Seeking the formula for parenting

Blogger Content: September 2006 - April 2010

Flexible Links

My Blogging Inspiration
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS) & Other Rants

Flexible Affiliations


Parent Bloggers Network
- Crazy/Hip Blog-Mamas+
(Random Site)
A Member of Bust's Girl Wide Web
Parenting Blogs - Blog Top Sites
blog search directory
Search For Blogs, Submit Blogs, The Ultimate Blog Directory

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

The Big Day Part II: The Ring Bearer

I thought that OS's behavior at the wedding deserved his own post. After I arrived at the wedding, YS and I were escorted with OS to his assigned seat. I should mention that all along the Big Giraffe's brother and my sister-in-law (I love saying that. I have wanted a sister for basically my whole life and she's great!) told me numerous times that it didn't matter if OS didn't wear the tux, wore his "hair" or didn't go down the aisle. Let me also say that not only was it one of the most elegant weddings I've ever been to, but it was one of the most laid back. If I had known then how laid back everyone was, I would have told OS he could wear his hair. A good chunk of the people there were social workers and teachers.

BG had endured the lengthy outburst when he got OS into the tuxedo shirt, pants, shoes, vest, and, for a brief period of time, tie. By the time I arrived, he had calmed down. OS put his tuxedo jacket on for me, and even let me tuck in his shirt. I told him how proud of him I was. I also gave him the silver box that could have but did not hold the wedding rings, which were safely with the BG and the matron of honor. The procession started. It was very lovely. We talked about how OS was going to walk down the aisle. OS seemed a little intimidated by the musicians.

Finally it was the big moment. OS poked his head out into the aisle. He took a step..and then another one..and then he whispered that he didn't want to do it. BG and BIL waved at him enthusiastically. I asked him if he was sure. He said yes. I told him how proud of him I was, and then that was that. One of the flower girls also didn't make it down...or rather she made it down to us and showered OS's feet with flowers. On the other hand, YS appeared interested in taking over for either OS or the flower girl. He had to be restrained from crawling down the aisle (yes, during our trip he went from fast belly slithering to full fledged fast crawling.)

After all the pictures were over, we let OS put on his Elmo shirt and owl sunglasses, although he continued to wear the black tuxedo pants and shoes. Somewhere during dinner, his head also acquired a cloth napkin, which served as proxy "hair". Sometimes he had his favorite doll "Kate" with him and a brand-new doll that I got him which he named "New Kate" (unfortunately he and YS got into a screaming match over the Kates.), However, if I do say so myself, he was hilarious, particularly during the dancing. He would randomly walk up to people, adopt the stance of an FBI agent on TV and hold up his hand for a high five. Then he would strut back to the side. He also kept popping out of a set of bushes with the same high five motif until he almost bumped into a lit cigarette (there was a lot of smoking at the wedding). Once he had that encounter, I put the kabash on the bush routine. The bottom line is that OS got a ton of attention and just loved it.
OS's Wedding Garb



A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: Don't let the ring bearer bear the rings unless you are confident he will bear them.

Labels:

posted by Alex Elliot @ 6:48 PM   3 comments
3 Comments:

  • At 5/08/2007 10:07 PM, Blogger super des said…

    That cracks me up. I've been to too many weddings where the ring bearer or flower girl screamed and kicked and generally made everyone aware of their unhappiness. I'm glad OS pulled through.

     

  • At 5/09/2007 6:54 PM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    I'm so glad that everyone had fun, even if you did not get to spend a lot of time with BG. I hope the ride back went as well as the event...

    Welcome home!

     

  • At 5/16/2007 8:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    We are glad that you all had a good time. OS & YS were an absolute pleasure! We look forward to sharing photos and honeymoon stories.
    The Big Giraffe's Little Brother

     
Post a Comment
Home
 

My Profile

Name:Alex Elliot
Home:MA, United States
About Me:Professional Mom of two cats, a dog, an ant farm, and oh yeah...two boys: a 6 year old and a 3 year old. Also found in my house is my husband who is known on this blog as The Big Giraffe.
See my complete profile

Flexible Media Appearances

The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, Fox TV, August 3, 2007

Flexible Feeds

More Flexible Parenting

Grasshopper New Media Parents
Just Cause
Birth Days

Flexible Categories

Previous Posts

Archives

For those of us who didn't get an instruction manual with our babies and for whom parenting hasn't always gone as planned. On a more serious note this blog is about supporting a woman's ability to make her own choices about parenting including the choice, for whatever reason, to bottle feed her babies formula.

Powered by Blogger
© Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting


Creative Commons License
Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting by Alex Elliot is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Template Design based on one produced by isnaini dot com