Yes, it’s been a month since our 7th blessing joined our family. Beautifully “coincidental” her 1 month birthday fell on Ressurection Sunday. So we catered some food and cakes to share with our church family who has been so marvellously supportive of our family.
I was rather stressed at the thought of having to handle the baby and toddler plus 3 other children all alone during service! Previously, I always had dh to handle the toddler during services while I handled the baby and the other children. But this time in our newly birthed Churc h, he is “on-duty” every week either as the keyboardist, c0-worship leader, preacher, MC, etc… So it means I can’t hand the toddler to him if she decides to act up in the middle of the service. Actually, the other children are independent so the only wild card is the toddler.
But God is good! 🙂 Both baby and the toddler were reasonably well-behaved! It wasn’t as stressful as I thought it would be. However, I wasn’t able to concentrate as fully as I would have liked since I was a bit hyped up thinking someone was going to act up on me and disrupt the service 😛
But all went well, and the baby was obviously the star of the day. Everyone wanted to look and touch her. There was even a little girl who solemnly came up to me and asked, “Aunty, can I touch the baby?” Lol! I was actually surprised that she asked for permission.
We also went out as a family for dinner – again at Peach Garden which dh thought was pretty apt since we celebrated our 14th anniversary there, the day before her birth. That was also the place I had my last meal till I birthed her the next afternoon!
In reflection, the past one month has been a roller coaster ride. From the high of birthing at home to the reality of dealing with sleep deprivation, God has been faithful through it all. This baby is highly unpredictable and so keeps me on my toes! Whatever I have learnt with the other 6 children needs to be thrown out with this little one 🙂 She’s definitely in a league of her own! But I also must say that our odd numbered children have also been the more challenging ones.
I wonder what the days/months ahead will bring! 🙂
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I’m with ya, Serene… I cannot even begin to concentrate in services!!! I seriously doubt I have heard a sermon in almost a year. It won’t get better in the near future, either, since #10 will arrive in Sept.
No real help for ya, except to ask an older child to hold the baby if you do need to take the toddler out, but know I can commiserate!
Carri – the problem is the older 2 (11 & 9) are serving in the Worship Team so they aren’t near me to help me out. The 5 with me are 7 & below. And I seriously doubt the 7 year old can handle a wriggly baby even if he would really, really like to 🙂 Sigh. Sometimes I wonder why I go to Church at all!
Ah…I attended easter sunday service in the chapel yesterday instead of the main church. There was children’s service. For once, the baby was so hyped by all the singing and “noise” that he didn’t even ask to nurse until nearer to the end 1/4 of the service when he was more tired than bored. And I was sitting alone (with other ppl unknown to me) – the older boys were somewhere by themselves in front. So I didn’t have to go like “shh…behave yourself”. *haha*.
gee, i don’t even trust my 12year old to handle the baby for too long! Esp one wriggly one that’s jumping & climbing all over!
Happy 1st Month to Anna Joy!
Re: church service. I’ve not been in the main sanctuary regularly since dd was born except for 1 year when ds could go to the Junior Church and before bb was born! I’ve been in the cry room all this time.
The blessing is that I’ve gotten to know a good number of mums, the down side is that I never really get to enjoy service.
Btw, where’s your newly birthed church and what’s it’s name?
It’s Covenant Vision Christian Church. More can be found here http://covenantvision.org.