The Best Co-Workers (Evah)!

Since Vanessa and I are both pregnant, the LCN (Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience) decided to throw us a joint baby shower. The LCN is very lucky to have a self-appointed "Party Planning Committee" (aka, the PPC, which consists of Eliza, Kristine & Rebecca G). The PPC takes care of the LCN social planning like organizing going away lunches when people leave the lab, or commemorating special occasions like the inauguration. They outdid themselves with the luncheon baby shower they threw for us this week!

We even got corsages!

Chuck's wife, Gwen, came from downtown to join us, and Lenny, Sandy, Rachel & Rosetta came down from the hospital! Everyone enjoyed the yummy Panera catering!

Apparently this was the first baby shower Chuck ever attended, and it will likely be his last if he can help it. He & Lenny sat across the room from one another sending text messages throughout the entire gift opening :)

Speaking of gifts, I was again taken aback by everyone's generosity. We got lots of much-needed stuff, including adorable baby clothes and toys, board books, the Beaba Babycook that will enable us to make our own baby food, a bouncy seat, and the moby wrap that supposedly lets you carry two babies at once!

I have worked with Chuck for 10 years now, and it's amazing the awesome co-workers I have been blessed with now, as well as over the years! Many, many thanks to the PPC and the LCN!!!

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