At What Age Did/Will You Have a Christening?

With my DS we had a Christening at 3.5 months. I know it is supposed to be about church and not a big party, but in my family everyone comes.

With the twins (currently almost 6 weeks) the thought of planning an event drains me. The earliest the church could do it would be 11/8 which is 2 weeks after I've returned to work as a full time teacher and I'm assuming STTN will still be a ways away.

Then you get into the holiday season and the winter (I live in the Northeast). Is 9 months too old?

 

No, I don't think 9 months is too old. I only have 1 friend who had a christening, but she didn't have it until her daughter was around 1 year old.

 

My boys are six months old and they will be Christened this Sunday. I don't think 9 weeks old is too old.

 

My boys were baptised in NICU but we have not had the church cerimony for them yet and they 10 months old. So no I don't think that nine months is to old.

 

I felt much the same as you when the girls were so tiny, a christening would of finished me off i think lol
We thought summer next year, maybe when they are 18 or 19mths old.

 

We baptized ours at 5 weeks, the week before Easter I believe.

 

Personally I don't think one is too old but I Christened my two at age 1. :good: We wanted to do it in Serbia and didn't want to fly out there earlier with them so 1 it was. I don't think there are any set standards, as far as I know ardon: so do it when you can. :hug: :hug:

 

I agree, 9 months is not too old. I've had friends who have had their children christened at a year (I was christened at 8 years old). Our twins were christened at 3.5 months old.

 

My older 3 were all christened within a week or 2 of their birth. The twins are now 3 and it still hasn't been done. :blush: I feel horrible about it & really have to get on it, but the longer you put it off, the easier it is to keep putting it off.

 

I don't think it's too late. My LOs were dedicated to the Lord at 8 months. It was a wonderful time.

 

No way. Do what works best for you.

Mine were born in October and christened in March (5 months).

 

ares were 6months old,

 

Our boys will be christened in the summer they will be 8-9months old. All of our family is in Chicago so we have to travel. We wanted to do it this winter but I just feel they are too young for Chicago weather so we changed our plans. I don't thing 9 months is too old, and I agree do what works for you guys.