My Lil' Snuggler was 4 weeks old yesterday. I don't know how it happened. It really feels like its been a week and a lifetime all at once. I do want to share Damian's birth story, but that will be another story for another day.
The week after Damian was born Lil' Man's Dad came to visit. He had always wanted Lil' Man to be baptized, but circumstances had made it impossible to allow him to arrange it. We had been trying to have him baptized for the past 10 months, but kept waiting for his dad to be there to present him. With his dad in town we finally had the chance, but it was problematic because it was Holy Week.
There was a huge snowstorm (yes, a snowstorm in April!) the night Lil' Man's dad arrived, so we weren't sure when he'd end up getting into town. The next morning Paul went to daily mass at our parish and asked our Pastor if it would be possible to have Lil' Man baptized that week (Father knew the situation already.). Father told us it would only be possible if we could do it that morning!
In less than two hours we had the Camp staff, my mom and our lil' family at the church. A miracle in its self!
Father explained to Lil Man that he was going to have a "church bath" that would make his soul clean. Lil' Man's response?
"I take baths in the big tub at home with bubbles!"
It was so beautiful! I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down as I watched my Little Angel become a member of the Church!
Damian's baptism wasn't far behind his big brother's.
Lil' Snuggler was born into life in the Church on May 1st- Divine Mercy Sunday, the day of Pope John Paul II's beatification and the feast of St. Joseph the Worker!!! Who could ask for a more perfect day???
He was a little angel and slept through almost the entire mass. It was beautiful and the priest who baptized him will be camp's chaplain for the summer. Fun!
Sadly, Damian's godparents, my brother Michael and his wife Ashley, weren't able to make it to the baptism, but several members of both Paul and my family were there. Paul's brother Matt stood in as proxy for Michael and my cousin Angela stood in for Ashley. I was so happy that some of the family was able to be there.
We've dreamed of this for so long!
3 comments:
Welcome to the Church!!! How wonderful to have both of your children Baptized now. What a beautiful little family you have :)
Oh how wonderful and beautiful!! I had missed your birth announcement, so a belated but very heartfelt congratulations!
How awesome!! Congrats on your baby being baptized and what a gift that everything worked out for Little Man to be baptized too!
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