This weekend Connor was baptized during a simple, beautiful ceremony at Holy Family. His godparents are Aunt Kelly and Uncle Aric. Both Connor and Olivia behaved pretty well. Connor cried a little when he was sprinkled with the holy water, but he didn’t poop in his baptism outfit. 
(We were very afraid that was going to happen since he hadn’t pooped in two days–and still hasn’t.) The ceremony took place during Olivia’s nap time, so she was a little clingy throughout the afternoon, but she rallied several times. We planned a light lunch reception at one of our favorite restaurants in Palatine. While the food was good, it was definitely “light.” Oh well…it beat cleaning our house and trying to jam 30 people into a living/dining room filled with toys and furniture. We were just happy that our families were able to be with us for the special occasion!!!
Not much new to report…Olivia has had many temper tantrums lately; the babysitter told us that she’s going through a defiant “everything’s mine” phase. We’re trying to be patient with her and trying several different discipline techniques, but sometimes her stubborn attitude gets the better of all of us. But of course, her sweet nature and cute personality balance the trying times. Connor is a happy boy. He’s eating every 3-4 hours now (sometimes still 2) and is sleeping a little longer, 4-5 hour stretches at night, but I am really looking forward to one solid night’s rest. Brian and I are great; I know he’s looking forward to winter break.
Here are pictures from the baptism and some random ones thrown in there from the past two weeks. The only one (in the 3rd row) that has a story is the one of Olivia in Uncle Kevin’s hands (next to Aunt Amy), pointing to baby Jesus in the manger. At church Olivia really wanted to pick up the baby Jesus doll and play with it. In a moment of rationalization with a 1 1/2 year old, I told her that “you can’t hold baby Jesus; Jesus holds you.” When she gave me a quizzical look, I told Kevin–her godfather–to explain.
