A three ring circus

We did it! We made it on time. We actually left the driveway at 8:30 and when we walked into the chapel, there were only 2 other people there. It took us a few minutes to get settled, but we avoided being a circus walking in. And we made up for it later.

LaRene Chambers came down from practicing the organ and made some comments about the "fake" baby Natalie had for Teen Living. Nope, that's our new baby. "It's real!" she squealed. LOL! Several people who'd heard the news stopped by for a minute on their way to their seats to admire him. Mom was probably busiest answering THE question: "Who's baby does Rachelle have?" The Bishop announced it, so once the meeting started everyone was pretty clear.

So Jacob was hungry at 8:30. I fed him first thing, while Emily held Mark who was crying. Then I handed Jacob to Natalie, switched seats with Emily and cuddled Mark on my lap. He made it to the end of the sacrament, then he'd had enough cuddling. He wanted to PLAY. I hurried to bear my testimony, I didn't want to chicken out. So I passed Mark to Emily. Pretty soon he needed to be suctioned. So I helped him walk out and Emily followed me with the suction machine. Then we went right back in. Nat wanted to bear her testimony, so Emily's turn for Jacob. When she came back, Nat and Em traded places so she could help with Marky. I twisted my back trying to keep him quiet, so I sent Nat out with Mark and the keys. She was going to walk him for a while and maybe get some lotion from the car to entertain him. Jacob got a little noisy, so Emily handed him back to me. Then Natalie returned with Marky. SEE? We were a circus.

Lots of well-wishers after the meeting. Emily took Marky to primary and I gathered up stuff and visited before heading to Sunday School. THE new question is "Was this a surprise?"

Jacob was a little fussy at the end of Sunday School so I headed off to change his diaper and fill his bottle.

Then I fed him again at the beginning of relief society, but he only ate half a bottle. Then he coo'd and grunted and just made noise all the way through the meeting. I was so exhausted I nearly feel asleep.

Anne came to see us after church. She and Megan brought a cute little outfit and a diaper holder.

I had high hopes of getting some scrapping done for Cory and some organizational charts done in the afternoon, but I opted for a nap instead. Not a real one, just the kind where Jacob falls asleep on my chest and I put the recliner back and join him.

Between high council responsibilities and the weekly "Cleon" meeting, it felt like I went to Mom & Dad's alone. I hardly saw Dave...maybe 2 minutes is all. Both Kristi and Anthony brought their families to see the baby. They had lots of questions. Mostly how did you get a white baby? and does it really cost THAT much? By the time we got home at 9:30 I was exhausted and discouraged. I don't really want to face tomorrow, and the next day isn't any better. I want another Saturday. LOL!