...and we got both kinds on both Saturday AND Sunday.
Matt’s mother lured us to Enotria under the guise of going to dinner with her and Matt’s Grandma Ryan. Let me caveat this by saying it’s been about 28 years since there’s been a baby in their family, so this is quite the event for everyone.
Matt’s mom, Gloria, Courtney and Janene went all out with floral centerpieces, home-made chocolates in baby shapes, footprint cookies, three cakes in the shape of baby blocks, games, and prizes. We had dinner, then got down to some serious present opening.
Aunt Lorraine (Grandfather’s sister) got us a Boppy pillow, a white sleeper with pink polka-dots, a lady bug sleeper, a pack of five organic washcloths, extra nipples, extra bottle caps, and spoons ergonomically designed to help kids learn to feed themselves.
Charlene (Aunt Lorraine’s daughter) got us the Fisher Price newborn to toddler portable rocker, three burp cloths, and a baby farm animals book.
Marie (also Aunt Lorraine’s daughter) got us a beach-themed onsie, a bunny sleeper with matching bib, a four-piece Precious Moments sleeper, pants, onsie and bib set, a set of three headbands, a set of hangers, and a collapsible laundry bag. And, in case Evelyn isn’t going to be spoiled enough, she got her a set of silver flatware. Yup, my baby has a silver spoon (and fork and knife, by Sean O’Hara)!
Aunt Jeanette (Grandmother’s cousin) bought us a polka-dotted sleeper, a three pack of onsies, and a pair of khaki pants.
Aunt Sandy (another of Grandmother’s cousins) and her daughter Francie got us a Rainforest gym, a set of three burb cloths, and a set with two shirts (a duck and safari animals) and a matching pair of duck-footie pants. Aunt Sandy spent a good part of the time Matt and I were opening gifts repeating the refrain, “That’s going to be one well-dressed baby.”
Aunt Pat (my favorite friend-of-the-family) got us a Diaper Genie and some refills.
Mari (mom’s next-door neighbor) got us two pink floral onsies, a kimono top, a pair of pink pants, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, and a bear bank.
Ruth (mom’s old neighbor) got us two thermal receiving blankets and a plush pink blanket.
Aunt Phyllis (Grandma Ryan’s niece) got us two crib pads, two extra fitted sheets, two pink panda shirts and matching footie pants, and a set of five body suits,
Janene crocheted a blanket, a washcloth and a Ravens-purple hat, and gave us a purple Ravens onsie, a pink Ravens onsie with matching booties and bib.
Courtney and her mother-in-law got us extra crib sheets and the matching curtain.
Aunt Gloria bought us a flannel sleep sack, a polka-dotted bunny sleeper, a pink polka-dotted sleep sack, a striped lamb sleep sack, a lady bug sleeper with a matching bib (we’re hoping it fits around Halloween!) and our glider. She also got us a nursery cross. And, she had the foresight to have the guests write their addresses on thank you card envelopes, and gave us the envelopes and cards.
Matt’s mother and Grandma Ryan got us the stroller and car seat set.
Then it was time to open the gifts from Matt’s mother who, much like my own mother, went completely overboard. She got us a Baby Bjorn, a white sleeper with flowers, a rubber duckie sleep sack, a giraffe and elephant sleep sack, a two-pack of sleep gowns, two seashell onsies, two bubble rompers, a blue sweater.
She got us two watherproof pads, a pack of five flannel receiving blankets, a 12-pack of cloth diapers, two sets of fitted sheets for the Pack ‘n Play, and the organic Boppy slipcover,
She got a food mill, our Born Free bottle starter kit, and a Mommy Hook, which is a huge D-ring that you are supposed to use to hang your bags from shopping carts and strollers and such.
She also got Evelyn’s take-me-home set from Serena and Lily, with the gown, blanket, and hat in 100% organic cotton. I have been coveting that set for a while; we even based Evie’s room off of one of their designs.
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