Sip-and-See

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Hello, this is Cassandra from Fort Worth, Texas.

Hi, Cassandra. Welcome.

Hi, Cassandra.

Hi. I have a question for you.

Good.

We just had a baby, and we didn’t want to have a shower or a sprinkle, I guess, with your second shower.

A sprinkle.

And we wanted to know, we wanted everybody to come over and meet the baby, but we can’t find a word for a party like that.

Meet the baby.

First of all, congratulations.

Congratulations. Babies are wonderful.

What’s the baby’s name?

The baby’s name is Nicholas.

Nicholas. Okay.

So you want to know what you’d call that party.

Something other, I assume, than a welcome home party.

Welcome baby party.

Show and tell.

A drag and drag.

Kiss and cry.

Kiss and cry is cool.

That’s the Olympics.

Yeah.

I’ll tell you, there is a name for this event where you have people, family and friends, come over to the house to meet the baby.

Of course, you can call it a newborn party or a meet the baby party.

But a lot of people call it a sip and see, as in sipping wine and seeing the baby, a sip and see.

Or sipping coffee.

Or sipping coffee or sipping tea or milk or what have you.

Oh, yeah, the baby will be sipping milk, I guess.

Yeah.

So there’s a word out there.

A lot of people use it.

If you Google this, you’ll actually find a lot of great instructions on how to throw a really successful sip and see without stressing the new mother and without stressing the new baby.

Awesome.

Thank you so much.

We looked everywhere and we couldn’t find anything.

And so is this your first child or you have a couple?

This is our second child.

Second.

Okay, very good.

And how is it with two?

My wife and I are discussing this, and I really want to know.

Two’s not as bad.

Well, we spaced them about four years apart.

Not as bad, you say?

Not as bad as everybody has led me to expect.

I bet it’s beautiful.

Right?

Yeah, they’re really great.

Well, congratulations on the baby, Cassandra, and thank you for giving us a call today.

Thank you so much.

I appreciate that.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Thanks.

Bye.

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