Because of an assignment Chup had his camera at church last Sunday. He took this horrible shot of The Chief and me in the hallway towards the end of our third hour meeting.
I love being a Latter Day Saint. I have a firm belief in the doctrine. I uphold my promises and covenants. I will until I die. I say this because bringing a sixteen month toddler to church every Sunday during his nap time just might kill me.
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18 months is my favorite age. Until you are called to nursery the same month your son turns 18 months. Ahem.
amen to that, Sister!!!
Hang in there. Two more months to go. Then you'll drop him off at nursery, with high hopes for your new independence, but cry your eyes out while you spy from the peep hole, watching him cry out for you.
I actually brought popcorn for my kids to eat during church last week. POPCORN. Like it was a movie. You know what? It was the best Sunday I've had in a lonnnnnnng time.
all too familiar. ugh. oh well. but let's talk about this, your hair looks fantastic.
Oh, I so understand!
I hear you loud and clear! Just keep counting down, "Only two more months till nursery, only two more months till nursery..." :). Or you could just see how he does in nursery now. At least he'll be confined with toys to play with, and you might even get in a little adult conversation with the nursery leaders :). Good luck!
Church is the longest 3hrs of the week when you have children under 18mos...actually under 12..or any age.
Right? Our ward has a crop of babies under a year, and we often have the mama bouncing group in the back of the cultural hall, all of us desperately trying to get our babies to sleep. It used to work, but now that my baby is 6 months, he is determined to fight me. Waaaaay too much to see. And that makes my face look like yours in the photo. Wait! That is my face in the photo...whoops. Maybe not. Amazing the similarity!
UGH! Isabella is almost 14 months old and the tiniest little spitfire you'll meet. She would rather run circles around people in 2nd hour than play quietly with similar aged kiddos or me in the back of the culture hall. Then during 3rd hour...ya know, when I'd really like to hear the lesson, thats when she wants to be fussy and fall asleep because its nap time. She fights it. Plus my hubby teaches EQ the 2nd and 3rd Sundays...so no rest for the weary. 4 more months, 4 more months, 4 more months.
but the chief looks so adorable in this pic...
Just wait till there are two you are taking during naptime... I feel your pain girlfriend!!!!! :)
There needs to be a nap room in every building. By some miracle we have one in our building, and it has saved my sanity on quite a fe Sundays. Right next to the high priests would be nice and quiet.
It's not like the mommies don't need a nap too.
That face perfectly describes it! HA! Good luck with the next 2 months!
Our church only lasts 1 hour and I thought that was hard with young kids. I sometimes volunteer at running Children's Liturgy but generally only kids about 4 years and upwards go. Lots of simple prayers and some colouring in and before you know it I am walking them back to Mum and Dad to join in the end of the service.
While I don't have personal experience with this (yet) my sister and her husband work in the nursery in our ward and I can totally empathize with you! Which is why we're all counting down the months until January when we switch back to 9:00 meetings. :)
LOL
I was so excited when my son turned 18 months (he is 19 mo now) to go into nursery, then the next week I was called as the nursery leader :)
Oh my. That has got to be the worst. Hang in there!!!
AMEN. and AMEN.
I consider that the bearing of my testimony every.single.week.
Nursery anyone:)
That would be enough to put me over the edge... ;-)
next week is general conference!!
i could have written that one myself. and posed for the picture pretty much the same way...except my youngest just turned one so i still have a ways to go. like the above commenter said...NEXT WEEK GC!! woo! And we can finally watch it at home in Florida, which is awesome. No more trudging to the church for six hours.
I hear you! I'm not Mormon, but I do have a three year old and a 17 month old (plus a 22 week pea in the pod) that I take to church every Sunday morning and evening and on Wednesday evenings. It's tough work, but as our preacher likes to say, "God must have a special place in heaven for momma's with young ones." It's tough, but will have it's reward!
Love it! Church is hard with little ones!
With my 2.5 year old, I hated when people would tell me "only 2 more months and then she can go into Nursery," because my first thought was, "Two months?! As in 8 more weeks of THIS?!" Then I proceeded to spend those next 8 weeks in the hallway and they welcomed me back to RS Jill's first week of Nursery.
I showed this picture to my husband, who gave me an identical face last week when he met me at the door of my Primary classroom. We both had a hearty laugh. It's so nice to know I'm not the only one out in the world with a toddler.
The good news is you will survive- not necessarily with all mental faculties intact- but you will survive.
Love your headband! Where did you get it?
We are counting down the Sundays until we start 9am church. My 2 year old will not go to nursery becuse he is so grumpy & my 4 year old falls asleep in his chair during Primary. 9am church should be saved for people with small children. LOL
Oh yes, Traci has it right {earlier comment} it never fails, "ahhh relief... I can NOW attend my Sunday meetings - for one week until I end up called into nursery with my [wonderful, agile, loud] kid-o." Men - seriously - only MEN would do this to us. ;)
So inappropriate but ------ my pew mate {single woman with ONE VERY active boy} loved my iPhone [on silent of course].
OMG! I absolutely LOVE this picture!! Have a beautiful day!!!
Love Darlene
for real.
and i plan on getting nothing out of church as my brew of children increases... but i will go none the less.
and maybe when the last kid turns 5 i will suddenly hear the talks, renew my covenants, and smile at the other moms who have young children.
Only 8 sundays!...Hey mine are all raised and I know what you are saying..I haven't forgotten! Hang in there
never have commented b4 but i had to let u know. even if ur making that face u still look so cute!! love the outfit!
We have a tiny little first phase church building. I'm the Relief Society president. Guess what is on the other side of the accordion doors from the RS meeting? Yes, it's the nursery. We went from a steady 2 toddlers, to 5-6 toddlers rather suddenly. Growth is good.
I was so delighted when the Primary president came over this morning and told me she moved the nursery to the family history center. Oh, did I mention that Grandma (my mom) is the Primary president? 5 of the primary children are mine.
My mom probably heard that the RS president kept leaving RS to go get her toddler who was crying in the nursery. Now Grandma will hear her before I will. Daddy is deaf/HoH, so he won't hear her.
Now I'll hear the lesson, well - until potty training ramps up.
I have always said that going to church for 3 hours with children is a test of my obedience and nothing more. Someday I will be able to listen to and enjoy meetings again but for now I will be the toddler wrangler, snack dispenser, book reader, and dirty look getter. ;)
THIS *DOES* LOOK FAMLILIAR!!!
It is ME & MY 15 month old EVERY Sunday!!
My husband recently asked "will we EVER enjoy Church again??"
Probably not until all of our kids are old enough for us to pretend like they're not there!! lol
My Little Miss just went to nursery. Two weeks early (don't tell anyone) and LOVED it! I was so excited...but then I kept looking back at the door to see if someone was coming to get me! I am dreading the time change for our ward. Then, the last person made me realize that the peace may only last until potty training.
...makes me wish that I would have helped out those moms in the ward who had a bunch of children more when I was childless...
But just think of the positive longlasting effects of the Chief going to church regularly... you're instilling his love of faith at the perfect age -- despite his little toddler outbursts to the contrary! heehee
(PS - I've been nursery chairman at our church for so many years I've lost count... and believe me, I've seen it all! lol)
For every time there is a season and it's definately not my season at church with my two little ones. Hang in there because you get to do it again with #2 :)
Agreed! I am in the same boat.
I too have a 16 month old. I find that it's all about distracting them, feeding them, or giving up and stepping out and listening to the sermon from the foyer. Three hours is a LONG time.
Been there, done that, HEAR YOU!!! :)
exactly!
I make that face at LEAST twice a day ;).
I think they should make a seperate ward for families with babies and toddlers. There would be no need for speakers because we can never hear them anyway and we could possibly, possibly just have Sacrament and go home. A mother can dream. I will trade you a 3 & 4 year old for your 16 month old! Whadda ya say?
amen and amen. i've been counting down the months til nursery since my son was about 10 months old. 4 more to go for us!
The church is slightly less true when you have a walking, blabbing, cracker-crumbling baby at church.
I LOVE this picture!!!
I have 5 children. I.CAN.RELATE. Our stake president bore his testimony this past Sunday and let me tell you it made me tear up. He talked about he felt like it was almost useless to go to church every week just to stand in the hall with his 6 month old as she cried and cried for nap time. However, week after week he continued to go. Years later as he sat in the temple together with all of his children he remembered the cheerios and coloring books and he realized that going to church with them every Sunday was the best thing he ever did. :)
YOU GO CJANE!!!
The other evening at church, I sat in the car at church, during church because my three youngest were too distracting to be in church and the children's church rooms were just too hot from our heat wave.
Wendy
Mommy to 7. 9 and under.
I like the idea of a nap room. Every ward needs one! Or to have nap time during nursery. I have a 19-month old and church from 11:30 to 2:30. We take turns taking him home for the third hour so he can get a nap in (even if it's shorter than usual). I don't think there is anything wrong with missing an hour of church every other week so my son can nap. Esp. if you'd miss out on the meeting anyway to deal with your child. It works for us.
Which is why I sneaked my 16 mo into nursery early. I dared the teachers to say anything to me.
Why oh why can't nursery start when they're younger?
amen.
You look pretty.
Ha, try going to a ward where the Primary Pres has decided that since there is only 3 Nursery age kids that we will not have a Nursery program, or even try to call a teacher! Yeah that was a wee bit of a shock, moving from a ward were the Nursery leader DEMANDED (lovingly) that I put my toddler into the class even before she was old enough, to NO PROGRAM whatsoever. (and then the PP wondered why I asked to be released from teaching the 4-7yos since I was teaching my own 2 boys and dealing with my toddler)
She was heard to tell a visitor a few Sundays ago that "We just don't have a Nursery, so you will have to deal with it!" (yeah, that will get people to come back!)
A friend had moved to Georgia, and came back when her hubs was shipped out, and confided to me that she was actually dreading coming back, because she knew there would be no Nursery for her little guy.
(Ah, but I have a new in, DH just got called as Ward Mission Leader, and gets to attend Ward Council, and has brought it up several times in the past few weeks... we shall see!)
Anyway, I shall continue going, and just deal for another year until she turns 3 and I can take her to Primary!! Ha ha!
(sorry this is so long, rant over!)
It sure feels familiar!
I swear Sundays will not be a day of rest until "after the Babies." But the last issue of Segullah had an amazing first article about manna from heaven and motherhood. I don't have it off the top of my head, but it was life changing.
Maybe there needs to be an "in between" calling created?
One where once your child turns 1 they go there until they are legal nursery age.
Jamee
xoxo
I know how you feel. I used to laugh and tell all the other moms in the foyer/halls with me that they needed to call a Relief Society teacher for the foyer group. I missed hearing the lessons, but it does pass and soon he will be in nursery.
Ya.. NO KIDDING. i think that may be one reason why I haven't been in a while..... :(
Yea, verily.
The age that kill all moms is about 12months to 18 months because they aren't quite old enough for nursery. I hate this stage especially if church is during nap time. Totally agree with ya!!!
Yes Yes Yes, 12-18 months is a l-o-n-g 6 month stretch at church, it actually is quite painful
You speak the truth! Time to start the nursery count down!
You're going to think you died and went to heaven in 2 months. For real.
When my brothers were little and attending church during nap time, my dad would take them out to the hall, put them on his hip/chest and require them to put their head down (on his shoulder). NO CRYING, NO LOOKING AROUND, head on shoulder. Those boys were out like a light and then Dad could attend HP without a worry. Never ever worked for me. Never ever worked for Mom. Just Dad.
Been there, done that!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 more months until nursery. Maybe you know a nice nursery leader who will let you sneak him in early???
Oh! I concur with every fiber of my being. Can't we all just have 9 am church in mass assembly at the tabernacle and call it good till our children are teenagers?
Sometimes I'm glad I'm past that. Thanks for reminding me.
You got that right, girl. Just two more months, two more months.
Hang in there! We all looked like that until they turn 18 months! It is just around the corner. 12-18 months is the hardest waiting period. But it is oh so sweet when they RUN to nursery because they are so excited! (And a little sad that they want to run in the other direction from you!)
Yes, familiar! I did it six times! But now I sit quietly with my 17-year-old son and it is lovely. This too shall pass and YOU CAN do it!
When my kids were between 12-18 months, I always thought I should wear sweats to church to accommodate the workout in the foyer. Nursery is divine.
I know exactly how you feel!
I firmly believe that hell is a 3 hour block with young children. Mine is almost 13 months and the one talk no one gave me while pregnant was the "church will nearly kill you each week" talk. Why was there no warnning?!!
I am now sure that I go to church each week for two reasons: 1. for the good of my child and 2. so that church with children scares the hell out of me and I am convinced to make correct choices for another week because as I said, I firmly believe that hell is a 3 hour block with a one year old.
I had to laugh.
Me: 3 children ages 3, 2, and 4 months.
Church:
Sacrament - listening to it while we hang out in the nursery room (so much for our "let's make being in the chapel more fun then going out to the hall" idea)
Sunday School - in the mother's room
Relief Society - foyer, waiting for 3 year old to come out of Primary mad because they won't let her talk in the microphone
Love it!
We have 11:00 church and 22-month-old twins. I hear you.
Wow, TGIC (Thank Goodness I'm Catholic)!! I thought it was a great accomplishment (many years ago, now) to make it through a one hour Mass when I had a newborn, a toddler, and a pre-schooler!! You really need some stamina to get through a Mormon Sunday morning! It would make me want to have a word with whomever is in charge and demand to know why the three hour deal!?!
Hang on for just 2 more months and then you'll have a little reprieve. Nursery is a wonderful thing ;)
a.) I love your headband.
and
3. You're awesome. All the time.
been there! Hopefully he'll love nursery!
I have been a closet reader, but I couldn't pass up this post. Just a few months ago I was in your shoes. Sixteen month old at church during naptime...and fighting first trimester sickness. So.Not.Fun. Our building is lucky I never graced it with my lunch...
Yeah, & it doesn't matter what time you meet it's always a nap time! Even when your an adult. lol
I know the feeling... all too well!
With ya sister!!! Try it with three!
Brandie
All I can say is, AMEN to that.
I have a 17 month old son an totally get it! They should change the nursery age to 12 months. :) I was called to be a primary teacher three weeks before giving birth to my second son and during a time when my husband was working every Sunday. How was I supposed to teach a primary class (including attend sharing time while wrangling 5 7-year-olds), watch my too-young-for-nursery toddler, and take care of my newborn all by myself? Graciously, they let my son go into nursery for the three weeks before I had my baby, but now we'll see how it goes once I go back to church in a couple of weeks.
I am the nursery leader in my ward, and if you were in our ward, I'd let the Chief come in already. Of course, what's one more, when you already have TWENTY-ONE in there?!
Seriously, when you are my age (mid-50's), remember how hard it was and volunteer to be the nursery leader. I just love it and all the kids. Mostly because I don't take any of them home with me. (BTW, we start at 11 and have Sac. Mtg. LAST!!)
I think many of us know how you feel!! I know I do! My youngest, Natalie is 19 months. Last Sunday at church she was being very loud so my father in law took her out into the foyer. Then when all was silent I could hear her saying,"Mama, Mama!!" and jiggling the handle trying to get back in. She wasn't sad or anything, she just wanted to come sit with me again. It was too cute and I couldn't help but chuckle. Not sure how others in the congregation felt though! Oh well!
Oh, I understand, I understand! :) Love the photos. ;)
Kim
I say we petition Pres. Monson to have a pre-nursery class for 12-18 month olds.
Just ONE hour, people, pleeeeeeeeeease!
We are on our fourth and final, and when the little rascal turns 18 months (still 8 months to go), I will be doing a very exuberant dance outside the nursery door. And then I will hide from the bishop for a full year. :)
i've got 8 months left! we barely manage EVERY SINGLE WEEK. i'm this close to petitioning to have class in the hallways. :)
So I live in one of those wards where EVERYONE is having babies. (this is no exaggeration. There are 16 babies due in our ward before January... SIXTEEN!!!!! One of those due is mine of course)
We have 2 nurseries separated into 4 different rooms where my three year old and two year old *usually* go without a fuss. Relief society is a delightful mix of pregnant bellies, tiny ones sleeping in carriers, and the ones who crawl or toddle around trying to pull the lace doilies off the table at the front of the room. It is an insane ward. Oh, and it's the 1:00 meeting. Not so compatible with nap times.
It is a pretty big testimony to me that despite all this, all these women are still there every week fighting the good fight. Church must be true. Either that or we're all crazy. ;)
Good luck for the next two months!!
Understand completely. I'm going through the same thing right now with my son,
I totally agree--I have found your blog through nienie. I have a 13 month old and I am already counting down until that beautiful day when he enters nursery.
AMEN!
I think that from 14-18 months it is the hardest time for a Mom, while at church. They should have a pre-nursery.
I never thought I would not want to have 9:00 church, but the day has come, and come again. I am counting down (for the second time) the weeks until January when we move to 11:30, so my exhausted seminary student and her exhausted seminary family can have one day to sleep as long as is needful. It was even worth it when I was in the Primary presidency and had 30-40 three- to six-year-olds to teach in junior Primary during their nap time when they had missed their lunch.
And you know what? The hallway time seemed endless with the first one, but it went faster and faster with each successive child until I began to wonder--how am I going to sit all the way through Sunday School and Relief Society without wandering the halls, or stopping the lesson to sing a wiggle song?
Nursery is a lovely thing.
=)
I think we need to start a Church-wide petition that nursery should begin at twelve months. You have the pull. You have the audience. Make a real difference in people's lives!
Only 2 more months until you can partake of the wonderfullness that is nursery. I have 6 more months before I can join that club and feel your pain.
Doesn't it feel like FOREVER, forever that you are roaming the halls? And now you have it documented. That is exactly how I feel. Well said my friend.
This does look ohh so familiar!!! My son JUST turned 18 months and our church is at 1:00 aghh!!! Horrible. You would think 18 months would be happy because that meant nursery...yeah it would be happy if he actually would GO to nursery!!
Good luck to you, I feel your pain!
Oh and this picture is cute, cracked me up!
My sister has 16-month-old triplets. She's been wondering if there's a point to staying for more than Sacrament meeting for the next 2 months.
Every Sunday I have this thought - Why don't they have two nursery classes? One for the awake kids and one where the lights are turned off and there are blankets on the floor for the kids that need a nap.
I have even go so far to suggest it, but it hasn't happened, yet.
And I thought one hour church services with a baby were a test of faith! Been there, done that, and have survived!
We moved to a neighboring town when my youngest (of 3) was barely a year old. Through some freak twist (which I thought was unlawful), my husband was not released from the bishopric of our old ward until we had been here 8 months! 8! Everyone in the new ward thought I was a single mom, and I felt like one. I was ready to write a letter to my area authority.
Obviously I'm still not over it, as I feel the need to tell perfect strangers.
I'm waiting for Time to heal all wounds.
yeah, he'll turn 18 months and go to nursery so he can get swine flu and lice. fun times. sorry, i might be just the slightest bit bitter with nursery at the moment. curses. sigh.
Darling C Jane! My son is almost 3 and I still feel like that toward the end. But it's SO worth it when we get home and he's excited to tell everyone about Jesus and the temple and whatever he learned from those angel teachers of his. Being a Latter Day Saint is great! Being a Latter Day Saint mother is... well... there are no words!
just put my third son into nursery last week. if it helps, my husband was called to serve in the bishopric two weeks before my oldest was born and has been there ever since. i get all my kids the first meeting, too! i am due with number 4 in january...with 1 o'clock church. endless joy.
My mom tells me my 17 month old will still be able to gain a testimony and be a good church going man if I let him sleep through part of church. My soul - still questionable. :)
Courtney, you kill me. You are too adorable. I've looked like that plenty of times after a day in nursery. I'm glad to know even the parents feel that way.
Nursery is heaven!
My family chooses to have the little siblings sit with us in church and not go to Sunday school/nursery, but the training stages are still so hard. We're an unusual for our church, but there is one other family whose kids stay with them - and they have a baby! But they know the 'rod' is mommy's Bible bookmark and they are well trained!
So been there, so done that x6. I always wondered why I got dressed up in hose, heels and a dress to chase kids . . .
Do you get a new meeting schedule at the beginning of the year? :0)
That cereal with the marshmallows in it saved my sanity. The kids call it "Sunday cereal" because it's oatmeal the rest of the week!
Good wishes!
I always said there should be 2 nursery classes. One for 12-18 mo and one for 18 mo and up. That six month time from from one year to 18 mo is total testimony testing time. Can't believe I didn't go completely inactive during those time periods.
And you won't have to worry about being called to the nursery when The Chief goes in since you do have that bun in the oven thing going on.
Surely they would not be so cruel...
I am pretty sure the handbook says that you can start visiting nursery at 17 months.
Only 2 more months until nursery! Although, then you will just have to start all over with the next! Mine is 14 months...I feel your pain.
Agreed!!! I just hang on to what a sweet old man told me once while I was walking my first around and around, he said, "You know, mothers just absorb the spirit in these walls" It made me feel better, and I think of it these days as I walk my second little one around and around!
Hi CJane, forgive me for asking a question rather than just leaving a comment, but why no nursery/child care at church before 18 months? I can't imagine getting through a service/lesson/sermon with a toddler for one hour, let alone three!!! Kuddos!
a) love the picture.
b) can't wait 'til I get to pull that face.
i agree completely!
AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! THat has to be the funniest picture I've seen in a long time. Sweet Boy is still giggling (he saw it too).
Lucky for me that is Allen's job since I get to wrestle with the 4-year-olds in Primary.
Good luck to you!
Oh, every Mormon mom can so realate to this one.
My problem is that I AM the RSP, so I can't just skip a class. I totally agree that there should be a pre-nursery starting once babies are mobile. Many of us are in wards that have exploding populations in this arena too. We are after all a fruitful and multiplying people.
On the other hand, it's a short time and after fighting 6 other kids during church, during all states of pregnancy and otherwise, I'm enjoying my last one. He enters the nursery in 3 weeks and I'm taking this opportunity to be with just him. He and my full-undivided attention have an appointment every Sunday. Presiding can wait. Keep it in perspective.
Cjane can enjoy this too.
And now I'm wanting to comment again, but I just used the perfect comment for this post on your previous post... "I am so there!" !!!! It never works for everyone in the ward, the time church starts... but why can't it be ME it does work for?! :)
I hear you. Atleast my son goes to nursery. At the beginning of the year one of us would go to church for the first hour and one would stay home to let the little guy nap. He used to fall asleep at noon. Not anymore, he knows someone is going to church and has to go. Usually he falls asleep in nursery, they must give him a snack laced with sleeping medications because he usually falls asleep at the table.
you know, i was going to say, AMEN! but then the first commenter said that too.
in three months i'll have all three of my girls in primary with me (two of whom are twins and will be sunbeams).
i just might miss those awful days out in the foyer stuffing them full of goldfish crackers.
You must have afternoon church. :) I'm sorry. Really. I am.
and you still have your sense of humor I see...
oh i have a 16 month old little boy too and church is durning his naptime. it is the worst experience. way too to go on being diligent, some days i just can't do it.
I get 14 mo. old Tommy for the first hour (sacrament meeting) while my husband sits on the stand (trying not to fall asleep is really exhausting work), but he gets T for the last two hours while I am in primary. It's all about teamwork, right???
soon...nursery! at least you know you are in good company eh?
Three hours! Oh my goodness. I thought an hour or so long Catholic mass with a 2 year old was hard to sit through...but 3 hours? I'd lose it! And I dare not even go to the 12 o'clock mass because he's a mess by the time we get home and is late for naptime.
You wish for this time back, enjoy it!it does get better though. 2 of my 4 are all grown up and out of the house, I miss them. the other two 17, 13 chatter during church, but no treats needed!
The only thing worse would be if you were in our stake where they switched everything all around and the third hour of church is Sacrament Meeting. Yeah. Trying to keep ANYONE entertained that long is bad enough, but keeping them entertained and QUIET that last hour is insane. Hang in there!
Well, with your calling and election made sure, you can die firm in the faith and in also the knowledge that you've filled your life's purpose.
Unlike some of us...
Yes, looks very familiar indeed. My son is 13 months old and I feel your pain.
We have a little pre-nursery nursery in the halls every week full of babies running for the doors every time they open, stealing sippy cups, and showing no satisfaction with anything we have to offer them.
12 weeks and counting until our 1-4 block is over!! I've been counting since week one! I feel ya!!
Okay, I've been reading your blog for awhile. I've never commented because, well, you have enough comments to sort through usually! This though, this deserves a huge AMEN!!! We are in a building with only two wards, but we still do the 9am and 1pm thing. We're at 1:00 until the end of the year and with four kids (6,5,3,17mo), who all take weekend naps, it just plain sucks most weekends. It's this time that we remind ourselves that, while we may not be getting much out of church, we are teaching our little ones and instilling good habits in them that will be worth it in the long run...if we all live that long;)
another amen.
(the Chief's face says it all)
amen. i am not lds, and it doesn't matter what denomination one is, taking a walking baby church during lunch and nap time is cruel to us mothers. how are we supposed to be fed through the word when we are out in the narthex or yard with a toddler?
can you tell this was a personl issue for me?
great poat courtney.
blessings, mari
This too shall pass. 16 months is the absolute hardest age to take to church.
Can I just say Walter FINALLY turned 18 months and once again there is meaning and purpose in my church attendance. Bless you Courtney. :) It will come, I promise.
I am just impressed you are not crying yourself...I would about be. I am the annoying one in RS that lets their 1 year old toddle all over the entire room. I kinda expect people to lift their scripture bags off the floor if they do not want my daughter rummaging in them for spare pieces of paper to rip or discarded food to eat. Somedays it is not worth the battle.
I am grateful though...I play the piano in RS so I often get to play one handed as I am deflecting little fingers attempting to assist me.
Gotta love the kids though.
Its worse when you are in a ward where all the young mothers like you have callings in primary so their husbands take the kid away. Then you have the only Relief Society door banging wailing toddler in the place. Who also likes to grab a hymn book and 'sing' along with the primary down the hall.
Remind me why I am having another?
Oh, and PS. The Chief might LOVE nursery. At 16 months I was dragging mine away from all the other kids her age and the magical room of toys. Its time to start a count down! (How many weeks are left?)
I just take my 6 month old to young womens with me the 3rd hour and don't see him until church is over... lucky me!
It is pretty funny though when your baby finally goes to nursery. I've done it twice already and I always find myself not knowing what to do with myself. "You mean I have to look at the teacher the whole time?" I've decided I'd rather have a kid on my lap! :)
HILARIOUS! I remember considering making one of those paper chains (you know, the ones you make when you're a kid and you rip a link off every day until Christmas) to countdown the last couple months before nursery. Love my little guy - but he just didn't dig Gospel Doctrine class. Or Relief Society.
Been there. Five times over. Now my husband is deploying to Iraq. Again. Sacrament meeting is just me and five kids. It's a blast, I tell ya!
I hear you, and I feel for you, hang in there, nursery is not that far away.
Anne and Donna, this quick video might answer your questions about how Mormon church services work.
My baby is 15 months, she is also my fourth child. This time around its not so bad, because I look at my older children sitting so reverently and know she is in the process of getting there too. It's a blessing we get to teach her.
That said, when my oldest son first sat through all of Sacrament meeting I went home and made a cake!
amen girl !!
Been there, done that.
Wow how I know this feeling. In fact I know it so well that I just choked on my spit while laughing. Three hours... I haven't made it through 3hrs in weeks, and now my 13mth old has nixed her morning nap- thank you Sunday routine for ruining my heavenly 2 naps a day routine!
I can totally relate to this! Heck out of all of us Mormon mommies, who can't? What time between 9a.m. and 4p.m. doesn't constitute as nap time for atleast 1 child? Just counting down to 18 months.
My trick when the twins were that age was to put them in the stroller and walk them around the church. It usually took them about three laps and they were out. I would usually get about half of the Sunday school lesson and 3/4's of Relief Society until one woke up.
Now they are four and I am their Sunbeam teacher. I'm not exactly sure which is more difficult?
I totally know what you mean about nap time! My daughter is in nursery, which, if it was 2 hours earlier she would be a doll, but since it is during her nap the other children leave with scars if I am not called to come and get her first.
By the way...just wondering, where is your floating baby counting down the days until the wee one appears? Every pregnant lady with a blog I know has one! LOL!
16 months means in only 2 months he can go to NURSERY. And that's called FREEDOM ; )
oh i love it...i can't stop chuckling out loud right now. those hours in the halls are rarely captured on camera...that's what i would look like too. but lucky you, you've got tangible evidence now to remember those hours. :)
I love this post! Mormon moms from everywhere can relate!
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