Last Friday, a good girlfriend of mine celebrated her birthday. I asked her beforehand if she would be our little girl's godmother and she eagerly replied with a "Yes!". And so it happened that she also threw a baby shower for our coming child on the occassion of her birthday. We just felt so happy and loved for it was a very intimate gathering of good friends, celebrating my friend's birthday and celebrating the life of a soon to be member of our community. It felt like heaven was also celebrating with us, because we had a mild weather, it rained in the morning and so the afternoon air was cool and pleasant.
Here are some snippets of the baby shower and the birthday celebration. It was a first for me although this is my second pregnancy because baby showers were not yet a trend some 12 years ago.
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| The nicely decorated cake table with some diaper cakes. Baby socks and baby bodys hanged on the line make for perfect "baderitas"! |
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| The birthday / baby shower cake. It was delicious! Forgot to ask what it was made of though because of too much excitement. |
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| The diaper cakes lovingly hand crafted by my friends. |
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| Cake pops? No! These are oreo cookies coated in milk and white chocolate and garnished with sugar sprinkles. Lovingly prepared by my friend's daughter. |
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| My daughter and my friend's son, trying out the oreo pops! |
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| Of course, our sumptuous feast composed of grilled meat, the ever present pancit, and some fresh salads to balance it out! |
My heart is overflowing with gratitude for all the love, well wishes for a safe delivery and healthy baby, and gifts for our little girl. We received not one, not two, but three diaper cakes among other gifts... This is very useful because the little one will surely be using them, until such time that she is potty trained.
Our little angel is expected to come out into this world in September. It is not easy to be pregnant with the pandemic still going on, but observing proper hygiene protocols, keeping distance at gatherings, and wearing masks when in enclosed public places, one can still enjoy the little things life has to offer. I pray always for a healthy baby.
And I also pray that things will turn out for the better in the coming days...
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