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.

February 4, 2012 - Busy Saturday

I wish I could enjoy a lazy Saturday morning once and a while. They are always so busy! This weekend is the Baby's baptism and I still had a few last minute things to pick up at Costco. The Boy had a birthday party at Kidnetix (which is a really cool place by the way) and I still ha to do the final touches on cleaning the house.

The best part of today was having a hot beverage with the Girl and the Baby while the Boy was at the party. She is just so much fun to spend time with and I love to listen to her ideas and her take on the world.

She remembers the most abstract things. She routinely talks about going to Wizards World; which is a annual event each March, I think she has web going since she was three. She also talks about going "cash registering", what she really means is "geocaching. The other day she was playing with the cats tail and she said: "you can make wonderful shapes with Pumpkins tail".

February 3, 2012 - Cleaning...ugh:(

The Baby's baptism is on Sunday (the 5th) and I have been busy organizing and cleaning the house to get ready for our family to come over.  We will be having about 40 people at the house.  It is always a lot of work, but very rewarding after when everything goes well.  Today my parents came to help out with the cleaning, and watching the Baby while I did some cleaning.  It is always nice when they come over and the kids have so much fun.

As I was making a bottle of formula for the Baby I started to wonder, why do the formula directions say to use one scoop per two ounces, and all of the bottles are in odd number of ounces (ie 5oz or 9oz)?  Currently the Baby drinks 5oz in a feed, so I just use two and a half scoops.  Why not make the formula directions one scoop per one ounce???