New Beginnings, Chapter 9

​Baby Shower

With Rex and Baron on their way home, everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief and start to relax. it had been a very tense few weeks, and it was time to celebrate. Monica had been wanting to throw a baby shower for Naomi, but with all the worries over Baron's injuries, it hadn't seemed appropriate, up until now. And with Winston and Saphira about to become parents as well, Monica decided to throw a joint baby shower for both Naomi and Saphira. 

She had invited Saphira's Elf friends; Willie, Phairby, Daisy, Emily and Agnes...

...and all Naomi's friends at court...

The two guests of honour were seated together at the head of the room...

Nami and Emily, had been put in charge of handing out the gifts.

...while everyone else watched in anticipation.

The first gift went to Naomi. It was from Monica.

"What a beautiful blanket!"

"Thank you so much!"

"You're very welcome. These drafty castles can get rather cold, so I thought I'd make a blanket for your baby."

Meanwhile, Emily was busy choosing the next gift to hand out...

"This one is for you.  It's from Naomi."

It was a fire extinguisher.  "Thank you! This will certainly come in handy!"

"You're welcome. I thought it might be useful whenever your little ones have a little accident.."

Emily chose another gift for Saphira...

"It's from your friend, Agnes."

"A set of bibs! How thoughtful!"

"These are adorable!"

"It's so your little ones won't need a bath after every meal. I know how much dragons hate water."

The next gift was for Naomi, from Grace....

"Another beautiful blanket!"

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome.  I figure that you can never have too many blankets."

The next gift was for Saphira, from Willie...

It was a set of four little scarves...

Thank you Willie!"

"These will keep their necks nice and warm, so they don't catch a cold when it's chilly out."

"I'm glad you like them. I knit them while I was watching your eggs,"

More Gifts

Nami and Emily kept the gifts coming, 

..and as they were being opened, some of the gifts were being passed around so the other ladies could admire them.
"​These bibs are adorable."

"This blanket is really beautiful. I'd love to get the pattern for this."

 Naomi opened her next gift to find a beautifully embroidered sheet and pillowcase...

It was from Miho.   "I embroidered those for Baron's cradle when he was a baby, and have saved them, hoping that one day they would be used again when Baron had a child of his own. "

"That is so beautiful!"

The other ladies were a little surprised - and impressed. They'd never realized that Miho had such a sentimental side.

"Thank you. I will cherish these."

"I can't wait to show Baron."

 "He will be so touched that you saved these.""

Emily was eager to move on to the next gift...

It was for Saphira, and contained four identical stuffed bunnies. One for each of her expected children.

Meanwhile, the ladies were enjoying looking at some of the other gifts up close...

Then Naomi opened another gift from Miho...

Inside were two old toys....

"Those were Baron's favourite toys when he was a baby."

"These are so precious!"

"I can't believe you saved them..."

"...and that they are still in such good shape."

Gifts from the Children

David and Ringo had been quietly watching for when they could give their gifts. 

They hadn't put them on the pile with all the others, but wanted to give them personally.

Meanwhile, Nami and Emily kept handing out the gifts. Naomi and Saphira received so many wonderful things.

Finally they came to Paige's gift with the dragon pull toy she had made.

"I can't believe that you actually made this.  It's wonderful!"

Then Saphira opened Nami's gift. It was another pull toy.

"And you made this yourself too?"

"You two girls are so talented!"

"The children are going to love these!"

Then Ringo came forward...

...with two big, colourful gifts...

"I made something too. Something for both your babies.."

Both gifts contained a selection of colourful wooden blocks...

"Thank you Ringo."

"Our baby is going to love building towers with your blocks."

"My children will as well."

"Thank you!"

Then David brought in his hobby horse...

Saphira gasped in surprise.

It was magnificent.

"Wow!  I always wanted one of those when I was little."

"The children are going to love it!"

"And you actually made this yourself?"

"Yes...mostly.  My Dad did help me a little."

"Well, it's wonderful!  Thank you so much!"

Mingling

After all the gifts had been opened, it was time to enjoy some refreshments...

And they had a chance to visit with each other..

* next - Chapter 10,  A Homecoming

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