Josiah's Baptism

On Sunday, August 30th Josiah was baptized at Bethel Lutheran Church. He was a little fussy that morning so I was worried about how it would go but in usual Josiah fashion, he was an angel! He slept the first few minutes of the service and then was awake and cooing and trying to "add" to the sermon:-) When it came time for the water on his head he smiled at the Pastor and cooed at her too:-) Then came the "embarrass mommy"moment. At Bethel, they carry the newly baptized baby into the congregation and select a member of the church to carry the baby back to the parents as a way to symbolize the congregation's promise to be a part of the child's new life in Christ. So, Pastor Rist carries Josiah out and by coincidence picks one of our dear family friends, Kim, to carry him back to me. Side note: Kim and her sister Kathy sang at our wedding so it was kind of a full circle, very cool moment:-) Anyway, Kim carries him back and he's content as can be until, in front of the entire church, she hands him to me at which moment he chooses to flash his award winning pout and starts to cry. I'm sure there was at least one person thinking "Oh, that poor baby, he doesn't like his mommy!" Great. Thankfully he settled down right away and all was well. After the service we took a few pictures...and by a few, I mean a few hundred! After that, we went to my parents for a yummy dinner of ham, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole and fruit salad. It was a really nice, relaxing time to chat with family and celebrate Josiah's big day! Here are a few pictures from the day:

Josiah's Godparents are Robin & Kyle and Josh

The Friedts

The Beckers Mmmm...Cake!!

Happy Boy!