Samantha's first blog

Posted By pamelamyers on July 28, 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009 was my baby shower.  It was so much fun!  I cannot believe how lucky we are to have such wonderful family and friends. We got so many gifts!   Sam is going to be the best dressed girl ever : )  Thank you so much to everyone for being so kind, so thoughtful, and so incredibly generous.  Mark and I were overwhelmed by everyone’s good wishes.  It was truly unexpected how generous everyone was to us and baby Sam.  And a big thank you to our family for putting on such a beautiful day for our benefit.  We knew that we were anxiously awaiting our little girl, but it seems everyone else is too!

My shower had a rubber ducky theme (I have a million of them in my bathroom and think they are too cute).  My Aunt Barbara and cousin Terry from Texas flew in to join us, which was really special. 

A few of my gifts that you won’t see in these photos are definitely worth mentioning.  Grandmom and Grandpop Myers bought our little girl her crib and Grandmom and Grandpop Ricciotti bought us our glider so that we can spend many, many hours rocking Sam while feeding her and then trying desperately to get her to fall asleep!  Thank you so much for being so wonderful to Mark and I every single day, not just while we are expecting our little one.  We couldn’t do it without you.

Here are some photos of my day, with some commentary.

Obviously, here is my cake.  It was made by (it my opinion, master cake baker) Judy Maloney who at work we affectionately call, “The Cake Lady” . Our office administrator found her and we are all addicted to her cake. It was so delicious, half chocolate and half vanilla.  If you are interested, please visit her website at http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4mhtm/judymaloney/id4.html as her cakes are so yummy!

My billions of presents!  I seriously cannot believe how many we got. It took me over 2 hours to open them all, I was told.

Just starting to open them all….

These are some wooden puzzles that were handmade by Mark’s dad, Rich.  He is quite the woodworker, and a few years ago when he started making puzzles for his other grandchildren, Analiece and Joseph, we told him he had to make some cat puzzles for us when we had a child.  They are so adorable, and so well made. I know Sam will enjoy playing with them (Mark and I will too!)

These are some custom made onesies that Mark’s mom, Sandi, had made for Sam.  Every year in November the whole family gets together to carry on a tradition of Mark’s grandmom, Mary — making hundreds of homemade raviolis for Christmas dinner.  It is so much work, but we all have such a blast making them every year.  It takes us all day, and we are covered in flour and exhausted, but it is so worth it.  We spend as much time talking and laughing as we do cooking.  I can’t wait until this year when Sam and her new cousin Maddox can be there too.  The other onesie, about Ella Fitzgerald, means the world to me and Mark too, since she is our favorite singer of standards.  I know she will be Sam’s. We plan on playing a lot of Ella for her (and we’ve already started!)

Me and a bunch of my guests.  My dear friend, Debbi, who was maid of honor at our wedding, is right next to me, keeping track of my gifts.

Aunt Barbara’s husband, Richard, picked out this outfit for Sam.  He is a native Texan, not a transplant like the rest of my family, so he wanted to make sure she was dressed appropriately!  Don’t mess with Texas, and no one better mess with our Sammy!

In keeping with the ducky theme, I received a lot of ducky clothes. This robe is one of my faves, and it is from my mom. I just love baby robes!

Me, my mom, and my Aunt Barbara enjoying the fresh air and sunshine before the shower.  It was so nice that she was able to come and share the day with me.

Me, Mark and Grandmom Sandi

Me and the proud Grandmas.  From this picture, does anyone think I am going to be able to wrestle my little girl away from them?  Yeah, me neither.

Me and my cousin Terry who also was sweet enough to fly in just for my shower.

Me and some of my work friends, Nerine (who is holding honorary Anapolette, Sekai) and Amber.

Me and my friend, Debbi with the outfit her kitties, Elaine and Jerry, picked out for Sam!  It’s a doggie coat, not a kitty coat, but they couldn’t find a kitty.  Regardless, they are so thoughtful!

Thank you, thank you, thank you again to everyone!

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