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Thank You Notes for Baby Shower

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NYGirl100:
Hi, all!  This is my first post in this new forum, although I posted a few times in the old one.  I am pregnant and my friends just threw me a baby shower this past weekend.  It was a lot of fun and it was nice to see everyone.  I have an etiquette question regarding thank-you notes.  Would it be OK if my husband writes some of them?  Granted he didn't attend the shower, but I was planning on signing the notes from both of us and the baby.  I know I can do the notes myself, but obviously it will just be faster if both of us do it and he volunteered.  I just didn't want to commit a faux pas unwittingly.  Thank you!

CocoCamm:
I can honestly say I have no idea but I look forward to reading the answers because I think this is a great question!

gr_gal1993:
Technically, if the gift was addressed to you, then you really should be the one sending the thanks to people.  I would find it rather odd to be thanked by the husband if I attended a shower for the wife, unless I was a good friend of the husband first and didn't know the wife very well.

ShadesOfGrey:
I recently hosted a baby shower, and found out that it's traditional for the father to attend a baby shower (I also found out that both set's of grandparents are traditionally invited to the baby shower - grandmother and grandfather.  Who knew?)  Your DH didnt attend the shower, but the gifts were given to you BOTH (you happened to be representing you both that day!).  If ALL thank you's are signed with all 3 names, I dont see what the difference is of who wrote which ones.  

JMO

JudiAU:
Only the author signs a thank you note. You can express thanks from your husband within the text of the letter. It strikes me as very odd to include thanks from an unborn party to the gifts. I would limit it to thanks for the parents or "family."

The presents were given to you so you write the thank you notes. Although I don't anyone will be offended if your husband writes some.

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