jake's dedication

my husband's half-brother, jake, was dedicated to the Lord on sunday. dan and i were designated as God-parents. i am honored. i don't know anyone who is a God-parent. they might be going out of "fashion"?

it was a lovely day. the church service and baptisms and jake's dedication were held at the pastor's lake home. i really enjoy lake baptisms. it is so much more authentic then getting dunked in a tank. here is an point of interest, my father-in-law's pastor informed the baptism candidates that he would either sprinkle them or immerse them. i just think it is silly to think that sprinkling is the way to go. you could be sprinkled anywhere. why would john the baptist wade out into a river to baptize people if he could have done it on land with a bowl or something? so, i did see a little girl wade out into the water and get sprinkled. she was wet up to her chest, and sprinkled. it did look very silly. anyone disagree with me?

but don't get me wrong. i am glad she was baptised, and i do believe that she was baptised. i just think it was a silly way to go about it, and not the exact example from the Bible. she was making a public profession of her faith and salvation, so i believe she was baptized. amen for that.

"mama's little baby..."

my cousin called me yesterday and informed me that i hadn't written anything in my blog in about a week. i tell you what, when you are constantly feeding a ravenous newborn, you really don't get much time to play on your computer.:)

yesterday was the WORST!!! jack ate the entire day! he would nod off and i would try to put him down for a nap and he would start fussing. if i let the fussing go, it would snowball into the "hungry cry". NNNNNNNNEHHHHHH!!!! he didn't get a nap the entire day, and he usually takes a 3-4 hour nap. so, i decided that he was really hungry and that if i felt like snacking the entire day, i guess he could too. also, maybe he was going through a growth spurt?... well, jack was weighed today and he weighs 10 lbs. 10.5 oz. he weighed 9 lbs. 2.2 oz at birth and 9 lbs. 11.5 oz. last thursday. that means he gained about a pound in a week. yes, i would call that a growth spurt. guess what, he has been napping for about 2.5 hours now. peace at last!!! hence, a blog post.

shopping or napping...

what is more important? jack's naps, or his social development?:) stupid mommy, i just took him uptown for some groceries and to the farmer's market. now he's awake and looking for food and i screwed up naptime for him and me. not even fresh rhubarb can make me glad i messed with naptime. sigh.

about diapering

i just powdered jack's little behind. i got a bunch on the new couch. oops. that stuff comes out fast. jack looked like either the victim of an unforunate baking accident, or like i was trying to smuggle cocaine in his diaper.

screaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love this photo. this is jack when he's had enough of mommy's picture taking.

photo of jack's foot

jack has huge feet and loooong toes. i know that they are quite remarkable because all the nurses commented on them, and you know they see alot of baby toes.

photos of jack

here is a photo of jack sleeping in his daddy's arms on sunday. he's about 2 days old. he is wearing my favorite puppy onesie. :) i have to take more photos, none that i have taken so far have really captured his cuteness. good thing i have about 12 rolls of film.