Baby Shower

There's a moment at every baby shower worth planning the whole party around: the mom-to-be looks up from a tiny pair of socks, sees every woman who raised her, taught her, and loves her gathered in one room — and the whole day makes sense. What ruins that moment? A restaurant server clearing plates mid-toast. A rented hall with fluorescent lighting and a hard stop at 2 p.m. Or a home shower where Grandma-to-be spends the entire afternoon refilling the punch bowl instead of si