Hello!

I just had my DD baptised as a Catholic last weekend (absolutely loved the day - she was a little angel!!)

I am unsure of the differences between having the Baptism at Easter or not - in the booklet I was given, there is a different prayer for the blessing of the water at Easter time, as they use the holy water that is blessed at this time of the year (which I think would be very special to have!). Apart from that the booklet didn't mention anything.

As for godparents, I chose friends of the family. My godparents were special friends of my parents and they are still around and play an important symbolic role in my life (even though I only see them rarely). I think this played a part in me wanting to have my friends as godparents. I also chose them because of their strong catholic beliefs and because I admire how they have brought up their own daughter. I would like to think that we could be similar parents. I think that uncles and aunts have their own special roles already, and I'm hoping that my DD will use her godparents to talk to, if she feels she can't talk to me or DH, in the future.