Her baptism was perfect! (Well, almost) (4w3d)

The October baptism date was full, so we'd requested that either Father Chester or Father Clement perform a private baptism for us so that we wouldn't have to wait until November. Thankfully, Father Clement obliged and we were scheduled for yesterday afternoon after 4:00 Mass. It was additionally special as yesterday was also Mom's 55th birthday.

It was a precious ceremony despite the fact that Miss E was not very happy. She was extremely tired, seeing that she hardly slept the night before (and also woke up with a terrible case of baby acne).

Father Clement was just too cute. Eleanor was his seventh baptism and we could tell that he was honored to perform this sacrament for us. Not only did he pray for her during Mass, but when we were receiving communion, he gasped and said, "There she is!" when I approached him. Way too cute.

Here's Jennifer (godmother) me and Eleanor:


Jen, me and Paul (godfather) as Eleanor is anointed:


Eleanor is Baptized:


We had a party here at the house afterward and it was so much fun. I love getting together with family. The food was delicious (thank you, Mumsy!) and the celebration was full of love. Sandra Rogers made the cake and it was delicious as well as beautiful.



A perfect day after all.