My husband and I are thinking if we should just combine our baby's baptism and first birthday celebration. Do you think that will be fine?

Practicality wise, yes. That's what I did for my first born. Kasi we have this tradition na Ang first birthday ni baby ay dapat some celebrate Ng bongga as well as 7 yrs old. Kaya magastos Kung sa loob Ng 1 yr may 2 celebration kayong paghahandaan. Mabuti Ng pag isahin na Lang. Fun fact Lang, the reason why we celebrate 1st birthday and 7th birthday more glamorous than the others ay dahil dati daw sa ibang bansa sa sobrang hirap Ng mga Tao tumaas Ang mortality rate Ng mga Bata, most of them Hindi inaabot Ng 5 yrs old namamatay. So pag nakapag 7 sila nalagpasan nila ang milestone na Yun. I think that was in London. Sa panahon ng great depression ata.