Marine wives bond at baby shower

Marine wives bond at baby shower
By BRITTANY LEVINE
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

SAN CLEMENTE – The first time Heather Schuhlein found out she was pregnant, she had to break the news to her husband, while the camp Pendleton Marine was deployed in the Middle East. Now she's on baby number four and though her husband has made it back for every pregnancy, he might not make this one because he's training for an October deployment to Afghanistan.

Schulhein and about 20 other Marine wives attended a baby shower thrown by a San Clemente church on Saturday for women preparing to raise their newborns alone after their Camp Pendleton-based husbands head to Afghanistan this fall.


The women played baby shower games and received new car seats, strollers and baskets filled with baby clothes and diaper bags – one had a camouflage pattern. Each basket was made specifically for an individual family. Schuhlein's basket said "Baby Boy Schuhlein" on a blue tag. After three girls, she's finally having a son.

But the women who attended the shower said they came to meet other expectant mothers. The gifts were much needed for many who struggle financially, but weren't expected. Some Marines also attended.

"I thought we'd maybe get a little gift bag, but there are all these great, brand-new things for us and they don't even know us," said Caitlin Richmond, who is about six months pregnant with her first child. In addition to getting gifts, the women played games such as baby bingo.
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