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Nov. 14th, 2005 12:00 pmReally nice weekend.
My parents' visit was marvelous. We didn't go anywhere except church for Alex's dedication (my mother is very uncomfortable in cities, and would rather just stay at the house), so even though I had a lot of cooking to do for the post-dedication lunch the weekend felt very relaxed. Alex survived the initial shock of being handed off to my father so that I could park Mom's car, and within a couple of hours had developed a passionate fondness for her grandparents. She was as sunny and charming as could be, all weekend long.
The dedication and lunch party went very smoothly. I held it together until the hymn, when the minister led us up and down the aisle so that everyone could give Alex a word or gesture of blessing. Seeing all of those beaming faces, feeling so cherished by our church community, I broke down and started to cry from happiness. I'm so damn lucky. Alex behaved perfectly - she talked a little bit during the dedication itself, seemed to enjoy the parade of blessings, and then sucked down a bottle and fell asleep. She slept through the rest of the service and the walk home, which meant that she was ready to be sunny and charming to our guests for lunch.
We had juuuust enough meat and cheese on the deli tray and way too much pasta salad, and the lemon bars were a big hit - they turned out fabulously well. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and the two babies - Alex and Zoe - were much admired. They're starting to seem excited to see each other, which is fun. They spent a bunch of time amicably taking toys out of each others' hands and feeling each other's faces.
( state of the Alex - seven months old )
My parents' visit was marvelous. We didn't go anywhere except church for Alex's dedication (my mother is very uncomfortable in cities, and would rather just stay at the house), so even though I had a lot of cooking to do for the post-dedication lunch the weekend felt very relaxed. Alex survived the initial shock of being handed off to my father so that I could park Mom's car, and within a couple of hours had developed a passionate fondness for her grandparents. She was as sunny and charming as could be, all weekend long.
The dedication and lunch party went very smoothly. I held it together until the hymn, when the minister led us up and down the aisle so that everyone could give Alex a word or gesture of blessing. Seeing all of those beaming faces, feeling so cherished by our church community, I broke down and started to cry from happiness. I'm so damn lucky. Alex behaved perfectly - she talked a little bit during the dedication itself, seemed to enjoy the parade of blessings, and then sucked down a bottle and fell asleep. She slept through the rest of the service and the walk home, which meant that she was ready to be sunny and charming to our guests for lunch.
We had juuuust enough meat and cheese on the deli tray and way too much pasta salad, and the lemon bars were a big hit - they turned out fabulously well. Everyone seemed to have a good time, and the two babies - Alex and Zoe - were much admired. They're starting to seem excited to see each other, which is fun. They spent a bunch of time amicably taking toys out of each others' hands and feeling each other's faces.
( state of the Alex - seven months old )
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