gender reveal and/ or baby shower?

Lizzy
So me and one of my close friends are having our baby's 4 days apart and we decided we were gonna have a little gender reveal party together. Does anyone think it's too much to have a gender reveal AND a baby shower? We really want to announce it together but I feel like having our baby showers together is too much & the reveal would be more like a barbecue. Please let me know your opinions!