Our Church threw us a shower for our son, but we made them wait until after the relinquishment. I have a friend who wants to throw a "Welcome" tea party for us when we bring our baby girl home. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to register or not, but if I do I'll wait until we're in PGN or FC whichever the last step will be.
With our son it was hard to wait, because we did need things right away. However, since we did wait we able to get lots of larger sized clothes and baby proofing (gates) items. We also had a better idea of what we liked and what we would actually need. There's pros and cons to both ways, but we liked waiting.
I hope you had a fun registering!
