how to plan a baby shower for dad

So you are a guy and you are about to become a father.  Great.  If you are anything like most expectant fathers these days, then you are probably planning on taking a more active role in parenting and childcare than fathers of previous generations.  This means that you will likely be changing diapers in the middle of the night, bathing your baby and swaddling your newborn (don’t worry if none this lingo makes sense to you right now… it will soon).  The point is this:  If you are going to be doing a lot of the work, then why don’t you get to celebrate your impending fatherhood the way your wife or girlfriend does with a baby shower?

Men are attending prenatal appointments, suffering from pregnancy pains, enduring the havoc that goes along with living with a hormonal pregnant woman, and taking the abuse that is often inflicted on a labor coach by a birthing woman.  So, if expectant fathers are involved in so many other aspects of the pregnancy process, then why don't they get a chance to reap the benefits?  It's so passé to host a baby shower that doesn't include the dad-to-be.  That said, if you do have a co-ed baby shower, you need to be sure that the games are gender appropriate.  Here are 10 baby shower games that will please the most discerning parents-to-be.

It's the 21st Century and it's time for expectant fathers to stand up for themselves.  Even if they aren't burdened with a growing pregnant belly and all the other pregnancy pains, there is no reason why dads-to-be should be excluded from some of the perks of pregnancy and fatherhood, particularly the gifts.  Read on for a few ideas on what to buy expectant dads.