Il Padrino

4 days old - with a smile to melt the glaciers of Greenland
© Tone

Turning 3 weeks
© Me

I have been asked to have to honour to be gdfather for my stepsister's firstborn son, Håvard, An honour I am very moved to get and would then share with her brother and baby sister along with Haralds brother. I have already gotten the trust to be the first one outside the Mum-Dad circle to babysit him. Be it just an hour. Be it just walking his trolley around Sandvika Storsenter, nonetheless - it felt great. To be responsible for something that precious. To have your heart beat like that. Sure we ain't blood related, but we sure are Family.

Traditionally, the godparents were counted informally responsible for ensuring that the child's religious education was carried out and for caring for the child should he/she be orphaned. Today the word "godparent" may not have explicitly religious overtones. The modern view of a godparent tends to be an individual chosen by the parents to take a vested interest in the child's upbringing and personal development

From what I have seen he is a very calm and happy little fella. He sleeps well and does not rely on screaming to get his will through. I have very high hopes that he will be a wonderful acquaintance and is indeed a welcome addition to the Bryn-James_Olsen-Karlsen-Hahne family.