Baptism

Yesterday we had the opportunity to present Matthew for baptism. It is a reminder to us that God has made a covenant with us, an eternal one, and therefore we do not have to despair when we are burdened by the brokeness of this life. He claims us for himself, and will also provide for us when we live in obedience. Although we have received a full plate from our Lord, we can still profess that "our cup overfloweth" (Psalm 23.:5). All gratitude is to Him, who has provided for us in mulitple ways.

Matthew took this opportunity to introduce himself but letting everyone know what a good set of lungs he has (he's had lots of practice :) I had nursed him just before we came into church ... but nursing isn't working all that well and it proved not to be effective once again. To make matters worse I had forgotten the back-up bottles at home. Thankfully we realized this as we got to church and so we sent my dad to the house to get them. They arrived a few minutes into the service, after Matthew had made his presence known. Everyone knew when the bottle arrived as it was instantly quiet. This kept him quiet until after the service. After supper he started again on one of his hourly feeding binges ... and for those who think formula lasts longer ... not for this child. But, after all his fussing he slept 8 hours last night!! And seeing as I went to bed very shortly after he did ... that means I got a decent sleep too!! :)

We didn't get any good pictures yesterday ... it was just too busy to bother with pictures.