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A proper welcome
07
Jul
Jul
We haven’t baptized our pandemic baby yet. It’s fine.
A still unscheduled baptism prompts a re-examination of a parent’s priorities.
In my final trimester of pregnancy with our firstborn, I followed all of the Prepare for Baby instructions provided enthusiastically by friends, strangers, and the internet. I installed the car seat, sent thank-you notes for shower gifts, and stocked our house with diapers, wipes, and formula. I didn’t prewash swaddles and onesies in fragrance-free baby detergent because washing brand-new clothes seemed senseless to me and at $2.50 per load of laundry I couldn’t see myself washing our daughter’s clothes separately throughout her babyhood. Why start now?