Yesterday, Rebecca received her baby blessing, a custom for new additions in our church. Ryan gave her the blessing and it was beautiful!
I knit a lace shawl for her to use instead of a blanket (it is August, after all), and Rebecca wore the dress and bonnet that my mother made for me for my baby blessing (and my three sisters also wore it for their blessings):
What you can’t see in the picture: she’s also wearing booties that were my mother’s.
And while I was taking pictures of her in the dress, I was lucky enough to catch one of those rare sleep smiles:
