Finding out you are pregnant is the best news of all. Well, of course only second to hearing the grand proposal. Getting the news of being pregnant, is like icing on the cake of your married life.

For first time expecting mothers, arranging all the right stuff for the new baby can be a difficult task. One of the ways to keep things on schedule is to make a list of all the necessary items the new born will need, and then getting them one by one, well before the new baby’s arrival.

But there is another easy way to almost have it all, without getting too much headache over it. Giving a baby shower party, is a perfect solution for this. The only headache mom-to-be would have is the menu she would have to prepare on that day and that is easier for her. For really getting things more exiting she can sent out unique baby shower invitations to the invitees.

Now the burden of searching and looking for baby stuff is passed on to the invitees. But now another question arises. How will the baby shower go about? The best answer there is, is to have a theme that would guide the flow of the baby shower. Why not go for a unique baby shower theme. How about planning the theme on colors? If you already know the gender of the baby, why not base the theme accordingly and set your theme based on Pink for a baby girl and Blue for a baby boy. Or How about character-themed baby shower such as the Sesame Street, Power Puff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory or the Looney Tunes?

Write a note of the gifts you received. If you still find some necessary things missing from your list, be sure to buy it, well before the new baby arrives.

Things to remember for a baby shower party:

Hold it four to six weeks before the due date, establish a theme, write down the guest list, set the tone and size of the baby shower, plan the games, plan the menu, create baby shower party favors, and last but not the least, set the time and location, if it will not be held in your residence.

Remember, baby showers are a fun way to welcome the baby that would be coming soon enough.