A Merry Affair: An International Baby Shower

My baby brother and his wife are stationed with the Army in Germany. When he called to tell me last year that he and his wife were having a baby I was thrilled and sad. I didn’t want his wife Kim to miss out on all the exciting moments that happen during your first pregnancy so we decided to throw here a party, thousands of miles away. Our family and friends brought all of their gifts over to our house to show them off and pack them up. We guessed the due date and babies size. Played some “how well do you know mommy and daddy” games, ate some food, and then decorated our boxes! 12 flat rate boxes later we were ready! We packaged up the decorations (baby Jeremy has a jungle theme room so we decorated with animals), the answers to the games, and all of our presents and shipped them across the sea!

My brother Andrew and Kim went into labor before the boxes arrived but baby Jeremy got to come home to some major love! It was a great idea, it made Kim feel a little love from home and it allowed us to get together and celebrate the new addition to the family –even if we haven’t met him yet!!