I can't believe the twirls will be in 18 months on November 2nd! They still seem so young to me. But they will soon pass the magical milestone of entering nursery! In order to prepare them for that glorious Sunday *angles singing* the nursery leaders and primary president said I could start taking them into the nursery as long as I stay with them. The nursery is very understaffed (they have a hard time finding people) so I think 2 constructive adult hands are welcome, even if they come with 4 destructive baby hands.
We have about 15 kids in nursery right now. 3 of them are mine. Yes, that's right, 20% of the kids in nursery belong to me. Yikes! The twirls have been doing better than I expected. They like sitting in the chairs and acting like the "big kids".
I have no idea where Scarlett found this tug-of-war rope. Maybe the other ward uses it for their walks around the halls. It proved to be a little too dangerous and we put it away right after I snapped these photos to show Jake (who was out of town that day).
We have about 15 kids in nursery right now. 3 of them are mine. Yes, that's right, 20% of the kids in nursery belong to me. Yikes! The twirls have been doing better than I expected. They like sitting in the chairs and acting like the "big kids".
I have no idea where Scarlett found this tug-of-war rope. Maybe the other ward uses it for their walks around the halls. It proved to be a little too dangerous and we put it away right after I snapped these photos to show Jake (who was out of town that day).
When the nursery leaders pulled out the play doh the twirls were confused on what to do. I've always waited til they were napping to get the play doh out for Scarlett. So I've let them play with it a few times since. Always a struggle to keep them from eating it. And of course they think it's a funny game to put it in their mouth since I come running from across the kitchen to fetch it. Not funny. But I know Scarlett loves it, and I think they'll get the hang of it eventually. Plus it's non-toxic so no worries (right?).
One Sunday morning I was packing snacks for church. Basically that means unloading the contents of our pantry into little sandwich bags, stuffing them into the diaper bag, and praying that it's enough food to keep them quiet for the 75 minutes of Sacrament Meeting. I grabbed the Fruit Loops and poured them in the bag, instead of stopping at 1/3 full, like usual, I just kept pouring and pouring. I had to even take some out so I could squeeze the zip lock shut. I thought I was being a little overboard with that many snacks, but I loaded them up and didn't think much of it. Until we got to nursery. We've had a change in nursery staff and they were still working out a new system. Basically that meant there were 15 tired, hungry 18 mo-3 year olds with no snacks. The leaders started to panic when they realized their predicament. I was in there with the twins and mentioned that I actually had enough Fruit Loops with me to feed the masses. After the littles were happily munching I stopped to think about what a happy coincidence that was. But it wasn't. It was a tender mercy from a loving Heavenly Father who cares about the little nursery kids enjoying church. I felt very humbled in that moment to realize how involved He is in our lives. He is there to guide us, even when we feel like we're stumbling blindly along.
Another example happened just a few short hours later. After brushing baby teeth and getting them ready for bed we had a surprise poop. Jake changed the little bum and threw the diaper in our bathroom trash. Later when we were brushing our teeth I decided the smell was too pungent to avoid and decided to take the trash downstairs and into our "rubbish bin" (how fancy!) in the garage. Normally I would just bag the trash and put it at the top of the stairs, or (if I'm really feeling tired) spray some Febreze and hope I fall asleep before it wears off (don't judge, you know you have those moments too).,, when I got to the trash can in our garage I realized that our garage door was open and the door to the house was unlocked. I was shocked at the breech of security (I'm usually very thorough at checking everything at night). But mostly I was just grateful for the extra stinky diaper that helped me figure out our house wasn't safe that night. I realized that the diaper was a tender mercy. Probably the first stinky diaper in history to be a tender mercy. The Lord really does work in mysterious ways, including Fruit Loops and stinky diapers.
Another example happened just a few short hours later. After brushing baby teeth and getting them ready for bed we had a surprise poop. Jake changed the little bum and threw the diaper in our bathroom trash. Later when we were brushing our teeth I decided the smell was too pungent to avoid and decided to take the trash downstairs and into our "rubbish bin" (how fancy!) in the garage. Normally I would just bag the trash and put it at the top of the stairs, or (if I'm really feeling tired) spray some Febreze and hope I fall asleep before it wears off (don't judge, you know you have those moments too).,, when I got to the trash can in our garage I realized that our garage door was open and the door to the house was unlocked. I was shocked at the breech of security (I'm usually very thorough at checking everything at night). But mostly I was just grateful for the extra stinky diaper that helped me figure out our house wasn't safe that night. I realized that the diaper was a tender mercy. Probably the first stinky diaper in history to be a tender mercy. The Lord really does work in mysterious ways, including Fruit Loops and stinky diapers.
3 comments:
Love it all. YAY for graduating up into nursery. Such a nice change, when they decide they like to go.
And your nursery room is huge. We have that many kids in a room half that size. It is a zoo.
Are you serious? You are to nursery already?! That is so so great! I can't believe they're big enough. I hope you've made it clear that you expect not to be called into that calling, even if it is your fault the nursery is so big!
Also, there are play-doh recipes out there that actually taste good. Not sure if you want to encourage the eating, but it's an option to be more enjoyable at least. And finally, hooray for stinky poop!
A couple months ago we had a high councilor speak in sacrament meeting. He said there are no coincidences but they are tender mercies from The Lord like you said! He even went on to say that many believe that 1 Nephi 1:20 (the second half) is the thesis for the Book of Mormon: But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.
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