| Deciding what to get a mom-to-be for her baby | | | | the diapers in a pattern. A diaper cake pattern consists |
| shower can be an enormously taxing ordeal, | | | | of using newborn diapers to create the illusion of a |
| particularly for those who have not attended a baby | | | | multi layered cake. A diaper cake pattern, when |
| shower and have not had children themselves. One | | | | properly constructed, looks amazingly like a real cake, |
| small piece of advice for those who are uncertain | | | | and many baby shower attendees assume that that is |
| about what to get--the more useful it is, the more | | | | precisely what it is until the gift is given or until they |
| appreciated it will be. As any veteran parent knows, | | | | inspect it more closely. |
| the first few weeks after a baby is born are incredibly | | | | There are a number of ways to arrange newborn |
| taxing, not only on the body and mind, but also on the | | | | diapers into a diaper cake pattern, but most involve |
| finances. Therefore, the gift of diapers is not only very | | | | rolling the diapers into a column shape and then |
| appropriate, but also incredibly appreciated. | | | | stacking them on one another in layers. From a |
| Some may shy away from the idea of giving diapers | | | | distance, the diaper material looks like cake frosting, |
| because it does not seem to be a very personal gift. | | | | and the illusion can be quite convincing (and, therefore, |
| The way to get around this apprehension is to | | | | entertaining). |
| personalize the presentation of the gift by arranging | | | | |