Christening

On Saturday we had our little girl christened by the priest who married us in Nico's hometown. We had a lovely day with family and Godparents. 

Thesedays, not as many babies are christened, and that meant we had a little struggle finding Godparents, but it was important to us to give Isabella a good start spiritually.

Many people believe it should be the baby's choice when it gets older but the tradition of confirmation is much more widespread here in Germany and, for me, that's when the baby (or young adult by then) has the chance to decide for themselves.

Something that I also found special, was the sense of tradition.  The gown pictured above was first worn by Nico's brother (who is Isabella's Godfather) and all the names are sewn in. The pink ribbon is from our wedding, which was another nice touch.

Bringing this girl up is such a blessing every day.