May 4, 2008 Larry's Baptism

It was a very long night, and we were just trying our best to keep the baby on her feeding schedule. I was exhausted from the lack of sleep, but very excited to get up and go to church. No one knew that she was home, and we were going to surprise everyone. While we were getting ready, text messages starting coming in from Larry's family telling us that they could not come. He was disappointed because the baptism was really important to us, and we tried so hard to make it the biggest day ever. Then, my dad calls me and he accidentally showed up for church an hour before it started...lol. So we told him to just come on over to our house and we would head over to church together. Larry and I quickly tried to figure out a way to tell him here at the house. Dad came to the door, Kaylee let him in and I told him about Larry putting the crib together last night. We took him upstairs and showed him the crib, then Larry took him in our bedroom and showed him the pack and play that we are using as a bassinet. Larry pointed over to the baby, who was laying in her boppy on the center of the bed with me. Dad was so surprised, and didn't know what to say. He had no idea that she would even be out of the hospital...so it was funny to see his face when he saw her.

Everyone didn't know what to think at church. They would see Larry with the stroller, and was trying to figure out if we were babysitting...lol. I am horrible at keeping secrets, so it was great to see the shock on our friends faces. I took Kaydence back in the Green Room to see Kevin and Beth, and they were really happy to see her. Once service started and Larry stepped into the pool, Kevin asked Kaylee and I to come up with the baby. He then started to tell the church our story and how far we have come in our marriage. It was a very proud moment, and Kaylee was so happy that her dad was finally baptized. Kaylee and I were baptized on December 4, 2005 and now 2 1/2 years later Larry has sealed his relationship with God. Oh, I thought I was proud during the graduation at the police academy...but I think this beat it. I was just as nervous, and just as proud of him.

After service was over, we hung out and shared our baby with our friends. Kaylee was proud, and a little on the over-excited side to show off her sister. I know Kaylee wanted to shout to the world that she had her sister at church, but I had to keep her somewhat calm about it. I guess I would've been the same way if I had the amount of energy she has all the time...lol.

Dad treated us to our weekly chinese lunch after church, and then we went back to the house with full bellies. Larry's dad was there to meet us, and we showed him that the baby was home. He said that he had a feeling she was home from Larry being so persistent about coming over. He brought over a Harley Davidson rocking horse and they put it together in the living room.

Once my father-in-law told his wife that Kaydence was home, she shortly joined us at the house with the kids. So Kaylee and the kids ran around outside while Liz spent time with us. It was really nice outside, so Kaylee was outside the entire time running off some of that energy she had! When everyone left, the house was super quiet and I turned into a bum on the couch. Larry made dinner, I cleaned up and we headed upstairs for the night.