Memorial Day

Wow, I just experienced a 3 day weekend with my whole family home. That hasn't happened in...well I don't remember when the last time that happened! Vinny and I took Bella swimming in the hot tub (which isn't very hot). Then we hung out around the house and just enjoyed being together, shopping and watching movies. It was Bella's first time in the spa, which is doubling as a really little heated pool. She hung out in her float, looking none too happy about the whole thing. I think she'll like it better once she figures out how to splash.

Bella's Christening

This weekend was Bella's christening, which overall went very well. There was mass confusion when we started to sing the second verse of "Jesus Loves Me" because no one realized that "Jesus Loves Me" had a second verse, and also when we sang "Jesus Loves the Little Children", because there are so many different ways you can sing the order of colors, but great nonetheless. The pastor even got Bella's godparents to pay for her college education by sneaking that into the list of promises :) Somehow I think God might let them off the hook for that one though.

And the party afterward was awesome. The food was great. Chiazza gave us a full brunch instead of the lunch we had ordered and it was still less than we had anticipated price wise. Always a nice surprise!

Not so nice as a surprise, Bella had a MASSIVE diaper blowout at the beginning of the party. I've never actually watched a diaper overflow, especially not onto my lap, but I got the opportunity Sunday and it's an opportunity I would gladly have given up. So we had to run home and change. Luckily, we had already taken her out of her white christening gown, so no harm done.

Jumparoo

Since Bella has decided that sitting is no fun, everyone's arms have been getting a good workout. She's trying desperately to stand for about half the day. So we broke down and bought a jumparoo. A nifty little device that basically hangs your baby in a seat suspended by 3 bungee cords with toys surrounding them. The problem...even on its lowest setting, Bella is about 3 inches too short to reach the floor. So we put a box under her, and she bounces around to her heart's content. She's even started to make the seat spin so she can turn for a new set of toys. The total wonderment in her eyes is awesome when she makes herself move. Almost as cute as when she found her feet in the first place. Not so great is that one of the rattles drives to dogs to howl, and it isn't removable. I'm hoping they'll learn to love it.

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LOLSpeak is a popular internet meme juxtaposing a bold, sans-serif caption with a picture . The caption generally acts as a speech balloon encompassing a comment from the subject of the photograph or as a description of the depicted scene. The caption is intentionally written in the grammar- and spelling-poor patois stereotypically attributed to Internet slang, and often follows certain conventions.

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LOLSpeak is a popular internet meme juxtaposing a bold, sans-serif caption with a picture . The caption generally acts as a speech balloon encompassing a comment from the subject of the photograph or as a description of the depicted scene. The caption is intentionally written in the grammar- and spelling-poor patois stereotypically attributed to Internet slang, and often follows certain conventions.