[blparent] passing the baby

[jan wright]

Hi all,
I had a question and wondered if you could help.

My 23yo daughter just married on 4/1 .
We were elated and like the man she married.
My husband and I took our 4mo baby boy.
Everyone wanted to hole him.
the problem was that someone would come and talk to us and  the holder
would pass the baby to someone else, then to someone else and I did
not know "where" the baby was or "who "  had him. This is annoying for
me. I would have to continuously ask sighted people around me: "Who
has the baby," "Where is the baby?"
 Before, when I had my little ones, I would just make them off limits
to others because:
when they were babies, we did not go out much and when we did, I
wanted to know where they were, etc. when people asked to hold my
little ones, I would just decline because it just seemed too hectic
and chaotic. But, does anyone have any suggestions to make it easier
without just saying "no?"

Thanks.