Xander's Dedication Ceremony

Today, Roselle and Nabi had their first born child, Xander, baptized. It was Protestant ceremony so I think they call it "dedication" but I'm Catholic so I just refer to it the way Catholics do. It was a short but special service, and I got my first chance of carrying Xander in my arms.

I never tried carrying such fragile little thing before because it's simply scary to think I might handle him the wrong way. He's really so small and delicate.

We had a lunch buffet at Don Roberto's afterwards. Food was good and satisfying. They put a nice photo frame at the center beside the cake with photos I took of the baby weeks ago.

Xander is my second godson and I cannot wait to see him grow bigger!

 

Baby Nico's Christening

I went for a brief trip to my father's hometown, Bacolod City, to attend my first nephew's christening ceremony. Nico is my first cousin's son and I was also chosen to be one of his godparents. He is my first godchild so I was excited and even more when I got the chance to take his pictures.

The baptism ceremony was held at San Sebastian Cathedral and it was a mass baptism. There were about thirty to fifty children to be baptized that day. As eager as we were, we still cannot help but feel stressed out from all the waiting and gosh, all that people! We proceeded to Apollo Restaurant for the little celebration for lunch.

Nico is a very happy little baby, and rarely ever cries. And when he does, he doesn't cry very loud at all. He's about six months old and really (like most babies out there), very cute and adorable. It's always quite a joy to see him smile at you.