IT's A MIRACLE!!!!! I have spent Sunday after Sunday in the church cry room with this boy! We have not gotten so far as the First Reading before we headed off! He squirms, cries, throws things, pulls random people's hair, and causes general chaos and destruction for an hour. Sure, I could leave him in the nursery, but you know I am neurotic and would never leave him with a stranger!
Anyway, today, just seven short days after turning one (my how the wheels of maturation are turning now!!) he DID IT!! We let him have some space and gave him his own seat in the pew! He played quietly with his toys in his lap during the reading, ate a snack during the homily, stood quietly in between us on the kneelers during Communion, and smiled at everyone who walked by! It was AMAZING! I am so excited! Jon and I had decided to really make an effort this Lent to refocus, re center, and reconnect to God and our Spiritual lives together. It was such a blessing to be able to participate in Church this morning. I feel like I am starting out this season on the right foot!! THANK YOU PARKER!!!!!
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