Today we took Gage to church for the first time. It would also be the first time we’ve left him alone with anyone but my parents and I was nervous. Not that he’d be neglected, but that he’d cry the whole time. The reason we’ve waited so long to do this is because for the first 6 months he’d been a fussy baby, but the medication for his acid reflux has helped him immensely and we were ready to take the plunge.
The church we attend, Parkside, is a great church. There are 3 morning services with about 2000 regular attendees. It also houses a very small cafe and bookshop. For such a large place it does feel like a community. With its size also comes some perks. Like lots of nurseries. There is one for 0-6 and one for 7-12 month olds. Since Gage will be turning 7 months old this week we decided to go with the 7-12 nursery.
We managed to keep him awake so that when we delivered him he was snoozing away his morning nap. We took our pick up card and walked around before entering the service. We were ‘by ourselves’ with perfect strangers looking after our kid. Weird feeling. Well, an hour or so later after a great sermon on the prodigal son we went to the nursery to find Gage being carried around by one of the four people working there. And he wasn’t crying 🙂
So, mission accomplished. Next up is trying the day care our community center provides so that I can start to lose some of this baby weight.
Oh, and how many pictures does it take to finally get one that shows his two new bottom teeth without him sticking out his tongue or closing his mouth? 19.
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Adorable! glad your first church outing was such a success (for all 3 of you!).
The people in the nursery took great care of Gage, and I’m sure he brightened their day.
I love this picture, Stacy! He kind of looks like he is saying, “Again, MOM? How many pictures can you take of me?”. LOL
Little does he know, right? Glad to hear your church experience went well. I remember those days, both leaving my girl and also manning the nursery. My husband and I taught the Cradle Roll (babies up to 15 months) Sunday School (except it was in the evening) class for years. We got our baby fix and also got to give them back to their Moms and Dads after an hour. My husband is like a baby whisperer though. I waved the stuff around and sang and he held babies. 🙂
19??? Well, at least you got one right? Sounds like the day went great and now you know you can do it again without any problems!! 😀
Awww … I love your Sundays with Gage posts. The photo is priceless!
19 – what a riot! But such a cutie, it’s worth it!
19…lol…too funny…enjoy…Pinkim from TrulySimplyPink
Yeah! He’s such a cutie!
Glad Gage had a good Nursery experience! I love to serve in the under 12 months nursery. Pretty soon you’ll be dropping him off and he’ll run to play with hardly a wave;o)
So cute, but those new teeth must be painful for him:(
I’m glad things went so well!!
That is a huge first step for you guys … I’m glad it went well. It sounds like you go to a pretty amazing church with some wonderful services and child care options. Great for you!!!
We have that Bible too! 🙂 And oh, yes, I remember the day I left my kids with someone other than a relative for the first time. (It was also in the church nursery.) Definitely a nervous day … but a good one!
What a big church? Amazing. I would have been nervous too, but I’m glad Gage and you two did well with the minor separation.
I’m glad Gage’s first time in the nursery went so well. When Amber was little, she hated when we had to pick her up after the service. She wanted to stay in the nursery all day.
On a side note, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to attend a large church. Ours is large for our town, but small compared to ones like yours.
I’m glad you took him to church. He looks a little unhappy, but you got a great picture of the teeth! I know how fast you have to be to catch the right pose. Hugs to Gage.
Awwwwww! He is so adorable, Stacy. You just got to love the volunteers in the nursery, don’t you. 🙂 Good luck on losing the baby weight!
Oh yea took me ages to get little monkey’s first teeth.
Glad your trip to church went so well and your little man coped fine! YAY.
Awww… he looks so sad! The picture is so cute though. I love Sundays with Gage posts.
Glad to hear it was a success. Such a sweet little guy!
It is such a pleasure to read your Sunday posts about Gage! I like his teeth!
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I’m glad the day at church was a great one! God is good!
I’ve been absent from the blog world but I had to come and see all the Sundays With Gage posts. (They are my favorites over here on your blog.) I love this one with the 19th best teeth picture. I’m so glad the medication is helping and things are soothing out for him and you.