Anyone who has ever heard me speak on this topic knows how strongly I feel about this.  There is literally nothing in this world more beautiful than a woman pregnant with her first child.  There are few major transitions a woman goes through in her life that completely change her identity...from girl to woman, from someone's daughter to someone's wife....but no transition in this world is as life-changing, as awe-inspiring as the one she goes through when she makes the transition from being a someone...to becoming someone's mother.  This change that will forever be laid in time is the one that will change her. It will change how she views the world, how the world views her, how she interacts with other people, how other people interact with her.  Literally every moment of her day and every cell of her existence is forever changed..because she is now a mother.  Someone's mother.

So any event that celebrates this transition is one worthy of being documented, remembered, cherished, as was this perfectly themed event at the gorgeous Lucien's Manor in Berlin, NJ.  All of this beautiful mother-to-be's family and friends gathered to celebrate the newest addition to their families.  The little man that will change not only her, but them.  Because of him, someone at this party will be a grandmother, someone will be  grandfather, someone will be an auntie.  And someone very special...will be a Daddy. 

What an honor to bare witness to these two wonderful families as they gather to celebrate the newest man in their lives.  

Their Lil Slugger.

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