At Emmett's 6-month well-baby appointment on June 23, Emmett was 27.25 inches (57th percentile) and 16 lbs, 15.5 oz (30th percentile). Dr. Esser was happy with his growth and development. Next appt is in October at 9 months.
On July 28th, our sweet little Emmett Greyson was baptized into Christ and the Catholic Church. It was a very special day, made all the more special by the fact that so many of our family members were able to be there, including both sets of his grandparents, Aunt Mary (my own godmother), and Aunt Robin and cousins Desmond and Maggie. Emmett is very blessed to have our wonderful friends, Erin and Erich Kaiser, as his godparents. The baptism was held at St. Boniface, the parish we belong to here in Germantown. The ceremony was brief but quite nice. There was one other baby being baptized, a little girl named Emmaline, and strangely enough, her parents told us if she had been a boy, her name would have been Emmett! It seemed like fate that they were baptized together. Emmett looked adorable in his little knit romper and was such a good baby, as usual. I felt very grateful that the deacon didn't ask "Where is the baby?" when we brought our very nearly-7-months-old baby up to the front of the church. ;-p (That is sort of a Rymer family joke. When Adam was baptized at 9 months old, the priest asked my parents "Where's the baby?" when they presented him with Adam. Babies are typically baptized "as soon as possible" in the Catholic church-- most often within the first 3-4 months) At any rate, Emmett was his usual laid-back self and accepted the dumping of holy water over his head by a bearded stranger with not even a fuss. Miri was also a good girl in church and even participated in the deacon's homily by sitting up at the front of the church with him and nodding enthusiastically when he asked if she remembered her own baptism. I also encourage you to notice in the video I've linked below that you can hear Miri say "What's Emmett doing?" as he's being baptized; she's such a sweet, concerned big sister! Here are some pictures and video from the day.
As I already mentioned, we were lucky enough to have family in town for his baptism, and we certainly enjoyed our time with them! It is always especially fun to see our nephew and niece and to get to see the cousins interacting and playing with each other. Miri really enjoyed playing with Des and Maggie, and Emmett loved the extra attention he got, especially from Maggie who was so interested in the "baby," as she calls him. And, of course, it was great to see Gramma, G-pa, and Robin as well! :) That Saturday, we took the kids to the All Children's Playground in Cedarburg and were joined by my parents and Aunt Mary as well. All Children's is an awesome park, and the kiddos had a great time running, jumping, swinging, sliding, and so on (despite the autumal weather!). We also had lots of extended-family time at home, just playing and hanging out. It was a really fun, albeit fast, weekend.
