more than enough love from your online family that will more than compensate.
I was one of the several people asking Shynea if she had a registry! I was hoping she did so that instead of sending her something for baby girl that she did not need or want, I could choose something that she had chosen. This is a much better option for those of us that WANT to purchase something for this special little girl that is joining Shynea’s family. Not that I have to defend this post in any way, shape or form!
I am so thankful that you posted this and I am so excited to go shopping for the new addition!! Thank you again for doing this!
“Just because I don’t choose to live my life in the way that they live theirs doesn’t make me tacky.”
No, it doesn’t. But in my eyes what does is how you respond to people who might post something that you don’t like on your blog. Yes IT IS YOUR BLOG, and you are absolutely entitled to post whatever you want on here. But you already know, what comes with that is people are going to say whatever they want, share their opinions, nice, considerate, close minded, ignorant or not-it something that comes with the territory, it’s something that should be expected when choosing to post about your personal life on an online blog. You’re right, you don’t have to explain yourself to anyone, but don’t gripe about it if you choose to do it every time someone posts an opinion. Just like you are entitled to this blog everyone is entitled to their own opinion, or comment, or whatever. Either that or perhaps you should disable comments altogether.
Dear Shelia,
I’m going to respond to you like I respond to everyone else. THIS post was about my baby shower and me sharing my happiness about having a little girl. How contradictory of yourself to say at one point that I’m tacky for responding to rude comments, and then turn around and say that it’s my blog and I can say what I want. It sounds to me like you need to make up your mind whether or not I need to express myself or I need to just let people walk all over me. Contrary to popular belief, just because I blog about some of my personal life doesn’t mean that I’m going to let people say whatever they want to to me. I find that a lot of people hide behind the internet and become someone they aren’t. They say things through a computer that they would never say to someone face-to-face. I am ENTITLED to THIS BLOG because I pay for THIS BLOG. Not you or any of the other trolls that stop by to release their anger on me from whatever actually pissed them off in their real life. I can express MY OPINION on THIS BLOG because I’m the one that puts the work into it. So basically you’re saying that a COMMENTER is entitled to the same thing? To express their nastiness and narrow-mindedness. Please, think again. I also see that you have only stopped by my blog to look at THIS post and leave THIS comment. Therefor you know nothing about me. How about you spend a little more time than 17 minutes and 49 seconds to get to know me before you leave such a comment. I help more people than I hurt and I’ll be damned if I let some random visitor try to make me feel like something I’m not.
There are millions of other blogs on the internet as well as services that will let you start one for free. How about you do that and then express your opinions OFF of my site.
Take care,
Shynea
You are right – everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, I can’t imagine why in the world someone with the opinion that you are “tacky” would choose to put that opinion in a comment on YOUR blog. Whatever happened to “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all?”
If someone doesn’t like what you are doing, they can click that little x up there and go do something else. I don’t understand the point of insulting you.
And as for that last comment – I am not sure what is wrong with you responding to negative comments! Personally, I wouldn’t have had a problem if you responded to them with a big, resounding Eff You! But you didn’t – you responded politely and explained yourself. On – lets not forget – YOUR BLOG!
Who cares what anyone thinks! Best wishes on your baby girl!