Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Hmmmm...

So, tonight two elderly men came to the door with a loaf of lemon poppy seed poundcake and some friendly, twinkley-eyed smiles. They were visiting from the Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. That is the church around the corner from us that employs THREE police officers to get their big ol' congregation out of the parking lot and across the street (basically police sanctioned jaywalking, considering there's a crosswalk a mere fifty feet away) every Sunday.

Anyway, I digress. I was feeding Jacob his last bottle at the time and just spent a moment speaking to them with Jacob in my arms. They very kindly let me know that every first Sunday of the month they have a FULL orchestra that performs. They also gave me the poundcake (a little dry) along with a welcome bag that contained two vouchers for a Wednesday "supper". They lastly told me about the nursery services they provide. One of the men gently asked,

Baptist Guy 1: "How old is she, two?"

Mormon Me: "Um, he is 9 months."

Baptist Guy 2: "Oh, well he's pretty enough to be a girl."

Ha ho? What do you think? Is this a girly face? Or were those guys wrong about that and their misuse of the police force? And doesn't Matt look dreamy?






















Let it be known that I have (almost) nothing but good things to say about those fellas and their church. (Fifty feet! Honestly...)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my! What a nice little experience huh to have at night. I totally remember that church-it must be a nightmare just trying to get to PTC on Sunday for you guys-yikes! I really don't think Jacob looks like a girl, I looked really hard, and maybe, maybe could try to see it, but not really at all. Especially now w/ his new fashionable haircut-he totally looks like an adorable little BOY! Don't worry, he's handsome like his dad! Hope you don't get anymore visitors!
Love, Chelsea

Will and Natalie Giddens said...

Robyn,
No worries a/b the girl comment. I've come to the conclusion that people really don't think when it comes to identifying the sex of a baby. Jacob definitely looks like a boy and yes, PCBC is dumb. I know, I know, the whole "love thy neighbor" thing, but that police escort to walk across the street really bugs me too!

Robyn said...

I notice that the quickest responses came from some peachtree-corner-ites (past and present). I guess this experience probably resonates with you two the most. Thanks for letting me know my baby boy is manly!