Been busy busy busy and no time for BB! But, excellent, thanks everyome for your replies!

DF and I have been discussing godparents further and have decided we'll probably go with close friends, but know we still have a couple of months to think about it, so at this stage, all is well, no stressing (except for the fact that 'christening dress - oh yeah, i'll need one of them').
I'd really have liked to ask my step-father, he has been a wonderful father figure to me over the last three years, and an extremely special and important part of my life, even though to outsiders we do not seem to have a very deep relationship. I would love to honour him with this task as he has no other godchildren of his own, but then figured with mum's twins on the way, he'll really have his hands full with his own bubbas.

We're definitely going to ask my best friend, she is unmistakably there any time we need her - midnight trips to the doctors, sitting around with me at hospitals for six hours... and i feel that the respect i have for her, and the commitment and dedication, so to speak, that she has made to our friendship has more than demonstrated that she is worthy of the role.

Now we're just stuck with the choice of male counterpart. We felt that maybe we could ask DF's brother, but i also feel that this makes me obligated to then ask his sister, or his sister on the next child, and while DF says no, don't worry about it, i feel that the disappointment this may cause the family is not so great, and i would have it on my conscience!! So, i'm still thinking. I think aunty's and uncle's already have a special role, like *star* mentioned - so i'm really stuck. I know i'd like it to be someone who will be in my child's life for a long time, but i think i also need to harden up and take the risk that they will not be - similarly to mine, which i have not seen in at least ten years.

Anyhow, thank you all for your contributions - any further are more than welcome. As for the easter baptism, guess i shall wait and see~!! =)