Pixiemom

I know you all probably are tired of reading about me, but the kids aren’t doing anything original right now… they’re just being kids.

On Sunday, I noticed the bulletin said workers were needed for the nursery during church. We have two people who usually end up down there when it says that and they hardly ever get to be up in service to worship with the adults, so I went down and refused to let them work this time.

Guess what? There was a little one down there this week. She was so beautiful and has such a calm disposition. Even when she was hungry and wanted a bottle, she didn’t really cry, she just rooted around and fussed a teeny bit. I had three others down there in the baby nursery, all girls; AnnaBeth who belongs in the toddler room, but since I was down there she came over, Noelle, and a 9 month old. The 9 month old was needy and liked being held a lot. No problem. I held her while the baby was sleeping. She finally got down and started playing with toys just before the baby woke. When I picked up the baby, she wanted to be held again. No problem. I held them both. I’ve done that many times. Then Noelle wanted up. Ok, I had to think about that. I used to have three in my lap when Christine was a baby, but it’d been a while. I figured it out and she enjoyed hugging the 9 month old and stoking the baby’s arm. I sat there and sang songs to them with AnnaBeth singing along and they really seemed to enjoy it. Noelle and the other girl didn’t mind too much when I had to put them down to feed and diaper the baby and I just enjoyed watching those little smiles and hearing those little coos again.

What I thought was really funny was when people heard I’d had the baby nursery by myself with four little ones and they said I was brave. I just replied that it was easier than what I do everyday.

It sure felt nice to hold that baby in my arms. I can go for a little while before needing another fix.

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