Something like this cute invitation with a champagne glass and baby bottle. Now what? Once you’ve decided on a day and time. The best part is you don’t have to plan any baby shower games. Something like champagne is appropriate or whatever you choose to serve and check out the new baby. What exactly do you do at a sip and see? Well, you literally sip and see the baby. The sip and see is perfect because mommy decides when she feels her best for visitors. I don’t know about you, but I always felt a little awkward about being the center of attention at one of my baby showers especially since I had gained 70 pounds with my one! To say that I wasn’t feeling like myself was an understatement. Another advantage is it helps take the attention off mommy and onto the new baby. The sip and see is ideal, because well-wishers know they will have an opportunity to see baby without surprising the new parents. I can remember being a new parent and in the beginning it was hard to get acclimated to feeding schedules, no sleep and most days I wasn’t really feeling up to having a lot of visitors (especially since I found taking a shower to be challenging in the beginning). The best part is that it’s on the parents’ terms when they are feeling up to having visitors. The parents, family members or friends host a sip and see. This is a wonderful way for couples to host a party to let everyone see their new bundle of joy.
I thought to myself, “What a great idea!” Maybe you’ve heard of it or attended one before. During one of the episodes, they hosted a “sip and see”. I did, however, learn something useful from Southern Charm. Mindless television is my guilty pleasure that I like to use to decompress from a long day. I’m just going to go ahead and admit this…I’m guilty of indulging in shows like The Real Housewives of…oh, it doesn’t matter what city, I’ll watch it and Southern Charm.