Evelyn went into the nursery at church for the first time yesterday. Yes, I know, she is 8 months old, but up until the past couple of weeks, she has sat thru "big" church just fine and has LOVED worship. The past two weeks, however, I have had to take her out because her joyful outbursts were getting a bit too frequent. So...... it was time.
I was nervous. I was sad. I was a freak. I cried when I left her. OK... sobbed is a better word. Apparently, I was the talk of the morning in the children's wing.... awesome! I watched the reader board like a lion watching his next kill. (Maybe I should increase my zoloft? Hmmm...) I really did enjoy Barb's message, tho. Really, I did. I will blog about that later.
After service, I mowed over innocent bystanders and raced to the infant room, only to find my sweet daughter having the time of her life. She did GREAT. Only fussed a little, but was easily calmed with her pony( I'll post about her pony later, too). She was excited to see me and Doug.
Overall, I am feeling better about it now that the first time is over. I hope I can relax a bit. I hope I can be more focused during service without her. Maybe I should start by keeping my eyes closed during prayer instead of looking up at the "your kid is crying" board...
I will still miss her, tho!
"Train your child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it" Prov 22:6
Training my daughter to love God, love others, and to know that mommy and daddy need to put God before her.... and do so with joy!
Hi Stephanie! Wow, seems like forever ago that we did HB together ;) Your daughter is adorable and looks like the perfect mix of you and Doug!! Thanks for finding my blog!
ReplyDeleteGirl... I TOTALLY know that feeling. I did that on Chance's "first day of school" too.
ReplyDeleteI still watch that "your kid is crying" board like a hawk, every time we put Kyra in the nursery, even though she always does fine...
ReplyDeleteThat's what the podcasts are for :-)
K~