Jacob's Baby Blessing

On Sunday, March 2, 2013, we blessed our sweet little boy, Jacob Russell Richins. It was such a sweet and sacred event. Scott did the blessing, and his Dad, Grandpa, best friend, Andy, and the Bishop, joined in the circle. I tried to remember all that was said, so that I could write it down. I am sure I forgot a few things, but here are the things I remember being said, " You are blessed to come to a family who loves you very much. You are surrounded by friends and family who love you. You will be blessed to have a strong testimony. In time you will have a desire to serve a mission and share that testimony with others. I bless you with faith and confidence. You will learn to recognize the Spirit and it's promptings. I bless you with love and compassion towards others. In time you will find a wife and marry in the temple and start your own family." I am sure there were many other great things said, but that is all I can remember.

Nana, Papa, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Amy, Alexander, Jacob,
Mommy, Daddy, Andy and Marybeth at Jacob's blessing!

It was so fun having all of Scott's family there at the blessing, and having Andy and Marybeth come too. We had so much fun sitting with all of them in Sacrament. There were enough of us there, that some of them sat behind Scott and I. There was a fun moment during Sacrament meeting, when Alexander realized that Mommy and Daddy were sitting in front of him, and he leaned over, looked at Scott and said, "Hi!" It was adorable because he seemed so excited to see Scott sitting in front of him. It was also so great for all of us to attend church for the first time together. I really have missed us all going as a family. The doctor has said that she still recommends us keeping Jacob home for the next month or two, but we miss church as a family too much. We have decided to just keep taking the boys to Sacrament and when flu season dies down, then we can stay for the whole block of meetings. So hopefully that is a good decision.

During Sacrament Meeting, I bore my testimony. It had been several months since the last time I bore my testimony, so it was nice to do it again. I thought it would be fun to bare my testimony since it was the day of the blessing and since Scott's family was there too. It was funny because another mom whose child had just been blessed went up to bare her testimony at the same time I did. We just sat there waiting to share, holding our little boys. It was the sweetest moment I have ever had waiting to bare my testimony. Anyway, I shared my testimony and don't really remember much of what I said. I do know that I got pretty emotional and did share that I feel so completely blessed. When I think of my life just ten years ago, it was pretty tough. But now I have an amazing husband and two sweet boys. I have the gospel, and so much joy in my life. I really am one lucky girl! Anyway, it was nice to bare my testimony on the day of Jacob's blessing.

After the meeting, we took some pictures (below are a few more fun pics of all of us) and then headed home for naps. After our naps, we all headed down to Russ and Diane's house for dinner. Diane made Swiss Chicken, the yummiest rolls ever and some green beans. Nana and Papa even brought a yummy spinach salad. It was a great meal. And it just felt so nice to celebrate with everyone too. It really was a perfect day. It is so nice to know that Jacob has been blessed. He truly is blessing our lives each and every day. Well, that about wraps up this post. Tune in next time for Pi Day fun :)