The baby shower was supposed to be a surprise – Chilie, Ate Zaida, Jill and my mom were planning to throw one for me and Robert – until I started messing everything up by planning one on my own. Haha. They were basically forced to tell me to quit meddling, relax and just sit tight. And even though it went against my obsessive-compulsive nature, I let go of everything and did what was asked of me. Even when one day, little Sammie, as she was drawing and coloring, let it slip that she was ‘just like Mommy, coloring for Auntie Cy’s baby shower’, I just let the comment pass especially after seeing Ate Zaida’s ‘Oh no!’ expression. I was dying to ask them if they needed me to do anything, but was afraid of coming to bodily harm. Lol.

WELL… Robert and I might have known that my family and relatives were planning this for us, but we weren’t exactly prepared to see how much they outdid themselves. Ninang Loida let us use her amazing home (again) as the venue for the event. The lanai was decorated with stuffed bears and balloons, the food was great and Apples’ cupcakes were just fantastic.

The traffic was just horrendous, I know that for a fact. Which is why it was all the more wondrous how so many people turned out for the baby shower. Even Camille (whom I haven’t seen in YEARS), one of the best friends I have had since grade school, came all the way from Los Baños to be with us. Knowing that almost everyone came all the way from Quezon City, Manila and Laguna to Las Piñas, where the traffic knows no bounds, makes us feel so loved. Hehe.

The games were HILARIOUS, kudos to the organizers for them. The gerber-eating-baby-bottle-drinking contest was pure win. Haha. But the most surprising of all this came when towards the end of the whole afternoon of fun and games and food and wonderful company, they showed the surprise AVP that Direk Mike Plana made for Robert and myself. There were both old and new pictures of me and Robert (note: Robert’s long, err, BIG hair. Lol.). But what brought me to tears were the surprise videos of well-wishes that my friends and relatives from abroad had sent – people who I were wishing could be there but couldn’t, and suddenly, there they were.

I’ve said it many times and I will say it again – we are VERY BLESSED to have such a LOVING, GENEROUS (in more ways than one!), THOUGHTFUL family and relatives and such AWESOME people for friends. You guys are the BEST.

TO EVERYONE who made this day very special, we will one day, very soon, meet little Sophia. And we will be more than happy to tell her how you have loved her even from the beginning, as much as we have – A GREAT BIG THANK YOU:

Mama Nev, Daddy Monty, Mama Babes, Papa Jun, Apples, Ninang Loida, Marta, Ninang Doay, Ate Zaida, Kuya Bong, Chilie, Bombing, Sam (part hostess of the day), Jill, Bernard, The Twins – CJ and JADD, David (the Rockstar – sorry Dave, just had to put that in as per Robert, lol.), Direk Mike, Tito Pano, Ninong Jojo, Ninang Grace, Kaye, Ninang Tess, Piah, Casey, Leah, Norwyn, Jeah, Ate Liza Manayon, Mei and Jon Balona, Katie DeGenarro, The Chalmers, Esther Shin, Edrei Olarte, Kuya Dasig, Ate Hyacinth, Kai, Agham and Camille Cuevas and the boys, Divine Lopez, Tanya Harris, Wilson Calibo, Richie Lo, Jason Tamayo

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