Newly Catholic (and more)

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Jacob was baptized on Sunday, July 16, 2006. Deacon Bill performed the ceremony. Uncle Mark and Aunt Nez are his Godparents. Michele and I... still his parents. A lot of family and friends were in attendance, so that was very nice. The ceremony started off rocky as Michele tried to squeeze a feeding in, and then Jake "let everything go" right as it started. We were able to get a quick diaper change in when he went from his "old" outfit to his "white" outfit, and that seemed to calm him down.

After we had everyone back to our house for a cookout. Thank goodness it only got up to about 93 degrees (hottest day in July thus far). Our garage barely offered enough shelter from the sun with three fans going and most people ended up leaving or trying to find relief in our house (although our AC even seemed burdened). It seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves, had good food, and gave Jake many generous gifts (thank you everyone).

For anyone not there, or who didn't have a good view, here's a short clip of the initiation by water.



Our photos of the event seem to pale in comparison to these: DLC and PMA.

On Tuesday, Jacob had his 4 month check-up. The doctors seemed pretty impressed at his ability to hold his head up (they thought he was very able for a preemie). He's also now in the 50th percentile based on weight at 13 pounds, 4 ounces. He's still under the scale in length, however, at 23 and 3/4 inches. The poor little guy also received 4 shots (all separate this time). He'll get a few more in 2 more months when he goes back for his 6 month visit. The other cool news is he was green-lit to start trying solid foods. Once he has settled back in after the shots (took a few days last time), Michele will start him on rice cereal, and then within a few weeks, we can start moving on to veggies and fruits.

One last clip before signing off... Jake was SO out of it after fussing for about 30 minutes the night he got his shots. We captured this video of how "stiff" he sleeps. Enjoy!