Boydee's big day

Great news! Boydee had his baptism on Saturday! The whole thing went off without a hitch. We were worried the it would get complicated, trying to get so many people from out-of-town in Lawrence at the same time. But everyone went out of their way to be there, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Father John baptized Boydee. Father John also baptized Evey and married me and Adro, so he has "hit for the cycle" for the Jones family.

Two other kiddos got baptized at the same time. It was a good crowd at the church. All three kids were calm and cool during their individual baptisms. Boyd didn't cry or scream, he just chilled out the entire time.

Boyd's Godparents are Mike Abasolo and Lindsey Kaminski. They both drove a long ways to be there for Boydee. They are already proving themselves to be great Godparents, just by being there on time on a Saturday morning!

After the baptism we all went to Longhorn Steakhouse for lunch, and then to the spring football game. It was a great day. 

Before and after

Evey said goodbye to 8 inches of hair today!

You can tell she loves her new short hair, as she keeps flipping it, maybe in disbelief.

I know we're going to love it tomorrow morning when it takes half the time to get her hair ready for school!

For the record, me and her mom really love this new look for Evey too. In fact, Adro said it made her want to get her hair cut short, too.

Me and Boydee were mildly impressed. And then we laughed, said "girls!" and rubbed each others short, no-combing-needed heads, while we watched NBA.

Boydee on the Terror Dome

When we first put Boydee in his "Circle Circus" he'd scream and freak out. So I renamed it "The Terror Dome."

Now he likes it. But we still call it the Terror Dome.

Boydee Measures Up

 

Boydee had his 6-month appointment on Friday, and did pretty well. He got three shots, and he HATES shots. Screamed like a banshee. His sister used to frown for a second, then she'd get over it. I don't think she cried once over any of her shots. It was pretty crazy, actually -- I remember writing once that I wondered if Evey lacked a sense of pain, because she never seemed to cry about anything that should have hurt, from shots to falling down.

Anyway, Boydee's appointment. He weighed 15 pounds, 14 ounces, putting him in the 23rd percent. He's a lightweight. He is 27 inches long, which puts him in the 73rd percent of boys his age. And lastly, his head was 17.5 inches in circumference, putting him in the 80th percentile.

So he's tall, skinny, with a big head and cries easily. Just like Dad.

Happy 6th Month Birthday Boydee!

 

We celebrated tonight with brownies and even birthday candles! We'll celebrate tomorrow with shots! And not the kind daddy likes!

Here's a pic of Boydee chillin' at the hotel in Vegas.

It should be noted that Boydee seems to be saying the word "daadaa" with regularity. Sorry, no "mama" or "Evey" or "sissy" yet!