No christening / confirmation / anything like that for us. DH isn't religious, and I was raised in a very strictly religious home, which has put me off organised religion for life. I'm happy for DC to choose for themselves when they're old enough.
Conversation when DD was born:
MIL - "Will you be having the baby christened?"
Me & DH together - "NO!"
MIL - "Oh....."
The silence spoke volumes! I suppose we are lucky in that, even though MIL is a pain in the rear, she knows when something is none of her business, she doesn't generally try to force her preferences and opinions.
babyh No bruises here - or no more than usual. I usually have a few dotted around. I don't honestly know if baby kicking could cause one, it'd have to be a pretty hefty kick! I suppose you currently have a larger volume of blood in your body, which could mean you are more likely to bruise? I believe a bruise is caused when blood cells are damaged / killed (like by a bump or knock), and they are brought to the surface to be expelled as the skin naturally regenerates, shedding old cells and making new ones. (Prepared to be corrected as I'm not 100% certain.)
It's worth mentioning to your mw, when I was in hospital after DD I had a big, dark bruise on my leg where I'd bashed it trying to get comfy during contractions. All of the nurses & midwives asked about it, but I think it was the position that concerned them, as an unexplained leg bruise could have been a symptom of thrombosis. (They weren't worried once I told them I knew exactly where & when I'd got it.)