This past Saturday was Niko's baptism. Being baptized Greek Orthodox meant being dipped in the water 3 times and then being covered in olive oil. The water was heated and Niko loves the water, so he was pretty happy when he was taking a dip. He was not so happy when he was being held up naked so he could be coated with the oil.
As soon as that was done, he was wrapped in a towel and brought to the chapel where he was changed into his white suit. I also had a bottle ready when he was wrapped in the towel to help calm him down a little. Of course, he held onto it for dear life while he was being dressed, making that a little challenging.
Once dressed, he was brought back out to the alter where he was given communion and then promptly fell asleep. The baptism was followed by dinner and lots of Greek dancing, so it was a pretty long day for everyone.
Now that he's been baptized, we can cut his hair which we'll be going to do tomorrow. New pictures to be posted soon of Niko's first haircut!
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