ryder baptized today

[LAURIE]

it was great. Baptism was almost an hour long. Father made it super special. still cannot believe this miracle baby. I want to hold him all day and night.

[sassy]

You go ahead and hold him all you can. Before you know it, he'll be 18 and leaving home for college!!! (Although both mine still try to sit in my lap!!)

I am so happy for you to have this miracle child. His birth is truly an affirmation of life.

[karen z]

Laurie,
What a wonderful day for you and your family!! Hold your very own miracle all of the time!
Best,
Karen Z (originally from Warren, Ohio)

[caya]

Congrats Laurie - Ryder really is a miracle baby -and Sassy is right - before you turn around, he'll be asking for the car keys.

all the best
caya

[WomanofSteel]

Congratulations! The journey is just beginning. You hold on to that little miracle and cherish every moment. It is well worth the trip.

[StephN]

Dear Laurie -
That was a day worth waiting for, eh?? Makes the wonderful birth all that much more real and final. Babies are good for lots of smiles and laughter!

Very happy for you and your hubby.

My nephew and his wife are finally able to keep a baby to full term, but they lost EVERYTHING (including their 2 cats) in an arson fire 2 weeks ago. My niece and a friend threw a huge shower yesterday in which many people in the community participated. With all the help from Red Cross and donations from family and strangers, they are more than well set now! Jen and David barely escaped with their night clothes on!

Baby due in a week or so. More miracles happening!

[Jackie07]

Is it proper to say "Happy Baptism, Baby Ryder"?

Well, I just said it. :)

What a wonderful news!

[Mary Anne in TX]

He's one double blessed little guy! ma

[freyja]

Congrats Ryder! Tiptoe says she misses you.

[vickie h]

Miracles happen everday...and little Ryder is our miracle. Hold him close for all of us (and kiss him a million times). Love, Vickie

[Bill]

Congratulations, Laurie, to you and Ryder! Wow, what a special time for all of you.

[Believe51]

Congratulations Baby Ryder, Auntie loves you!>>Believe51

[lizm100]

Laurie-
congratulations to you and your family! Ryder is absolutely beautiful!

Just in case you missed it, I copied a post Believe made in February. This is what you now have to look forward to....so enjoy your little bundle of joy.

Believe's Post starts:

The Price of Children

This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:

> * $8,896.66 a year,
> * $741.38 a month, or
> * $171.08 a week.
> * That's a mere $24.24 a day!
> * Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your $160,140.00?

* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what
the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.


For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:

* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:

* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh.
* watch Saturday morning cartoons.
* go to Disney movies, and wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect!
* Spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas.
* hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:

* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof.
* taking the training wheels off a bike.
* removing a splinter.
* filling a wading pool.
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs.
* coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.


You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.

* You get to be immortal.
* You get another branch added to your family tree and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren.
* You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications,
and human sexuality that no college can match.
* In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God.
* You have all the power to heal a boo-boo.
* Scare away the monsters under the bed.
* Patch a broken heart.
* Police a slumber party.
* Ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren !!!!!!! It's the best investment you'll make!<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->