An Unexpected Welcome Package

Throughout my career I've had the opportunity to work for a variety of companies, and see some very cool (and very crappy) perks. And for all the evil things people say about my employer (myself included at times), this was very cool.

Last week we got a package in the mail. Exciting in and of itself, as we weren't expecting anything. The package was a good sized box with tiny handprints all over it:

So we open it up, and it's filled with all kinds of goodies:

We realize almost immediately who it's from based on the first item - a 12 month onesie with our company's logo on the front:

 

That was followed up by an adorable frame with space for our daughters birth information to be engraved:

And an adorable Taggies rattle. I actually bought a Taggies blanket for our oldest several months back, so this was very cool:

We also got a bib and a rubber ducky:

And last, but not least was a very cool blanket from a company called Nanny and Webster. Besides being extremely soft, all proceeds benefit local charities (Ok, local to Bellevue, WA, but hey, what do you expect when you are based on the other side of the country).

Finally was a very nice letter from the head of US Benefits at Microsoft, welcoming our daughter Charlotte to the world, and reminding her to share the presents with her parents. Thank goodness for that, because I had my eye on that rubber ducky the whole time. ;)

So thanks Microsoft! The benefits already rock, but this was tres cool. And if you want to see the blanket in action, my wife posted up some pictures on her blog. Enjoy!