We comiserate with other parents about how tough Sundays can be. Church in the morning coincides with Ava's first nap of the day. There hasn't been one Sunday where we can leave her in the nursery without getting the dreaded "page" (vibrating pager, to let parents know their little one is needing parental attention...). She is just worn-out and won't go to sleep in their cribs. I think the nursery workers' protocol is to page the parent as soon as the child cries, not giving the child a chance to settle down.
This past Sunday Ava ended-up taking only one nap between Sunday morning service and small group. We were lucky that the nap was a very long nap.
I dream of the day we can take Ava to church in the morning, she smiles and hugs on teachers, plays well, and we don't receive the "page". We would take her home for a nap, and she would be smiley once again for our small group that night, sitting through the adult lesson, quiet as a mouse. And then I wake up! Hopefully one day we'll get there.
She does like to sit still for singing, wherever she is. I guess we'll just have to sing around the clock! She is always our angel, though.
With love,
Shelly, Doug and Ava
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