Chap. 13: Another month later, Lips was 7 months along. Janice and Lisa insisted that they should have a baby shower, even though Lips thought it would be too much trouble, and Zoot agreed. Janice said she didn't care and that she wanted to throw a baby shower for her friend and that it would be fun. Lisa said it was the perfect way to welcome a new baby. Lips said they could welcome the baby after it was born, but after at least three days of the girls pressing him to let them do it, Lips gave in.

So, the Muppets got ready for the baby shower. On that day, Gladys the cafeteria lady made a chocolate cake and the other girls started to decorate the living room in the Muppet Boarding House for the party, until Kermit reminded them that this shower was for a guy, not a girl when he saw the girly décor. Then, they redecorated with regular decorations. The shower did turn out really well! Lips and Zoot received a lot of gifts for the baby from their friends:

Dr. Teeth-A baby hat,

Floyd and Janice-A toy saxophone and trumpet,

Animal-His old baby blanket which was surprisingly still in one piece,

Kermit-A baby book, you know, the one where you write the baby's first in it,

Swedish Chef-A baby food cookbook and lots of high-end formula,

Rowlf the Dog-baby safety materials (gates, cabinet locks, etc.),

Beaker-Baby First-Aid kit,

Miss Piggy-A baby dress that oddly resembles her lavender one,

Scooter-A baby monitor,

Bunsen-Changing table and pad,

Fozzie-Receiving blankets with bears on them,

Skeeter-A baby mobile,

Delores-A lot of baby bottles and bottle brushes,

Zachariah-A bassinet,

Ethel-crib,

Lisa-a stuffed calico cat,

Gladys-A high chair,

Gonzo and Camilla-baby swing,

Vicki-rattle and pacifiers,

Digit-hooded towels and baby washcloths,

Sam the Eagle-baby bathtub,

Walter-a collection of Muppet storybooks,

Clifford-a diaper cleaning kit and a diaper pail,

Rizzo-a baby sling,

Hilda-various dresses and onesies,

Marvin Suggs-a baby Muppaphone that he tried to demonstrate on until Kermit and Fozzie stopped him, saying it was just a baby and that it didn't need to go through what it's parents did,

Lew Zealand-a baby pillow with goldfish on it,

Beauregard-diaper bag and diapers,

Pepe the King Prawn and Spamella Hamderson-baby soap and other bathing materials,

Annie Sue-Insulated bottle carrier,

Nigel-a CD of baby lullabies,

Mildred Huxtetter-a baby carrier,

Robin, Bettina and Bolinda-a baby playpen,

Bobby Benson and his Baby Band-A Baby band t-shirt in case they would be interested in letting the baby into his band,

Various whatnots-toys and baby clothes,

And the White Lion-a small statue of him that he said would insure the baby would be wise when it was older.

Lips thanked his friends for the gifts and that he was glad he let them do this for him. A few days later, Lips, Zoot, Lisa and Zachariah got the baby's room ready for baby which would come in two months.

Later that night, Lips and Zoot were lying in bed, worn out from all the decorating.

"I'm excited," Lips said, grasping his husband's hand.

"About what?" Zoot asked.

"The baby," Lips reminded the saxophonist, rolling his eyes.

"Oh right, the baby. You may be very excited, but I'm very nervous. I'm not sure if I'll be a good father," Zoot admitted.

"Oh come on, you'll be great," Lips said. "And besides, we got a lot of people to help us out if things become too much."

"Yeah, that's true. So, Mari Kaori Simms is going to be her name?"

"Yeah, unless you want to change it," Lips said.

"No, I want to keep the name. I just can't believe that we're basically naming her after two good people of jazz," Zoot stated.

Lips smirked at him, "Technically, it's three people of jazz."

"Who's the third?" Zoot asked, confused.

"You, she has your last name," Lips stated.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that," Zoot said. "There is something else I'm worried about, too."

"What's that, man?"

"What if…the baby comes early? Or during a show? What do we do then? And what if the band was in the middle of a performance?" Zoot started to ramble until Lips stopped him. "It's okay man. That's two months away. I'm sure everything will be okay. Just relax."

"Okay, sorry," Zoot said. "Still, what should we do if that happens?"

"I don't know, get me to a hospital or we could have the baby in the theater. That would make it memorable," Lips said, laughing.

"Er…I don't think having a baby in the theater would be a good idea, but that would be cool, but wouldn't the audience hear your screams?" Zoot asked.

"Depends. Hopefully they won't, but if they do, it would be hilarious if they jumped every time," Lips said with a grin.

"This is serious, Lips," Zoot said. "We got to consider the well-being of our baby."

"Okay sorry, just thought I'd think positively of it."


Raise your hands if you think Zoot jinxed him and Lips!

Well, this is the chapter with the baby shower. It was sort of rushed, but I promise the next chapter will have a little more detail!

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