Welcome to the Family

Yesterday was Jensen's baptism. All I had to do was show up, but it couldn't have been more perfect if I'd planned every moment.

We got there early to meet with the collective that oversees the church legality of membership and baptism, and J was awake and smiling through the whole thing. The church service itself was beautiful and serene, as J had sweetly drifted off to sleep and took a nap though the actual baptism (which also meant there was no crying, not even while getting sprinkled).

The after-party was fantastic, and my Aunt and Gramma were there, as was "Aunt" Janice and "Gramma" Nicole. Of course, always nearby were his 4, yes 4, in-house godmothers. We took tons of photos and had a wonderful time getting to visit with everyone. We also left with way too many gift, which were just a sweet reminder of how much Jensen is loved. Every time we though we'd gotten everything together, someone else would run up and give us another gift bag!

We also went for lunch with my family and Nicole, who had run late and didn't arrive until we were heading to the car. The whole day was so special and in a word: joyful.

And, Jensen gave me a new surprise at home: he has not one, but TWO tiny teeth poking through the bottom gums! It won't be long before he's asking for steak and taters!!

Being blissfully happy is a beautiful thing. Here's a welcome to our little one as he "officially" joins God's family!

Have you seen this!?!

CRAZINESS! A mom taking her children to donate coins to a Salvation Army bucket at Christmas is arrested for leaving her 2 year old sleeping in the car within her sight for 4 minutes!!! The absurdity of it just astounds me.

So, I suppose that from now on I should take Jensen out in the New York cold to simply move a shopping cart out of the way of the car, rather than have him be safe and cozy in his carseat? Or maybe it'll be checking the mail that I'll get arrested for. This whole thing was nutso. At least the final result is vindicating: the charges against her have been dropped, due to (duh) lack of evidence. It's just sad that she even had to fight for that, when the case obviously had no merit. What a Christmas memory for the little girls to hold onto.

And where were the police when this was happening?!?

Our world is a crazy place, ya'll. Thank God everyone, from both stories, are alive and recovering from the trauma that their experiences have heaped upon them.

Home Alone

Michael is out of town this weekend, as he was invited by the bigwigs to attend the NY State wrestling competition upstate.

So, Jensen and I are doing our thing-we were out almost all day today. We went to Target, grocery store, and Starbucks. He is my sweet boy. He is happy and smiley all day long.

At home, he bounced and bounced-that Jumperoo is the best toy EVER. I will be so sad when he outgrows it! Then, a snack of sweet potatoes and custard and it was already almost time for bed. He got changed into his footie pajamas (I'm partial to ones that have animals on the feet) and then we danced to his lullaby CD, had a bottle, and off to dreamland.

I am so lucky to have such an easy baby. He just lights up my day. I love to lay in bed and listen to him coo to himself and talk to the animals on his mobile. He's hardly ever fussy, and if he is, it's usually for an easily diagnosible and fixable reason.

I am excited to watch him grow into being his own little person!