My little friend here is teething!! Already!
He's been crying a lot and just fell asleep on me :) Can't type much with one hand..
Previously "a frog's life", we now are settled in France, probably for a few more years. We now have two kids and big plans for our little garden. A sort of old fashioned American homestead 20 miles from Paris.
Showing posts with label corbi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corbi. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cute overload
My little friend here is teething!! Already!
He's been crying a lot and just fell asleep on me :) Can't type much with one hand..
Monday, September 13, 2010
"This is my beloved Child.."
..is what God said to Jesus at his baptism, and what he says to each one of us at our own.
Our baby Corbinien has been baptized Saturday night during mass. It was very beautiful and touching.
He was fussy for the first half of the service but he then fell asleep and it made it much easier for the actual baptism!
What does baptism changes?
Honestly I believe my baby is a child of God whether baptized or not.
I believe he can be a good person without it and he can be part of the universal church without it.
That's just my opinion.
Here is what happens during a baptism and makes the difference:
- rejecting Evil.
The very first step during the celebration is to reject Evil. As the baby is too young the priest asks us parents and godparents if we are willing to reject the evil in our lives. For me this is a good reminder of that daily struggle we all have. Publicly aknowledging that this struggle exists is already great, on top of that we all commit ourselves to fight our own struggles.
- receiving the water.
A sacrament for the catholics is a sign of God's presence and action in our lives. The sacrament of baptism cleans us from the original sin (which is to doubt of God's good will and love for us). The grace of the sacrament is a strength that helps us in our daily struggles.
As parents and god parents we commit ourselves to help the child remember his baptism, that is to remember that God is love, and only love.
All sins have roots in the belief that God doesn't care or doesn't want the best for his children.
I don't care if my kids don't send thank you notes after their birthday, if they know that God is loving and they are happy to be alive I'll consider it a successful education ;)
-receiving the unction
the baby is anointed with holy oil, he receives his call as "priest, prophet and king" .
The priest honors God, the prophet lives according to his beliefs not according to what people will say and the king is responsible. That is just a basic line to understand this call.
-receiving the light
"you are the salt of the earth", to be sent in the world as a witness of God's love for humankind.
To sum it up (maybe more clearly) I think the baptism makes a difference because it engages the new christian in the community and in the world around him.
Baptizing a newborn then makes sense as his parents and godparents engage themselves to raise him in this prospective.
Our baby Corbinien has been baptized Saturday night during mass. It was very beautiful and touching.
He was fussy for the first half of the service but he then fell asleep and it made it much easier for the actual baptism!
What does baptism changes?
Honestly I believe my baby is a child of God whether baptized or not.
I believe he can be a good person without it and he can be part of the universal church without it.
That's just my opinion.
Here is what happens during a baptism and makes the difference:
- rejecting Evil.
The very first step during the celebration is to reject Evil. As the baby is too young the priest asks us parents and godparents if we are willing to reject the evil in our lives. For me this is a good reminder of that daily struggle we all have. Publicly aknowledging that this struggle exists is already great, on top of that we all commit ourselves to fight our own struggles.
- receiving the water.
A sacrament for the catholics is a sign of God's presence and action in our lives. The sacrament of baptism cleans us from the original sin (which is to doubt of God's good will and love for us). The grace of the sacrament is a strength that helps us in our daily struggles.
As parents and god parents we commit ourselves to help the child remember his baptism, that is to remember that God is love, and only love.
All sins have roots in the belief that God doesn't care or doesn't want the best for his children.
I don't care if my kids don't send thank you notes after their birthday, if they know that God is loving and they are happy to be alive I'll consider it a successful education ;)
-receiving the unction
the baby is anointed with holy oil, he receives his call as "priest, prophet and king" .
The priest honors God, the prophet lives according to his beliefs not according to what people will say and the king is responsible. That is just a basic line to understand this call.
-receiving the light
"you are the salt of the earth", to be sent in the world as a witness of God's love for humankind.
To sum it up (maybe more clearly) I think the baptism makes a difference because it engages the new christian in the community and in the world around him.
Baptizing a newborn then makes sense as his parents and godparents engage themselves to raise him in this prospective.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
7 quick takes about living with a newborn
The past few posts have not been super happy, but my life has been. Well this past week has been bittersweet because of the loss of my nephew. It is sad beyond words, and on the other hand I am blessed beyond words by this little life that arrived in our house these past weeks...
-1-
His name is Corbinien. It is not a common name. Actually it is not even in the big book of names or whatever.. Corbinien was a bishop of the VIII th century. He was born and grew a few miles from our house and then was sent to Germany to spread the gospel. He became the first bishop of Munchen. He is the Patron Saint of both Munchen and my diocese.
I love the name. My husband liked it too.
Also there is a story about how Corbinien tamed a bear. Said bear ate his donkey. Corbinien tamed the bear to make him carry what the donkey was carrying. This is a very symbolic story that can be interpreted many ways, my favorite being the obediance of Corbinien, as he wanted to be an hermit monk but Gregory II made him bishop. He refused at first but was made to accept and carry that burden with humility.
The bear's story was very appreciated by Mr L. :)
-2-
I am a mom. :)
For some reason I felt more like a mom when I was pregnant.. I don't know how to explain. I love this little one to pieces, but I wouldn't be too surprised if his mom came to pick him up.. Except his mom is me.. so it's weird. I take care of him. I even breastfeed him!! so I should know...
Anyway I do feel proud and special and somewhat motherly when he is crying really loud, getting really red and desperate and I take him in my arms and craddle him and sing and he calms down in seconds.. :)
-3-
I somehow do well on little sleep.
I thought I'd have to grab every second of the baby's sleeping time to sleep myself... But I actually do well on 5-6 hours of sleep. At night he can sleep 3 or 4h in a row!
So most of the day the baby sleeps and I don't. And the whole baby thing doesn't seem all that hard..
We'll see how long it lasts.. :)
-4-
Disposables
There are disposable things in my house!
We have diapers, the "eco-friendly" kind. I love them much more than the pamp*rs of the maternity. Those would just dry on the baby's bottom and suck the moist out of him and stick to his skin.. :/
I am still thinking about cloth diapers for maybe later on, when he can wear the same size for a few months..
I also got breastfeeding pads to absorb my leaks. Same I'm thinking of making some washable.
-5-Husband
is wonderful :)
He had his own little project so we were both working on building something... More on this later (when I can figure out how to retrieve the pics).
He is making ME the absolute priority and I appreciate it :) He is also getting to know the baby a bit better. Little by little they get accustomed to each other. I am so glad he was here for skin to skin at his birth.
I also appreciate that we still have couple time and we haven't had too many evenings with no quiet time..
-6-paperwork
Is still a pain. I tried to get everything in order and be a responsible mama.. So I'll get more paperwork to do to register the baby in many different places. I also got health care complements.. Paperwork is really when I realize I'm an adult. I have no way around it.. :/
-7-
I love his little face. He is SO expressive! He's got lots of different expressions. I can't wait for him to use them on purpose.. :)
I posted pictures on fb but unfortunately can't figure out how to get them here.. :/
-1-
His name is Corbinien. It is not a common name. Actually it is not even in the big book of names or whatever.. Corbinien was a bishop of the VIII th century. He was born and grew a few miles from our house and then was sent to Germany to spread the gospel. He became the first bishop of Munchen. He is the Patron Saint of both Munchen and my diocese.
I love the name. My husband liked it too.
Also there is a story about how Corbinien tamed a bear. Said bear ate his donkey. Corbinien tamed the bear to make him carry what the donkey was carrying. This is a very symbolic story that can be interpreted many ways, my favorite being the obediance of Corbinien, as he wanted to be an hermit monk but Gregory II made him bishop. He refused at first but was made to accept and carry that burden with humility.
The bear's story was very appreciated by Mr L. :)
-2-
I am a mom. :)
For some reason I felt more like a mom when I was pregnant.. I don't know how to explain. I love this little one to pieces, but I wouldn't be too surprised if his mom came to pick him up.. Except his mom is me.. so it's weird. I take care of him. I even breastfeed him!! so I should know...
Anyway I do feel proud and special and somewhat motherly when he is crying really loud, getting really red and desperate and I take him in my arms and craddle him and sing and he calms down in seconds.. :)
-3-
I somehow do well on little sleep.
I thought I'd have to grab every second of the baby's sleeping time to sleep myself... But I actually do well on 5-6 hours of sleep. At night he can sleep 3 or 4h in a row!
So most of the day the baby sleeps and I don't. And the whole baby thing doesn't seem all that hard..
We'll see how long it lasts.. :)
-4-
Disposables
There are disposable things in my house!
We have diapers, the "eco-friendly" kind. I love them much more than the pamp*rs of the maternity. Those would just dry on the baby's bottom and suck the moist out of him and stick to his skin.. :/
I am still thinking about cloth diapers for maybe later on, when he can wear the same size for a few months..
I also got breastfeeding pads to absorb my leaks. Same I'm thinking of making some washable.
-5-Husband
is wonderful :)
He had his own little project so we were both working on building something... More on this later (when I can figure out how to retrieve the pics).
He is making ME the absolute priority and I appreciate it :) He is also getting to know the baby a bit better. Little by little they get accustomed to each other. I am so glad he was here for skin to skin at his birth.
I also appreciate that we still have couple time and we haven't had too many evenings with no quiet time..
-6-paperwork
Is still a pain. I tried to get everything in order and be a responsible mama.. So I'll get more paperwork to do to register the baby in many different places. I also got health care complements.. Paperwork is really when I realize I'm an adult. I have no way around it.. :/
-7-
I love his little face. He is SO expressive! He's got lots of different expressions. I can't wait for him to use them on purpose.. :)
I posted pictures on fb but unfortunately can't figure out how to get them here.. :/