Sunday was a great day. Devin and I are so excited he is off on Sunday mornings now so we can go to church as a family. Church was an issue we have wrestled with for a while now. We always knew we would raise our kids in church but we have not been in years ourselves and it is time we stopped being lazy and scared and started going. We have a few we are going to try but we decided this past Sunday to go with Tia to their church (Tio had to work). Monks was great! He was quiet in the pew and ate some cheerios and played with his small cars and looked at books. After about an hour and ten minutes he got somewhat restless and went through everything in his diaper bag. He reached to me to pick him up and he gave me two kisses and sat on my lap. During the sermon, the minister said “Are we any better than them? Are we?” and monks said loud and clear, “No, no.” Everyone laughed and he said “you are right” and smiled, “we aren’t any better.” Oh my monkey. It was so sweet and he had perfect timing.
I was so proud of him. Devin had to take him out for about ten minutes because he was starting to talk and talk loud. He makes this noise and I don’t know if he likes the way his mouth moves when he does it or what but he says “uh benya, benya, benya” and “glubba glubba glubba” over and over and over so it got loud. They returned right before communion and he did great. So I say it was a success. He is only 15 months old and played quietly in the pew for an hour and a half. Huge accomplishment. He also loved when the piano was played. He would dance.
We then went to Gigi’s where he ate some spaghetti and celery with peanut butter and we watched the first half of the Cowboys game. At halftime we went home to put him down for his nap. He slept from 1:30 until 4:50! Talk about a tired boy! He had an exciting weekend and we look forward to many more to come.
something else to remember is that if parents expect their kids to sit and listen in church, it must begin at home. This is practiced when families have family devotional time each day at home. No one expects a 15 month old to sit perfectly still and quiet for a whole service, but you can start teaching him now so he will be able to when he is like 5 years old. Also, we always say at our church that if we hear little ones chatting and moving about it means they are there! This is what matters most - they are there.
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