A few weeks ago I was complaining to my sister-in-law Brooke about how I hated having to leave church meetings to nurse the baby in the "Nursing Mothers' Room" because I felt like I was missing everything. (I guess that I would actually only miss Sunday School and/or Relief Society because they pipe Sacrament Meeting into the room.) Then Brooke said, "I actually like being able to take the baby and relax in another room while my husband has to manage all of the other kids."
Well, a couple of Sundays ago our family went to a different ward to attend a baby blessing for my good friend, Jess. I spent most of Sacrament Meeting in the mothers' room with the baby and was privileged to hear all the testimonies piped into the room. Then suddenly from the comfort of my rocking chair I could hear something very faint but very distinct in the background of the chapel. I could hear a kid throwing a fit and yelling, "I want more goldfish [crackers]!" Yup, I knew it was my little Jared throwing a sort of tantrum, and apparently it was loud enough that it was projecting up to the microphone on the stand and into the speakers in the mothers' room. Nice.
To his credit, there were very few children in that ward where we were visiting, and I honestly don't think anyone else in the room with me would have been able to hear it. I just know the frequency of my own child's voice and could pick it out.
Thanks, Alan, for putting up with our cute little boy when he's whiny. Just wait until you're managing several kids at once while I'm nursing a baby!
4 comments:
That is funny and you're probably right--mothers have a 6th sense for picking out their own child's voice.
I loved nursing in the Mother's lounge because I was usually able to get a nap in during Sunday School that way! Although, once I fell asleep in there sometime during sacrament meeting and didn't wake up until church was almost over. Let's just say church totally recharged me that day!!
Ha ha ha, that is great. :)
That's hilarious, Jen.
I hope you both enjoy the adventure of two kids! I do love nursing during Sacrament meeting, because you don't miss anything. I always had to do it then so I could pass off the baby to Matt during Primary.
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