• On Good Things Utah this morning – Baby showers can truly be dull. Let’s be real — the fun of sitting for two hours “ooing and ahhing” over pacifiers and baby overalls only lasts for so long. Plus, for the mom-to-be, sure, they come away with a good haul of baby stuff, but it’s just so much crap to sort, organize, and find a place for. That can be totally taxing for a mom in her third trimester. One mom-to-be opted out of a baby shower and instead, put her friends to work at what she called a “nesting party.”
    • What is a nesting party?
      • “Every pregnant mom needs a nesting party. If you’re pregnant and don’t want a baby shower, do this. If you have a pregnant friend, do this for them!” Nia Lui wrote in the caption on her new-viral video. In the video, Lui’s friends can be seen cleaning, organizing, and getting her house ready to welcome a new bundle of joy.
    • “So, I had my nesting party last night instead of a baby shower, and it was amazing,” she says in a voiceover on the video.
    • “My friend Bree organized it. I sent her a list of things that I wanted to get done before baby came and she made little cards for each person to take to take on a section of the house.” As her friends helped around the house, Lui played delegator, advising her friends on where things went or how she’d like certain tasks to be done.
    • “And then we took a dinner break, ate some soup, some sourdough bread, some treats and just chatted about this baby and how it’s going to be,” she said.
    • “And then we got straight back to work and everything was so clean and organized. and I feel so much more ready for this baby.” Everyone invited to the nesting party also brought a freezer meal so that Lui would be set with food once baby came.
      • How to throw a nesting party
        • So, you’re telling me there’s an opting to still hang out with all my friends and family to celebrate baby and I get to wear sweatpants? Nesting parties are the way to go! We hope you join us for this Hot Topic and so much more this morning on GTU.