Baby Blogging: A Boy and His Dog

Tilda and Graham get acquainted.

Tilda keeps watch.

Tilda Blogs: Note to Beatrice

Dear Beatrice,

Woof! Tilda here. I've been really busy these last few weeks. That's why I haven't been over to your house every day like I used to be. Here's a picture of me and my new baby. See me lick my lips! His feet taste good.

Averill won't let me near him unless she's close by. She took the picture.

I'm very important now. If someone comes in I have to run to the door and hop around and bark to let Averill know someone is here. Then I have to roll over and let them rub my tummy.

If baby cries I have to run around in circles. If Averill spends too much time holding him I have to try to jump on the couch so she can hold me too. I think that's when she calls QG to come take me to see you for a while.

I'm glad to come over because it's exhausting helping take care of a baby.

Duty calls! Woof!

Tilda

Infant Baptism History Question

Averill and Dave are planning for Baby G's baptism in a couple of months and in the process of thinking about this big event in the life of their new family, some questions about infant baptism came up.  

How come infant baptism was not completely rejected by the Protestants during the Reformation since they rejected most of the traditions of the Catholic church of the day? Of course we know that many Protestant traditions do not practice infant baptism, but the "mainline" denominations do.

The best answer I could come up with was that the practice was too important and comforting to the people of that day because of the high rate of infant mortality to be abandoned by the reformers. 

Certainly they did reject the Catholic doctrine of that taught that unbaptised infants and children could not enter heaven, but remained in a limbo between heaven and hell. Did the reformers reject infant baptism as well early in that period and then later decide to go along with it to comfort their followers?

Clearly the answer to this is above my pay grade, but fortunately there are many learned pastors and scholars among my Gentle Readers and perhaps one or more of you would be good enough to educate me with your comments.

Baby Blogging

Baby Graham had his 1 month birthday this week, so Averill took some more pictures. Here are two of my favorites!

 

Baby G is gaining weight fast and is already sleeping 6 to 7 hours through the night. What a model baby! He goes to sleep well on his own and amuses himself in his crib or a car seat when he is awake by trying to focus on his surroundings and cooing. His parents are doing a great job and we're very proud of them.

Tonight we get to babysit so they can go out together to dinner for the first time since his arrival

All is well in Baby and Grandparent Land....

Baby G's Doting Grandpas

Baby G is one very luckly little boy. 

This week Averill needs a bit of babysitting during the day so she can run a couple of errands with me. Since Baby G hasn't had his immunizations yet, we want to leave him at home.

So yesterday The Old Marine (now known as Honorary Grandpa Lee) did the honors while today it's El Jefe staying home from work (!) to do the same. Friday, Grandpa Lee will be back again.

We're all betting Grandpa Lee will be teaching him the Aggie War Hymn while Grandpa Jefe introduces him to the miracle of the Blackberry.

New Baby G Pic!

 

 

We got this great photo of Baby G this weekend. It's hard to get one of a newborn with their eyes open! You can also see his mop of curly black hair. Aunt Babs threatens to bring some hair wax and fix him a Mohawk.

Averill and Dave are settling in to their new parental roles and we're very proud of them. Averill is recovering nicely but it will take a while to get over her anemia. 

And of course after sleeping like a champ all weekend, the little guy kept them up last night. Did he know Dave had to go back to work this morning???

Happy 175th Birthday, Dear Texas!

Today is the 175th anniversary of the day that Texas declared its independence from Mexico! Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1846 when it  joined the Union.

Would the signatories to the Declaration of Texas Independence recognize the state today? Although they would doubtless be amazed by our huge modern cities, they would still find plenty of wide open spaces in West Texas and the Panhandle.

We all think that today would be the perfect birthday for our newest family member. Baby G, are you listening to your grandmother????

~probably not~

Enjoy the video. If you go to an Astros game in Houston, the crowd always sings Deep in the Heart of Texas right after God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch. And no one sings it like Bob Wills.

Waiting for Baby G

All indications are that Baby G will make his appearance in the next couple of days. Woo-hoo! We're all ready for him.