Okay I'm not sure if this is truly a Filipino style baby shower, because I have never been to a baby shower in the Philippines, but seeing as this shower was attended by 89 percent Filipinos, I'm gonna make that judgement call.
My friend Cris Emmett is pregnant and we are all very happy for her. She has been trying for 9 years to have a baby, and she and her husband are now blessed to be pregnant with a baby boy. She invited me and my mom to her baby shower. My mom couldn't make it, so I went alone. It was fun to see a lot of the Filipinos that I usually see at Erlinda and Leandro's house. They were all talking Filipino to each other and I couldn't understand a word. They also each brought a dish of food and all their kids. Some brought their husbands as well. I did not know it was a family affair or that we should bring food, but I didn't feel too awkward about that. I would have if I had been told, but seeing as I had no idea I won't hold myself accountable. The only uncomfortable part was feeling left out of the conversations all around me. When people would remember that I was around they would start speaking English but it quickly reverted back into Filipino. It was ok though, I still enjoyed the food and company because I knew I was among friends.
When it was time to eat, there was quite the spread! There was salad, pizza, homemade rolls, Filipino spaghetti, fried Chicken, roast pork, pork adobo with potatoes, lumpia, flan, cassava, and sugar cookies. They were probably about 15 adults and 10 kids. We ate and ate and ate. It was fun for me to watch the little children get spaghetti all over their faces and dig into their pizza and spill their sodas, and scream bloody murder when the cute little house dog would come near them. It made me wish my family had come. I did get a chance to sneak off to speak with other English speakers and enjoy some conversation with them.
Then we played games. They gave us a baby rattle with some ribbon tied around it for us to wear as a necklace. We were given the instructions to take another person's necklace if they said the word baby. The person with the most necklaces at the end got a grand prize. I did not win, one of the kids did and I think they had five or six necklaces. However, I didn't lose either. I kept my necklace the whole time, so I got to choose a treat from the candy jar. I got peanut butter cookies.
The other game we played was a passing game using straws in our mouths and a pacifier that had a ring on it. I did not win that game either. Apparently we were all making funny faces trying to concentrate on getting the pacifier on our straw.
We opened gifts when the games were done.Then we had cake, as if I wasn't already stuffed silly! I made sure to take a selfie with my friend Cris before I left. Her husband did not let me leave without a giant plate of food that he dished up for my husband. It was a wonderful time.
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