How old was LO when you had them baptized?

skroops

Have I "missed the boat" on this one?  It seems like most people have their LO baptized when they are teeny tiny and I'm already feeling like I should have had Liana baptized already. Add to that the fact that DD1 has not even been baptized yet (She is almost 3) because we were not going to church regularly when she was born and I feel like a total slacker.

Would it be weird to have them both baptized at the same time?  We do have a church that we have been attending fairly regularly for about the past 6 months, so I am hoping that the minister would be willing to do a baptism for us even though we aren't members of the church (yet). 

MommaEm

DS and I were baptized together- he was 1 and I was 21, it's never too late!!

Sonadora

We had her baptism at 11 weeks.

I don't think it would be odd to have them done at the same time.

KissyFishyLips

LO will be 5 months at her baptism. I was 18 years old at mine! :-) I think you'll be fine.

DawgGirl

You baptize your children when you feel its right. So its never late. We are having our son baptized on May 1 and he will be almost 6 months.

NillaWafers

2 weeks. I was baptized at 4 months.

skroops

Thanks for making me feel better ladies.  I've been feeling some "Mommy Guilt" about not having them baptized yet, but reading your responses definitely made me feel better about things.

lrn327

Late to the game, but C will be baptized in a few weeks at 5 months.  I was baptized at 17!

KayLee77

ds1 was baptized at 9 months.  ds2 will also be around 9 months when we get him baptized

SnoopyLuv

Josie will be 2 days shy of 6 months. I wish we would have done it earlier but we weren't church goers. I am kind of happy now though because it will be nice out and J will be able to interact with our family a bit more.

And no, it would not be weird to baptize them both. I wasn't baptized until I was 13 and my sister was 9. I think it's nice to do it together.

Strunella

We just started attending church and are going through the process of becoming members.  They won't baptize anyone who isn't a member or doesn't have at least one parent who is a member.  The next baptism classes/baptism ceremony are scheduled for April/May, but the next new members class isn't until June!  So we're out until the next baptism scheduling,which I don't think is until October.  DS will be 10 months by then!

fiasco

I'm always posting so late!  DH was baptized at 39 the year before we got married.  Then DS & I were baptized together- he was 5 months and I was 31!  DD is scheduled for May 15th.  She'll be 6 months but my kids are so big it always looks like I'm having a 1 year old baptized anyway LOL.  It's never too late!  GL!

rg8482

It's never too late to be baptized but in my culture we tend to do it within the first month or two so DD was baptized right before turning 2 months old.   

I also don't think it's weird to have both of your kids baptized at the same time and if you're comfortable with the church you're currently attending, I'm sure the minister will be more than happy to welcome your children into the church.

jnaden2

Its never to late.  I didn't get DS baptized until he was 5.  That's because when I got pregnant with DS I wasn't married & the Catholic church made me feel like a POS.  When I met my DH he got me back into church & we got DS baptized when he was 5 & then LO was baptized when he was a little over 2 months. 

PolarBerry

Our girls just got baptized last weekend at 5.5 months.  It's never too late and I think it's a great idea to have them baptized together!!

 

heyitsme

DS was a few days short of 3 months. DD was 7 months. In both cases, it was about when we were traveling (DS was baptized in my hometown, DD in DH's hometown), not about their specific age.

And hey, better late than never... and our church frequently baptizes sibling sets.