Baptism!

This past sunday, we had Maggie baptized at Annie's church, which is the church where we were married.  It was a great experience to be a part of.  It wasn't even close to the experience of welcoming Maggie into the world, but it was a great way to welcome her to the Christian faith.  Now, I'm sure you all know that I don't talk religion & faith on a daily basis, but I was deeply grounded by the faith that my parents, extended family, and church instilled in me as I grew up. I can only wish that Maggie has the same experience & faith on which I was raised. 

Maggie is quite possibly one of the best behaved babies.  Our only worry was that Maggie would burst out with razzberries during the service.  While she kept her razzberries at bay, she did let out a few loud baby sounds during the sermon!  During the baptism, she was completely quiet, although she definitely kept her visual curiosity in tact.  She probably looked at everyone & everything in the church as she was walked around.  It was a very joyous occasion, and we were happy to have a lot of family there to share in the moment.

Annie's church asks that we designate godparents, so Annie & I asked her cousins, Joe & Mary, and my sister, Jill.

The baptismal gown is an heirloom: Annie's Mom & Aunt wore this, as well as several cousins, including Mary & Joe.

The pretty (and delicious) cake.  I just ate another piece tonight. :)

Who's ready to celebrate?

Great Daddy Pete & Grandmommy visiting.

There's nothing like the ceremonial baptismal peas to complement the baptismal water.

Even though Joe is the Godfather, Maggie made Joe the offer he couldn't refuse: holding her for the first time!

The baby of the hour in her special gift chair.

"Mmmm, this bastism card tastes heavenly!"

Despite the gift of a snowglobe, her tongue did not freeze to the outside.

Maggie was very worn out from the day, and, actually it looks as though Granddad was too!  A few others were tired.  Order of sleeping: my dad, Maggie, Annie's dad, then Annie :)

Now, I can't promise that I'll have another post before the end of the month, but with vacation coming up, I might have some time to post another entry.  That all depends on the availability of the internet at the beach.

Cheers,

Peter

Holy Geez....another month has flown by!

I don't know how it happened, but another month is almost over, and I didn't post anything since last month!  I will have to put it on my list of things to do every other week so I don't end up with a giant post all the time!  But enough about my slackerdom.  This is about Maggie and our fun adventures in parenting.  So without any further to do...

Daycare photos! :)

Recovering from a fit of laughter.  It's as if she's saying, "Oh that was funny!"

Mag-pie posing for the "Gosh, I'm cute!" photo.

This is Maggie's latest look: the turn, pose, & smile.

This month, Maggie brought the razzberries back.  She has started charging through the house in her walker, now with wheels, since she has a bit more length on her.  And we have a confirmed ambi-roller!  Maggie hardly waits a minute before she desides to roll one direction or the other during tummy time.  Now, we're just working on rolling from back to tummy.  We also stopped swaddling Maggie since she's a rolling machine, which, in turn, means more times up at night to reinsert the pacifier or calm a baby who has woken herself up from peaceful slumber by rubbing her face with her hands.  And finally, Maggie has discovered that glasses can be pulled off! 

Time for more photos...

Post-breakfast siesta.

Maggie is showing her patriotism in her "baby's first fourth" outfit!  Happy Birthday America!

The next weekend, my friend, Matt, came for a visit.  Matt took more photos of his visit than we did!

Maggie has figured out that the walker is a great way to chase Sunny around the kitchen & family room!

Hey, where'd the dog go?

Mid-charge!

Sunday morning fun with Daddy.  Mommy was sleeping. :)

Maggie loves her Daddy's soccer ball.

This walking thing is amazing!!

Bathtime with Daddy!

Well, that just about wraps up the photos for the month.  I will have a special edition post tomorrow night for anyone who just can't get enough of the Mag-pie.

Cheers,

Peter