Thursday, November 5, 2009

Church Nursery

Well, it was something we had dreaded. We were encouraged numerous times and asked when we would take Hayden to the church nursery. Frankly, we just weren't ready. We liked having him with us during church. He truly did pretty good most days. Yes, we have had to get up and walk into the hallway a couple of times. For some reason this was hard for us. We knew there were precious ladies in the nursery that would take great care of him. But, Hayden has not stayed with anyone other than my mom a few times and Jeff's mom a couple of times for short periods of time. So, we talked about it Saturday night. We again, talked about Sunday morning. Jeff really wasn't ready to let him go. Sweet Daddy! Anyway, we took Hayden into church with us on Sunday. Jeff was holding Hayden during announcements and the two of them started reading Jeff's bible during this time like he always does. Jeff is not a singer, so he typically reads the passage for the sermon during singing. Seriously, Hayden looked like he was reading the bible too. After a couple of songs, Hayden started getting antsy. So, Jeff took him into the hallway and I joined him shortly thereafter and we just decided to go for it. We took him to the nursery.

Well, we handed him over and he started crying. He cried and cried and cried. They had their hands full at the time. There were three other babies in there that all needed bottles at the same time. Hayden did not, but was in need of a nap. Jeff was sweating and we were both pacing the in the tiny corner trying to not let him see us. Well, we gave it about 5 or 10 minutes (seems like a lifetime when your baby is crying) and I went in to get him. If I didn't, Jeff was going to. Bless his heart, he is such a protective Daddy and can't stand to listen to his baby doll cry. So, I ended up staying in there with him for the remainder of the time. He wasn't real happy, but wasn't crying either.

So, the point of the story...we tried. The ladies were so sweet in the nursery, but Hayden just wasn't having it. Maybe we will try again soon. We know it would be good for him to have exposure to other people keeping him and to be around other babies his age. But...it's hard for Mommy's and Daddy's!

Did anyone else struggle like we are?

3 comments:

Catherine said...

Oh Girl! I feel ya!! We take Makayla and I can hear her crying echo through the hall!! I swear I can hear it over the church service!! They give us the pager thing and have never used it, she usually stops after about 15 minutes, but really?? 15 minutes is so long!!! I HATE taking her to the nursery! She won't sit still in church though, so sadly, we often just skip church. How horrible!!! If you come up with a magical solution, share! ;) Hayden is just precious by the way, the cutest little boy!!

Amanda said...

Oh yes! Ella still has her days where she cries for most of the time. Others she is fine though. It's hard, but we know it's good for her to be around other kids and it gives us time to hear the Word! :)

The Barner Bunch said...

It will get better! Since we moved Barrett into the toddler class, he cries too. Last time, he was so upset that he literally cried himself to sleep (and it was no where near his naptime).
Keep trying. It WILL get better.