Baby Gifts

Our neighbors here are all about hand-made/knitted gifts for newborn babies. We thought you'd enjoy seeing the hand-made things we've received from our neighbors. The big fuzzy white blanket thing is specifically for our stroller. All "good" mommies here keep their babies wrapped snuggly beneath a special blanket while in the stroller. Notice the frilly stuff around the edges. Hmmmm . . . According to our neighbor who made this, as the child gets older and begins sleeping in a regular bed this same blanket is folded at the foot of their bed to hide their PJ's. We'll see what our little boy thinks of the frills when he gets that old. :-)


Also this week we received the quilt that Mark's mom made for the baby. It's bright, cheery, and stitched with lots of love!


And finally . . . today some very dear friends "showered" us with lots of special gifts. It was a lot of fun hanging out with our fellow ex-pat friends for a special day of celebration. Having a traditional baby shower in a foreign country takes some planning, and they went all out! We had punch, chocolate cheesecake, cheese balls, fruit salad, little ham sandwiches, spinach dip, chicken quiche, and chocolate chip cookies. YUMMY! Mommy and baby were VERY happy with so many favorites to tickle our taste buds!!! Here's all the wonderful things we came home with.


What a beautiful assortment of gifts. You might not be able to make out what all of it is, so here's a summary. Onesies and other really adorable outfits, bibs, booties, hooded towel, diapers and wipes, pacifiers, laundry detergent, books, stuffed animals, blanket, bath supplies, a beautifully crafted scrapbook, nightlight/music box thing, hand/foot print kit, and a few other odds and ends that are tucked away in that basket. These ladies have been a tremendous blessing to us today!