We had a party, more of an open house, on Sunday afternoon. Roughly 40 to 45 people showed up -- a mixture of friends, neighbors, Amy's family, and a coworker or two. It went very well. The food and drink were plentiful and well received (two pitchers of mojitos disappeared in short order), and everyone seemed to have a nice time. People who'd never met each other before struck up conversations and got along remarkably well. In the small world department, it turns out the Clare, my coworker, has been friends for some time now with Amy's friend Paula Folkman and her husband Judah.
Samantha was, of course, the star attraction of the day. She was passed around from hand to hand because everyone wanted to hold her. She seemed to love the attention, and spent the entire day either napping on someone's shoulder or smiling and coo'ing adorably. Jack, our neighbor across the fence who was grown children and grandchildren of his own, positively beamed when Amy asked him if he'd like to hold Samantha. She sat on his lap for almost an hour, delighted the entire time. Jack looked like he was enjoying himself too. Amy's brother Alan also spent a long time sitting with Samantha. He really seems to love babies.
Amy and I were both surprised and a bit embarrassed by how many people brought gifts either for us (housewarming gifts 2 years after you move in?) or for Samantha. We certainly didn't expect that; in fact, it never occured to us that anyone might do such a thing.
Ella was also very well behaved for the most part, although she's taken a serious liking to Ben, our friend Sam's son. Ben, however, is afraid of Ella. She doesn't help by trying to jump on him and lick his face every time she sees him!
Unfortunately, everything was running so late in the preparations and I was so frazzled by the time people got here that I completely forgot to get my camera and take some pictures. I guess we'll just have to do another one of these in the winter.
Samantha is sleeping peacefully right now. Last night she slept completely through the night from 9:45 pm (after another 2 hour battle of wills to get her to sleep) until 6 am. I hope she does the same tonight.
Samantha was, of course, the star attraction of the day. She was passed around from hand to hand because everyone wanted to hold her. She seemed to love the attention, and spent the entire day either napping on someone's shoulder or smiling and coo'ing adorably. Jack, our neighbor across the fence who was grown children and grandchildren of his own, positively beamed when Amy asked him if he'd like to hold Samantha. She sat on his lap for almost an hour, delighted the entire time. Jack looked like he was enjoying himself too. Amy's brother Alan also spent a long time sitting with Samantha. He really seems to love babies.
Amy and I were both surprised and a bit embarrassed by how many people brought gifts either for us (housewarming gifts 2 years after you move in?) or for Samantha. We certainly didn't expect that; in fact, it never occured to us that anyone might do such a thing.
Ella was also very well behaved for the most part, although she's taken a serious liking to Ben, our friend Sam's son. Ben, however, is afraid of Ella. She doesn't help by trying to jump on him and lick his face every time she sees him!
Unfortunately, everything was running so late in the preparations and I was so frazzled by the time people got here that I completely forgot to get my camera and take some pictures. I guess we'll just have to do another one of these in the winter.
Samantha is sleeping peacefully right now. Last night she slept completely through the night from 9:45 pm (after another 2 hour battle of wills to get her to sleep) until 6 am. I hope she does the same tonight.
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