A Closet Addition from India.
>> Friday, May 28, 2010
Out of all the amazing, generous gifts we've gotten for our wedding my favorite has been--of course!--something for Adelyn.
My big sister is getting married, too, in August. I've known her fiance for a while and genuinely love him, not in an I-have-to sort of way, but in an actual, even if I didn't have to I would way. He flew down for my wedding, and to show off his self-proclaimed "Baby Whisperer" skills on Adelyn.
And his parents, meeting my family for the first time, flew all the way in from Delaware to watch the sister of their future daughter-in-law get married. I was prepared to like them, especially because I don't have a big family on my side and am always excited to welcome new members, and because I know how much my sister loves them.
They were everything I could have asked for and more. Neel (future brother-in-law)'s dad, upon meeting me for the first time, told me that in Bombay, India (where they're from), I would be "the girl next door." Alright. I'll take it.
And then at the rehearsal dinner, they pulled me aside to give me something they'd gotten made for Addy during their recent trip to India.

Two baby saris. They might have thought I was a little crazy over how much I freaked out about them. They are beautiful beyond words.
Addy should be able to wear them soon, when she's about a year old. Even if they're a little big they will be making an appearance at my sister's Hindu/Jewish wedding in August.
And even if that's the only time she gets to wear them in public, I'm sure they'll be a big part of her dress-up repertoire later. And they look damn good hanging in her closet amidst a sea of pink.
This is what I love about family. Who would have thought my baby would be getting custom designed saris from India? I never could've dreamed it.
1 comments:
Beautiful! I was traveling in India & Nepal last fall and brought back some of the cutest baby/toddler clothes, though I hadn't even conceived yet at that point.
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