Naturi Naughton and husband Xavier “Two” Lewis recently celebrated the baby boy they have on the way with a shower in New York City.
With Naughton’s daughter Zuri and other loved ones by her side, including her parents Ezra and Brenda Naughton, the couple partied in preparation for the spring baby they have on the way. The event took place at The Pink Moon in Brooklyn, and was planned by Naughton’s PR rep, Tavia Mapp-Deterville. Decor was provided by Nova Original Events and the towering cake was made by Queenz Bakery Cafe.
Naughton beamed in photos from the event, which was attended by industry friends including former 3LW group mate Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. She’s set to have another shower this weekend, with family, in Atlanta. Days before the NYC bash though, ESSENCE spoke with Naughton and Lewis about this next chapter of their lives and how they are feeling about it just a little over a year after tying the knot.
“Overwhelmed but excited,” she says. After a rocky first trimester, she’s been “pretty good, minus the heartburn.” She’s also been pretty busy as she enters the home stretch of pregnancy.
“I’ve been working a lot, outside the home but also just working on getting the nursery together and different things we’ve got going on. But I’m definitely starting to slow down now,” she says.
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For her husband, who is preparing for his first child, it’s been mind-blowing for Lewis to watch his wife transform.
“Watching her do all these different things, like shoot an action movie, going on stage and singing in front of everybody, working out every day and still being a great mom to Zuri, it’s very empowering,” he says. “To see a woman go through this from somebody I just saw with a flat stomach to getting a growing body, it’s…
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