February 5, 2012 - Baptism Day

So today was so busy! The baptism was at 1:30pm, but we went to mass beforehand at 12:00pm and had to dress the Baby and take photos, just to redress him for church before we left. We couldn't risk him spitting up on the gown. But he did anyway, and got Daddy's tie in he process.

The Baby was the seventh person in our family to wear the gown (on the left).  It was worn by two of his cousins as well as his Godparents, the Husband and the Boy.  There is a lot of history with the gown, and I was honoured to have the Baby wear it on his day. 

The church baptism service was great. The Baby did awesome. Then we had a reception at the house, and we had a houseful of family which always makes me feel great. It is a lot of work over a couple of weeks but it is really rewarding when everything goes smoothly. The only hitch I had today was a small panic moment when I couldn't find the wine bottle opener.

I would like to thank my sister who came out on Saturday night to help out and volunteered to stay at the house to set up while we were all at church. My parents also helped out by watching the Baby on Friday afternoon while I did some cleaning.

The Baby's Godmother got him an adorable outfit to wear after the ceremony and a pair of pajamas to wear to bed tonight. The Baby enjoyed chewing on his silk bib and didn't even spit up on the priest or in the font!!

Having our family celebrate with us was great and really warms your heart. Or was that the wine? LOL:)  The next big event that I will be planning is the Boy's first communion in April, so I have a bit of a break for now.