I was told it's very appropriate in this culture to pass out favors to visitors when you have a baby. My thought was, "Huh? I just had a baby and I'm supposed to give you a gift??" That seemed a little strange to me, but in order to seem at least a little culturally sensitive (since I totally disagree with other things regarding the birth of babies here), I decided we, too, would pass out favors to our visitors. It was actually a fun little project for Emma and me during the last weeks of pregnancy. She helped me unwrap the tiny jars and fill them with candy. Once Adri arrived, I wrote her name and date of birth on the labels and then they were ready! Since most of our friends have kids, it's been fun to give them something to remember Adri.
