Jessica's Baptism on May 13, 2007

Sorry I haven't posted in a while - it's been a busy week, especially since Jessica caught a cold! She's on day #3 now and still has a runny nose (she was up last night at 5:00 am!) but I definitely think she's on the the uphill now.

Last Sunday, May 13th (Mother's Day!) Jess had her baptism, which was a lot of fun. Rod came to visit from London, Tita Agnes & Tito Jerry came from Wisconsin and Tita Alma and Tito Boying from Texas. Most of the Manalo-clan also came to the dinner celebration at Mom & Dad's, as well as many of our friends. It was really nice to spend time with everyone.

Here are some photos from the baptism:




We were happy that Jess was soooo good - because the ceremony was at 2:00 pm and the dinner at 4:00 pm, she missed her afternoon nap. But she was quite content, playing with everyone that held her, waving and always smiling. She started to get fussy around 7:00 pm- which was our cue to head home. She cried most of the way home and finally fell asleep, of course, just a few minutes before we pulled into the driveway. She skipped her typical bedtime routine that night and was passed out in her crib by 8:00 pm.

Rod came over on the Friday night before the baptsim to visit with Jess (he hasn't seen her since Christmas!) They got to spend a lot of time together, which was great. I just LOVE these photos he took of her:



As for the rest of the week, not much has changed - Jessica is still creeping around on her tummy, wobbling on all fours and waving at everything under the sun. She loves to clap her hands (especially if we sing "If you're happy and you know it"), stand on her feet (with assistance, of course) and has yet to say "da-da". She has "ba-ba", "ma-ma" and "ge-ge" down pact, so we're trying to say "d-d-d" as often as we can!!

Here are a few more photos from the past couple weeks....I can't believe how fast she's growing!!