As such, coming of a baby (whether girl or boy) always gives a family and their friends a great occasion for rejoicing. The baby showers honor would-be-mothers and makes period of anticipation a little easier for her.

The baby shower ceremonies are usually celebrated during pregnancy period. By convention, baby showers are held for first child. Baby showers are organized to receive or arrange funds for would-be parents. This is an immense help for first time parents-to-be.

The guests may also make gifts for baby-to-be born. This gives parents a chance to gather things that they might find difficult to arrange out of sheer ignorance or due to costs involved. With families becoming smaller, each child gets more individual attention and baby shower ceremonies have become more common in past 15 years.

Following tradition, baby showers are organized by family friends, rather than by immediate families. Actually, immediate families of couple (would-be-parents) are chief guests. Close friends, relatives and even neighbors with whom would-be-mother is on intimate terms make it to invited circle.

This alleviates spirit of would-be-mother and hence host of shower, needs to make wise choice of guests while sending out baby girl shower invitations. The guests should receive baby girl shower invitations well in time, say about two weeks ahead, so that they can surely make it to celebration.

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Journaling is a powerful tool that can enhance our lives and support our well-being. It can also add to our relationships at home, work, and play. When we journal we are recording a relative reflection of our feelings and experiences. When we share those with ones closest to us, we learn more about ourselves and each other.

You can start a journal for just you and your partner to write in, daily or weekly, whatever you both agree to.

Couples Journals -

Keeping a couples journal with your partner can be a fun and interesting way to communicate and discover more about each other. Get a blank book and place it were it is accessible for both of you on a daily basis. Keep a pen with your journal. You can use same color of pen or each have a different color of pen to use. You can also designate colors of pens for certain feelings, i.e., green = growth, blue = sadness, orange = joy, red = anger - you get idea. If you are using different colored pens, write in front of your journal what you both have decided what each color signifies.

There are 2 ways to use your couples journal. You can each use a side of book, left page or right page, adding date each time you journal. Or you can journal after each other on same pages.