Church

We had a family outing to Sterling Heights, MI for my good friend Lindsay's engagement party. It was a really good time and it was great to see all of my friends who I haven't seen in forever. I thought it might be weird being around everyone with a baby but it was really cool and Carrie and little Evie were there to keep us company while I nursed Bradley. Life has changed a lot since becoming a mother but all of my friends have been very supportive which has helped out a lot. I am really looking forward to more of the wedding festivities with such a great group of girls.

On Sunday when I went to get Bradley from his crib I about panicked. I know it is totally a crazy person thing to think but when I looked in his crib he was flipped onto his belly and I was worried if he was ok. Now, he was JUST making noises to let me know he was awake so I am not sure why bad thoughts went through my head but instead of being excited for the first time he rolled over I was completely freaked out. Of course he was completely fine but I heard so many things about SIDS that I panicked. I know he is old enough where it isn't as big of an issue but it is like watching a scary movie about some killers in the woods and then going camping. You are likely to have some bad dreams at the least. I know, I am going crazy...


We braved church for the first time since Bradley was born. I was a bit nervous on how he would do having to be quiet for an hour when he is a chatty little guy but he surprised me. We went to the church that Scott grew up in because they are going to do Bradley's baptism on Father's Day and Scott's parents met us up there. We get seats in the back and sit down. Opening prayer and song; so far so good. Getting into the sermon he is still doing good but part way through he is getting restless and trying to gnaw on my shoulder. He is hungry. I really wanted to sit through the whole service so I try to hold him off until the end but have the car keys ready in case of a sudden outburst. He chewed on his teether bee for a while, then on his burp cloth, last resort is the pacifier which did the trick for about 15 minutes. Luckily, standing up for the songs helped and he made it through the whole service with just one little grunt that was heard by nearby church-goers. After the service, most of the congregation came over to meet us since we were new to the church and we were announced as an upcoming baptism. Bradley forgot all about his hunger with all of the fawning ladies and gave them all smiles. We made it back to my in laws house, I fed him, and then we all went out to breakfast. Bradley again was a perfect little angel and slept in his car seat through the entire meal and woke up long enough to say his goodbyes to Grandma and Grandpa before we headed home. I think I underestimate how good he is in public and should give him the benefit of the doubt more. If he can make it through an hour long church service without hardly a peep, he is ready to go more places. I don't know about the movie theatre yet though...