Dave and I can’t stand using the car seat as a carrier for John.  It’s bulky, heavy and horribly annoying so we carry John most places or I put him in a wrap “wearing him”.  At church though we always just carry him.  We’ve decided that because apparently most of the new parents put their new babies in car seats people never get to see them or hold them.  And because of that we have hypothesized that it is the reason John gets so much attention at church.

All the older gals that were so sweet while I was pregnant are now doting on John like crazy.  He gets so much attention from them.  They all ooh and ahhh and ask to hold him.  They cuddle him and love on him.  It is so sweet.

Yesterday I went back to Bible Study for the first time since about 5 weeks before I had John.  There is an old gal there that suffers greatly from physical degeneration and is kind of a sourpuss.  I brought John in and he was an instant hit.  He also was immediately taken from my arms to be held.  Someone gave John to the sour lady.  She totally monopolized him after that.  He fell asleep in her arms and she just hung on, even though I offered to take him so she could rest her arms.  I’ve never heard her say much of anything positive, but after holding John she talked about how cuddly he was and how good it felt to hold a baby.

He’s such a blessing to all these ladies and to others.  My hope and prayer is that he is forever a blessing to those he encounters.  He sure is our little blessing that’s for positive!!