nanila | Little Nephew Is Named

My Little Nephew - wait, I've got two now. Er, how to distinguish them? I suppose I'll have to start calling him Little Nephew 1. OK. Little Nephew 1 was christened the weekend after my birthday. The bloke and I were in attendance, of course, and the bloke had to stand in for one of the godfathers, who couldn't be there because he was stuck in Afghanistan, which as far as excuses go is a pretty good one. So he had to pretend to be Catholic for an hour and a half, with a hangover, a task made the more difficult by the amount of incense that seems to get waved around during mass. I don't remember that from my childhood. I guess incense doesn't burn so well in tropical climates? Does incense go mouldy?

Anyway, here are some photos from Little Nephew 1's Official Naming Day. (NB: "Little Nephew 1" is not his real name.)

With Granddad

With Friend, who is also 3 and also Nigerian/white

Clinking glasses with Godfather while Uncle looks on

Opening presents with Daddy

More presents with Granny & Mummy

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Date: 2011-10-11 04:12 pm (UTC)

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ankaret

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Aww, little nephew 1 is adorable.

I have two younger brothers, who I used to refer to as my little brother and my tiny brother until the tiny brother turned out tall and broad-shouldered and started working as a part-time bouncer, which caused my friends to make 'waitaminute, there's an even bigger one out there?' faces when I introduced him.

Date: 2011-10-11 06:34 pm (UTC)

capri

That's like my family! I have 3 younger brothers - the oldest one is called "abang" (elder brother in Malay), the middle one "adik" (younger sibling in Malay) and the last one by his name, or just "the small one." The one we call "adik" is now taller and bigger than both his older siblings, so people always think we're bullshitting them. It would be quite funny if the small one grew up to be even bigger.

Date: 2011-10-12 10:11 am (UTC)

Hee!

If my parents hadn't stopped after providing me with two brothers, then judging by the sibling-height curve we've got so far, the next one would have been unable to fit into normal-sized rooms.

Date: 2011-10-12 10:13 am (UTC)

It's not that we're short, it's just that their FOOD IS DIFFERENT. ;___;

Date: 2011-10-12 02:05 pm (UTC)

telegramsam

Solution: platform shoes (and matching bell bottoms) :D

Date: 2011-10-12 01:27 pm (UTC)

nanila

I suspect that LN1 and LN2 will keep their current size ratios, as LN1's father is much larger (in all dimensions) than LN2's!

Date: 2011-10-11 05:07 pm (UTC)

liseuse

Awwwww! So happy and so adorable!

Ugh, hangovers and incense are the later years of me being a teenager. That and all the kneeling and sitting and standing combined are not funtimes. Urgh.

Date: 2011-10-12 01:28 pm (UTC)

Yes!

The thing about being stand-in godparents was that we had to be in the front row, so we had to keep turning round to take our cues for the kneeling/sitting/standing business. Terribly embarrassing. Also, the singing! Some of those hymns are interminable! I swear we sang one that had about 18 verses.

Date: 2011-10-12 02:47 pm (UTC)

Luckily going to Mass every single Sunday throughout my childhood means I can do the kneeling/sitting/standing mostly asleep. And have done. Many many times.

Date: 2011-10-11 06:25 pm (UTC)

fadedwings

little nephew #1 is absolutely adorable!

Date: 2011-10-12 01:29 pm (UTC)

He really is. He gets away with loads because of it. Like jumping on his Auntie

nanila's stomach with both feet. Oof. Never have I been so grateful for being in reasonably good shape.

Date: 2011-10-11 06:29 pm (UTC)

happydork

So adorable! Thank you for sharing these photos with us, and congratulations to LN1!

Date: 2011-10-12 01:30 pm (UTC)

I'm not sure he entirely understood the significance of the day, but I'm sure he enjoyed himself. :D

I think I exploded from the cute in the third picture.

Date: 2011-10-12 01:18 pm (UTC)

Yes! I wanted to pap them all day, but you could tell her parents were slightly horrified at the mischief LN1 was getting their little girl into.

Date: 2011-10-11 07:28 pm (UTC)

lurkingcat

Awww, Little Nephew 1 and Friend look like such a pair of sweeties in that picture :)

I think the numbering system is a very good plan. I have Eldest Niece, Middle Niece, Youngest Niece and Niece-in-law and I am not quite sure what I am going to do if any more nieces arrive (other than grin and start plotting which books I will buy for them once they are old enough to read...)

Date: 2011-10-12 01:17 pm (UTC)

They were very cute. You could tell she was normally a quiet, well-behaved young lady, because she was quite hesitant to join in some of his games, like Yelling At The Top of Your Lungs and Dashing At Dangerous Speed Between The Adults' Legs. She would do those things, and then look rather alarmed, and do them again, and look ashamed.

Date: 2011-10-11 07:49 pm (UTC)

Aw, cutie-pie!

Date: 2011-10-12 01:15 pm (UTC)

Yes. He's cheeky, too. You should have seen how much cake he got away with eating, just by sidling up to the table periodically and stuffing pieces in his mouth.