Dedication

On Sunday, We had a dedication service for Delaney at the church of the Nazarene. Performed by my uncle, Pastor Mike Chambers.  We also did this service for Collin last summer.  Its nice to get the family together and celebrate our little baby.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with what a dedication service is, it is very much like a catholic christening, but the difference is in our faith we believe that a person has to choose on their own when they are of an age to understand what it means to be baptized. So this service is actually for us as the parents to say we are promising to raise our children to the best of our ability to teach them what we know about God.  It also makes the God Parents feel official :)

We chose Jason's sister, Teagan as the God Mother.   I got close to Teagan on a family trip a few years back. We bonded during the plane ride there and back and had a great time sneaking out of the hotel in the middle of the night to get ice cream and go on a roller coaster in Las Vegas.  She was also a bridesmaid at our wedding! Teagan is just like her older brother. She's basically the girl version!  She is kind and funny, and a little sarcastic!  She is so much fun to be around and is a good auntie to the babies. We wish we could see her more, as she lives in Maine. At Christmas we gave her a picture of Delaney with a note that said "will you be my godmother?" And she of course, said Yes! :)

And, for the God Father we chose my brother, Seth!   We love Seth for his humor and love of family.  We also have many common interests in music, movies and super heros! He has been an amazing uncle and since he is the oldest, he goes by just "Unkie".  He has been an excellent uncle to both Collin and Delaney, he visits at least once a week.  Although he still refuses to change diapers!  We knew that he was the perfect choice to be a god father because of how great he was with Collin.

Delaney enjoyed her day, even though she slept through most of the party!!
And, an update on how she's doing.... She will be 9 months on the 16th of this month. We just had a Dr.s appointment and she weighed in at 19lb 12 oz and was 28 inches.  She was in the 90th percentile for height. He guessed her at about 5'7, 5'8 as an adult.  She was in the 75th for weight. AND 97th for head circumference.. so we've got a fat head!! LOL  She has a couple immunizations and handled them like a champ!  She cried of course, but settled right down with a hug and kiss.  She's so used to Collin picking on her that she's turned into a tough cookie.  She has been sitting by herself for a while now and she now does an army crawl.  She gets up on all fours and does the rocking back and forth but she's still figuring out how to coordinate a full blown crawl.  She now waves and says "hi" and she babbles, coos and screeches! She definitely loves music and she often hums.  She hums herself to sleep.  She has the best, biggest smile and we often get compliments on her sparkly-smiling eyes. She is a sweetheart for sure.
Here's some updated photos and pics of her dedication