Is it normal to have a baby shower everytime you have another baby?

In the back of my mind I’ve always thought that wedding showers and baby showers came about because normally a young couple just starting out in life and getting married don’t have much of anything and not much money. A wedding shower was given to give them a boost up. They received household items that they might not be able to afford for a while.

I thought a baby shower for a first baby was given for the same reason. After that, pretty much everything they got for the first baby can be used for the rest of the chilluns as they arrive.

However, I think having a baby shower for every baby you have is overkill, don’t you? It’s like having a wedding shower for Liz Taylor every time she got married.

What are your thoughts?