Norah Marie Podey: April 2015

The past weekend (March 14th) was a very special day little one! You were baptized. Not just baptized but entered into one of the greatest gifts you will ever experience in your life. A life with Jesus. I am so thankful that we have the freedom in our country to worship as we please and I am thankful that your dad sees the importance in having you baptized AND have a relationship with God. You are now a part of a world wide group of people who are wonderful.

Let me explain to you what baptism means...

On dictionary.com baptism is:

Baptism (from the Greek noun βάπτισμα baptisma; see below) is a Christian sacrament of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also a particular church.

But in the Catholic church, we believe baptism is SO much more than that. In our baptism, we are freed from our sin and reborn to God. We are members of Christ and His Church. Catholics believe that "baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word." So, what does this mean for you baby girl? This does NOT just mean entering a life with Christ when you walk through the church doors on Sundays. It means LIVING a Christlike life every day in your actions and words. I know this does not mean much to you now (Cause really, how much can a beautiful 2 month old girl choose to walk with or without God?) but I hope you see how beautiful it can be to walk with Christ and trust in His ways as you get older. I hope and pray each day that your dad and I can lead by that example for you so that it is an easy decision for you to rise to Christ each day.

And my beautiful daughter, at only 2 months old, you have already brought people to Christ. At mass on Saturday night before you were baptized, I looked around at all the people who were there for YOU and to see you get baptized to become a part of God's family. I was so grateful that they all came. We have been blessed with the most amazing family in the world. You have already brought them closer to God by the prayers they prayed for you on that day. But, not am I only thankful for our family by blood, I am thankful for the family you entered through baptism. I pray that you can see the importance of that family and choose to walk with Christ in your words and actions.

Eek! Here we are at month three. It is going SO fast. I have recently started trying to put my phone down, turn off tv, say no to housework (yay), and just give you as much quality time as possible my sweet baby girl!

You've learned so many things the past month. You are still SO happy AND such an easy baby. We are beyond blessed and we thank God every single day for your health and happiness!

New things you did this month:
*Started grabbing and swatting intentionally
*Started rolling from back to your side (working on rolling to tummy as we speak)
*Had your first "girls day" with Tasha, Addie, Grandma and Mom
*Got baptized!
*First Garage sale (of many to come)
*First tractor ride (of many to come)