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Oh
Baby! Parties
May
2007
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 The
focus of this month's party possibilities is babies
- or rather the parties we throw to celebrate them
like baby showers, welcoming parties and religious
ceremonies.
With
three girls of my own, I know a little something
about babies - or at least, how to celebrate them!
We've had parties to announce the gender of our
unborn baby, open houses to introduce our newest
addition to friends and family, and also, Christenings
with baby naming. In fact, this weekend, my family
is gathering for the Christerning of my 8-month
old daughter, Kyra. Below is a portion of her interfaith
ceremony, as well as ideas for music at a baby shower
and dessert for a welcoming party.
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Lullabies
and nursery rhymes are fine songs for a baby shower
but if the shower is for a hip mama-to- be, then I suggest
this collection of *baby* songs:
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Hey
Baby ** No Doubt
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Can't Get Enough of You Baby ** Smash Mouth
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Doing It All For My Baby ** Huey Lewis & the News
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Tell
Me Baby ** Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Can't
Help Falling In Love ** Elvis Presley
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Sweet
Child of Mine ** Guns N Roses
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Sweet
Dreams (Are Made of This) ** Eurhythmics
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Baby
Love ** The Supremes
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Forever Young ** Rod Stewart
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Wonderful
World ** Louis Armstrong
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Welcome
Parties
When
my daughter, Amanda, was just a few weeks old, my husband
and I hosted an open house to introduce her to our close
friends. Since my baby was so sweet (and still is!), I decided
on an afternoon dessert party complete with tea cookies,
petit fours, strawberry lemonade and a spectacular cake
designed to resemble building blocks but in Amanda's name
(above). It tasted as good as it looked!
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Alternative
Invitation Ideas
Around the world, there are many traditions for introducing
babies to religious communities. Christenings and baby
namings are two examples. To accommodate my interfaith
family, I designed a special ceremony for my daughters;
a Christening to welcome them into the Christian faith
with a baby naming to recognize their Jewish heritage.
Below
is a portion of the Christening (my favorite part) developed
with Rev. Julia Jarvis, spiritual director at the Interfaith
Family Project in MD. The Blessing is read by Julia,
who dips a rose in a small bowl of water with each statement.
Babies love it!
Blessing
of the Waters (Christening)
Bless
Amanda's head with intelligence and wisdom
Bless her eyes so they will see great vistas
Bless her nose with delicious and fragrant aromas
Bless her mouth for the enjoyments of tasting and talking-may
their words always be kind and merciful.
Bless her heart with deep love and a strong steady beat
Bless her arms for embracing friendship and love enthusiastically
Bless her feet so they will never tire and carry them
happily through their days
And with this blessing we christen Amanda into the Christian
community.
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Parties
are fun to plan on your own but when your next special
occasion requires more creativity, patience and time
than you have to spare, please contact posh
parties, LLC. With over 10 years of party planning
experience, we make entertaining effortless and
enjoyable for our clients!
Ashleigh Dorfman, CSEP
posh parties, LLC
phone: 703.476.6530
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