Just trying to do what's right!

Taking a baby to church is a LOT of hard work. But I had NO IDEA how difficult it would be to take Asher to stake conference . . . by myself. It started off fantastic. He was fed, clean and ready for church by 9:00. I just needed to pull myself (and my house) together by 9:45. Well . . . to my surprise. . . It happened. I was ready, he was ready and even in his car seat without any tears . . . all by 9:45.


Once we were at the church building. I found my good friends, Clayton and Danielle. We sat next to them and the meeting began. The choir began singing . . . and I think that is the ONLY part of the meeting I saw! Asher began to fuss during the prayer, so I thought I would carry him out into the foyer to see if I could get him to fall asleep. Well . . . it wasn't but 5 minutes later that I realize he was messy. So I trample my way through the congregation, grab a diaper, wipes and changing pad . . . and maneuver my way to the restroom.


Finally, I thought we had it all under control. But no sooner he was REALLY starting to fuss. Now . . . I knew it was nap time. He finally gave in and fell fast asleep. I walked back to my seat and enjoyed about 25 minutes of a talk. It felt good just to be sitting. Deep sigh!


Oh no . . . I feel Asher Ray squirming in my hands and i realize that it's been EXACTLY 3 hours since his last feeding. I flash Danielle a smile and say, "I'll be back." Well feeding isn't exactly the fastest thing around. No . . . actually it takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. And the current time was 11:20. So if I do my math correct. The conclusion of the meeting would end at the exact moment that Asher would be done eating. And that is how it happened!


As I left the building, I had to laugh . . . cause I don't really know what they talked about, what songs were sung, or who gave the prayers. But I knew. . .
Asher and I were just trying to do what's right!