So good I didn't want to leave

Today at Mass the priest was giving a particularly interesting homily. He's a young priest and we usually enjoy his sermons but today was really interesting. He was speaking about the importance of confession and how it's not as popular now as it once was. Then he continued on to talk about the 5 sins that cannot be forgiven by a regular priest during confession. Interestingly enough these do not include murder. Midway through the list of the 5 sins Olivia decided that she needed a new diaper. She picked up my purse and headed for the bathroom. I was able to slow her down and we stood near the exit for a while so I could listen to the homily a little longer but Olivia was not as interested so I had to give in and change her. I can't remember being so interested in a homily in a long time, I hated to leave! By the time we got back the homily was over. I had to know what the other sins were so I googled them and just had to share with all of you.....

1. Defiling the Eucharist
2. Attempting to assassinate the Pope
3. A priest abusing the confidentiality of the confessional by revealing the nature of the sin and the person who admitted to it
4. A priest who has sex with someone and then offers forgiveness for the act
5. A man who directly participates in an abortion - even by paying for it - who then seeks to become a priest or deacon

Exactly what I should be doing

It's 5:37 am at the Leiva house. I've just finished feeding Peter and I'm holding a happy gurgling, cooing little boy. All of a sudden I hear Olivia through the baby monitor: "hi" "morning" "mama" "yayia (this is how Olivia pronounces Olivia)" "baby" "bath" "duck" "H I J K" "4 5 6" "A B C" "bye". And then I hear her falling asleep again. I debated going back to bed for another hour but I decided I'd just hold Peter instead. This is the best way to start the day!

Whew!

Last week was a busy week! I'm glad it's over and this week seems to be a little more relaxing....

• Monday was Olivia's first time going to her new daycare. She got a little upset when I left but she had a great time. She made a new friend and she fingerpainted.


• Tuesday was Olivia's first time to go to Language Playgroup. Playgroup this week consisted of toddler gymnastics. I'm really not sure what this had to do with language development at all but Olivia had a good time.


• Wednesday consisted of a session with Olivia's Speech Teacher and a trip to the grocery store.


• Thursday included Olivia's regular Speech Therapy session and then the rescheduled Christmas party at Chuck E Cheese.

Poor Peter, he's been carted around all over the place!

Peter's Baptism

By far the best part of our trip to Houston was Peter's baptism. My great-uncle, Father Pat, baptized me when I was an infant and he performed the ceremony when Mike and I got married. It means so much to us that he was able to baptize Peter. We celebrated the baptism in the Chapel at the University of St. Thomas where we were married. It was so special that we could share the day with so many of my extended family members as well as Mike's big brother and his family. It was great to see everyone.