It’s true what they say about the glow of a mama expecting.
And, that glow may actually seem a bit brighter when the mama has been waiting a long time to hold the title “mama” and hold a child of her own in her arms.
Showered she was. Complete with games (it is her first, ya’ll. Don’t even think of skipping the games) courtesy of the Overthinker (that be me)–a fun Chinese trivia game, a matching game for Chinese characters with their corresponding English words, and a “sweet messages for the mom” game where ladies wrote little messages of advice or thoughts (we even had some lengthy letters) using the names of all these candy bars.
Hope her friends didn’t think I was the game nazi. There was pretty much no escaping my games.
Lots of ladies there to celebrate with the expectant mama, mama-to-be, mama waiting to hold her son in her arms. Lots of loot, and lots of love. And some special love from a few other mamas who have gone before her to bring their little ones home to China.
The journey of waiting you have been on for so long is almost over, Melissa. Soon, the real adventure begins.
Beautiful!! Congratulations to your friend and bless you for being such a caring, thoughtful friend!!
I can’t thank you enough, not only for alll you did to help make my day special, but for being my friend on this journey! I wouldn’t want to do it without you! These memories will stay with me forever!
What great friends! It looks like it was a beautiful day willed with fun and happy memories.
What a lovely celebration! (I’m sporting a braid today, too, Melissa.) :)
Beautiful pictures! Just wondering where the globe ball came from? We’re at the beginning of our homestudy process for China and would love to pick one up for our boys. – Debbie, deballen1081@yahoo.com