"Easy Like Sunday Morning"

As many times as Adeline has heard Lionel Richie's song "Easy Like Sunday Morning," you'd think she would know that Sunday mornings are supposed to be easy and peaceful. Well, it was neither easy nor peaceful for the poor nursery volunteers at Perry Presbyterian Church this Sunday morning. We went back to church (our first time since Adeline was born) and took Adeline to the church nursery. I was a little nervous to leave her with people I did not know, but figured it was good for both of us to "branch out." Adeline looked so precious when we dropped her off. She was wearing a beautiful dress, white booties, and a smile on her face. She looked like an angel and I had high hopes that she would entertain the nursery ladies with her sweet smiles and coos.....well, entertain them she did! When we went to pick her up, she was sound asleep on one lady's shoulder. "How did she do?" I asked, feeling sure they had loved every minute they had been able to spend with her. "We won...we always win" was the reply I got. They went on to explain that she had cried...and cried....and cried. They had tried the swing, the bouncy seat, the rocking chair, but nothing had worked until one lady finally put her on her left shoulder (they said the right shoulder didn't work either) and Adeline finally passed out. As I apologized, I noticed the other babies in the room sitting peacefully in the infant carriers, bouncy seats etc. So Adeline had been the star alright...she had been the center of attention...just not in the way I had hoped. Of course, we forgot to take pictures BEFORE we went to church, so here are some pictures of Adeline after her church performance. When we got home her dress was wrinkled, her diaper was wet, and she had lost her booties somewhere along the way. However, she was all smiles (and tongue)...as if to say "No, I won."