When my son was born, he had colic and reflux and it was very hard to take him ANYWHERE! I always wanted to have him baptized, but we were afraid of how the ceremony would go with how he was as a baby, so you know how things go when you are a first time parent. Time gets away from you! So we are expecting our second this December and I was thinking of having both kids baptized together. Has anyone else done this, does this sound like a good idea?
I did this a few months ago with my 2 year old son, and my daughter was 9 months at the time. We had the same situation with life moving so quickly. My son was 8 months old when I got pregnant with my daughter. I decided early on to just wait to have my son Baptized until after my daughter was born so we could do them together. Everything went great and we threw a big party afterwards for both of them!
Hi, well we haven't done it, but are planning on doing the exact same thing. We have a 15 month old son and are due with another baby in April. I think its a great idea, and we will definately babtize both at once :)
It sounds like a wonderful Idea. For those who keep saying that you should not do it because they have not accepted Christ, they forget that some religions believe that children need to be washed of the original sin as infants, so they do not suffer purgatory. Anyhow, if this is something your family wants to do, than do it, and have a party afterward to celebrate.
Our church does a family dedication ceremony and it is so sweet to see the whole family and children (usually under age 4) together.
Definately do it. It means so much to have a congregation stand behind you and your family to support the spiritual guidance of your children and it is a powerful, public display of marking these children as children of God!!
Sounds like a great idea to me!
As for those who are telling you what "Baptism means"... disregard them. They obviously have a different theology than you practice. Not to start a religion war here... but obviously some are less informed about other faiths than they are about their own. Not all Christian faiths think that baptism is something that a person is doing "for" God (public statement of faith). Both Catholic and Lutheran faiths (which ARE Christian) hold exactly the opposite to be true, as was practiced in the early church.... Baptism is RECEIVING the gift of faith from God.
So I say, yes.. time got away from you. Go ahead and remedy that... the sooner the better! :)
May God Bless your family.
i wouldn't baptise a baby, for baptisim is the public announcment of accepting christ, a baby is too young. i didn't let my daughter get baptised until she was 4. i'd hold off on the baby
This happens fairly often at our church and it is always a lovely way for our entire parish to celebrate together. I also think that if elderly relatives are traveling to be with you it makes it easier to do it as one baptism.
Congratulations!
I have a 2 1/2 year old also, and when he was 10 weeks he had RSV so we were in the hospital for a while and he was on oxygen for a while too. Well by the time he got well, time just kept slipping away. So he is now 2 1/2 and I still havent got him baptised either!! So dont feel bad, God understands and would love to welcome both your children into his arms. Good Luck!!
PS.... and I will be doing mine soon too...
It sounds like a great idea!
A couple in the same class with us for our daughter's baptism was having their 2 children done at the same time. Sounds like a great idea to me!
Sounds like a good idea to me. I don't see where that would be any problem. I can totally relate to having time slip away from you.
My borther in law baptized his 3 boys at once, they were 1, 4, and 5 yrs old at time. Just make sure the church understands it is 2 children so it is 2 baptisms.
I've seen this before and if the pastor handles it right i can be very very sweet. congrats on your two blessings
I'm of the opinion that they get baptized when they actually KNOW what being baptized is. The bible states that when you "believe" you then get baptized.
Baptising someone that has not yet professed faith really means nothing. But if it's a religious ritual that your family does, I don't see why you couldn't do the two siblings together. I'm sure it's been done before.
When you do an infant or small child baptism you are showing a profession of YOUR faith, not your childs. To be scripturally correct your children, when they become born again will then want or ache for the real baptism.
Sorry for that extra input... but I'm sure it's okay to do both of your kids at the same time. It will make great pictures too! Maybe when they grow up they will do it together again..... we can always pray ;)
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I've seen it done many times! and for those with diff beliefs I want to explain that in most religions- baptism is a beautiful ceremony where parents and the congregation promise to raise a child with the knowledge that they are in Christ's family and promise to teach them about God. Hard to make that sound bad.
