William had a fully loaded diaper when my daughter, Heather, handed him to the Priest on Sunday. She had been bouncing him to soothe him, then the Priest bounced him, he was sprinkled and more bouncing, and they bounced as he went up the aisle to show the congregation,"the newly baptized". What everyone did not know is that the "load" was working its way up the back of the diaper, out the top, onto the onesie and out onto the christening blouse, which was mine from yesteryear. A luscious shade of jonquil yellow!
As Heather left the nave, it was so close that I feared the Priest had it on his robe sleeve.
Now this is my idea. If you are in a situation where you need to "soak" something, be sure you have a gallon size ziplock bag with you. In this baggie, place some detergent for soaking, or a Purex sheet cut in 1/4 and slip it into the bag and stick in bottom of diaper bag.When the need arises, fill the bag with lukewarm water, the soap dissolves or the sheet renders its product and you can have a soaking going on in the bottom of the diaper bag.
We had noises coming from this little fella a while before the hour of the service, and just as they stood up to go to the altar rail, he cooed, smiled and the parents knew what was going on.
Anyhow, when William and his mother returned to the service he was in a big boy outfit, no more dress for him, and he was perfect the rest of the service.
William was joined by his great-grandmother, Mary, all the most immediate family and the Hemmers, our dear friends . I will tell you more about them in next post.
It is amazing how stained something can get from a riboflavin rich diet!
We are still chuckling over how close a call this was.....
Heather's friend Michelle says he looks like a "little pope"....
Was truly a blessed day for us all.
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