Baptism

This past Sunday, our beautiful daughter was Baptized into the Catholic church at St. Matthew’s in Indianapolis. It’s amazing how much different it is when your child is the one getting baptized. In the past when I went to church and Father said there was going to be a baptism, I would immediately think “Great, add another 30 minutes to mass!” But standing in front of the entire congregation with Emily, Olivia, Thad and Paige (her Godparents) I thought, these people are so supportive of this occasion. But then I was brought back to reality. After mass I saw a friend of mine from Sagamore, and he said that he normally goes to the 7:30am mass, but because he went to the Kentucky Derby the day before, he came to the 9:00 mass. He said when Father mentioned that there was going to be a Baptism, he immediately thought “This is why I go to 7:30am mass!” But to his credit, he was happy that he was there because he knew me and was happy to share in the moment.

Okay, to the good stuff. Olivia was great. She looked cute as a button. She was actually wearing the same gown that Emily was Baptized in when she was a baby. It was great to get everyone together and as always, we are reminded just how much we enjoy St. Matt’s. Father Paul was amazed that Olivia slept through the entire Baptism. She moved around a bit when we were up front. Roughly 3 times Father asked “Is she still asleep?”; little did he know that our beautiful little child was tooting non-stop in her gown. But as we have found with Olivia, she is sooo good when other people are around. She was precious throughout the entire baptism. When Father poured three pictures of holy water over her head, she just smiled. Paige held her while Father baptized her and we have the best picture of Paige with a smile from ear to ear. That picture is really what it’s all about. This little girl is just starting with the first steps of her life and her family and community are excited for her. It’s great to see just how supportive both of our families are for Olivia. The sheer excitement of new life and new experiences is a feeling that cannot be described. If there is one thing that is true from the Baptism, Olivia is surrounded with a family and a community that love her very much.

Oh and the perfect little girl that slept through the baptism, afterward spit up on her gown!