Online
Baby Shower 

Since so many of the people we love who've supported us are far away, we wanted to have an option for an online celebration. We understand lots of folks have had enough of Zoom, so don't feel obligated here, but we thought it'd be nice to set aside some time to chat with folks who do like that kind of connection, give people a live opportunity to smack talk about who's winning the baby pool, share embarrassing stories about us with each other, etc.

You can sign up for a half-hour-ish slot below, and here's the link to the Zoom in case you didn't get the email. Happy to provide thoughts on who you might enjoy coinciding with, too!

How does the sign-up work?

Click the big green button above to edit the spreadsheet. Find whatever time you'd like to sign in, and put your name to the right in that row. Sign in more or less around that time, and hang out with us for 30ish-45ish or however long you can pop in. If this is confusing or the spreadsheet acts up, just reach out to MP or Tom!

Feel free to sign up for the same time as another household (that's what the other columns are for). We just didn't want the chaos of everyone feeling like they needed to be on a whole two-hour Zoom call with a dozen strangers at the same time.

What to Expect

We won't have too many things like games planned but are mainly excited to set aside time to hang out (though we may have some cute baby pictures of us and our favorite animals, and the occasional Tom/MP trivia question). We welcome any well wishes, laughter, predictions, baby pictures you want to share (of us, you, or your littles), speculations on how much hair our child will have, etc. We'll eat lunch at some point onscreen (MP is constantly snacking these days anyway), feel free to snack away, too.

Are you registered anywhere?

We are registered on Babylist, and of equal importance to us are some of the other invitations to celebrate and welcome our new child, such as a donation to your local diaper bank or shelter. You can find a link to the registry and more info on the "Other Ways to Support" page.

One particularly meaningful ask from us: We would love, especially from you folks at a distance, if you could send us any or all the following notes of encouragement, each on a separate piece of paper. We'll even mail you paper and a stamp if you want, or you can submit them via form: send us your affirmations or your address here.

We'd love some nice words to read:

1. as affirmations to hang up or read aloud in the birthing room (for both of us!).
   We also welcome colors and drawings and images from kiddos or adults!

2. encouraging us as new parents in general (for those late nights, frustrated feeding attempts, etc.)

3. on our baby's first birthday