Baby Jacob Reflection 10, or, Baby Jacob goes to Mass & other fun places

Friday's post wasn't really that positive, and many of these haven't been, but that's the mood of a new parents for you.

While the downers are all true the kid continues to grow and cause me to just express wonder at how someone so tiny can be that strong, poop that much, pee that far and inspire that much awe and love. I'm so happy to have a beautiful son.

So Friday wasn't all doom and gloom. We did get out of the house. We went to the Food Court at Northgate Mall. We were in public with the baby, and it went well. 

Saturday we had Lisa and Mike come by to take some photos of the little guy.(Need a photographer? Check them out here)  He was cooperative for a bit. Later he met great Aunt Mary Jo and Grandma Karen came over again. Grandma Karen is our hero, but more on that in a moment. 

Perhaps inspired by this or by the desire to not remain cooped up at home forever, Kelli decided today we should try taking Jacob with us to Mass.

We did it.

We walked to St. Martin of Tours and stroller and all managed to stuff into a pew and Jacob was a champ, hardly making a sound until communion. At that point Kelli just had to feed him and he was still pretty good. Usually though he gets a changing when he feeds, since he didn't....we he needed a change of clothes right after Mass and thank God for the changing table in the back of church in one of the rest rooms.

On the walk back we got lunch at Wendy's where Jacob got to meet Arnette, our favorite fast food industry worker. She's always behind the register with a smile and a kind word. We know her now because after Mass Kelli's mom will often take us to Wendy's for lunch and she's been asking Kelli about the baby to be as time's gone along. Jacob wasn't sure what to think of hanging out at Wendy's.

Later Sunday Papa Stegeman came by and saw Jacob for a bit.

The reason Grandma Karen is our hero is that about an hour from now...6 p.m., Sunday, August 4 2013, she will officially be baby Jacob's first babysitter. Kelli and I are going out on the town just the two of us. 

I mean when we get back we'll have to deal with nighttime Jacob, who is a pain, but at least we'll have some adult time first. 

Side note, I was hoping the Reds could win the world series in Jacob's birth year.... I've about given up on that.

Peace