A couple of parties were thrown to welcome me to the world! One was thrown by my family and another by Mommy's coworkers at PPD! Both parties celebrated my upcoming birth.
Nana and Aunts September and Elizabeth organized the celebration at our house in Durham. Mommy wanted to allow boys to come so that Daddy could be there, too! Papa was able to serve mimosa's! Granny and Grandpa brought me my heiloom crib! And Uncle Jon and Aunt Jennifer brought Cousin Harrison along and a gazillion gifts! Of course, Cousin Charlotte was there also. Friends of Mommy's and Daddy's Alexis, Dawn, Sarah, Sara, and Jaime brought plenty of warmth and smiles!
Nana and Aunts September and Elizabeth organized the celebration at our house in Durham. Mommy wanted to allow boys to come so that Daddy could be there, too! Papa was able to serve mimosa's! Granny and Grandpa brought me my heiloom crib! And Uncle Jon and Aunt Jennifer brought Cousin Harrison along and a gazillion gifts! Of course, Cousin Charlotte was there also. Friends of Mommy's and Daddy's Alexis, Dawn, Sarah, Sara, and Jaime brought plenty of warmth and smiles!
Grandpa made a crib that all my Mommy's siblings slept in! It became my crib and when Granny and Grandpa came down, they refinished it! They also brought a corner cupboard and a dresser with matching cherry finish. You don't have to look to hard to see Mommy's bump. That's me in there!
Mommy gave Uncle Jon (Bon Bon) an old book that they used to read alot called Jonny Lion's Rubber Boots. Uncle Jon looks pretty thrilled as he reminisces. He looks forward to reading it to Cousin Harrison.
Cousin Harrison offers smiling approval of Grandpa's crib!
Mommy holds up a stuffed animal that Dawn crocheted for me. Mommy took the liberty of naming him Donnie after Dawn. Cute enough. Dawn also made me a blanket, sweater, hat, and footies. The yarn she used is washable and the material beautiful. I hope if someday I have a daughter that I can give her these precious heirlooms. If you look close, you can see Donnie is wearing my footies!
Aunt Jennifer looks on! She was so unbelievably generous to me! She tells Mommy she's excited that she can buy things for me and that she always had nice relationships with her aunts and that she'd like to have a close one with me, too!
Grandpa looks on as Mommy opens another gift!
Mommy was so happy Alexis could make it! She took lots of pictures and brought lots of joy!
Aunt September and Granny sit next to each other on the couch enjoying the unwrapping of the gifts! They are both beautiful!
Mommy and Daddy cut my Welcome to the World cake!
Uncle Jon and Cousin Harrison look pretty excited about cake!
Nana and Papa smile for the camara!
Cousin Charlotte receives a kiss from Aunt Elizabeth.
My second party was held at PPD on Friday the 23rd of March, 2007. Mommy was overwhelmed by the generosity of her colleagues. They made her a diaper cake and wrote words of encouragement on diapers for those late-night changes. She was speechless with appreciation for their acts of kindness and generosity!
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