changes
normally we'd still be at church, hanging with friends or going to the afterword. but no longer. now, if we get to stay and hear the message, in it's entirety, we're having a good night. tonight i had 2 different people get me during service...once because steve, who was with asher in the lobby, needed the pacifier. and then about 10 minutes later someone else came to tell me that 'steve says it's time to go!'.
see, we've set up this wonderful bedtime routine. it usually starts around 7:15/30ish with a diaper change and pj's and maybe a bit of quiet play, then it goes into nursing with songs, books and prayers and usually, asher's asleep in his crib by 8.
with a boy who really has taken to his bedtime routine, our lives just aren't so conducive to the 7ish service anymore. which sucks. the sat. service is our home...this is the time that best fits us and it's when our friends go..but i'm starting to wonder if we'll have to change to the sunday service. we went once because we were out of town for the saturday service and it went so much better. asher slept through the service and we actually both got to hear the entire message. it was wonderful. but it almost felt as if we were visiting another church because there were so many people we didn't know. maybe that's good for us..maybe we need to meet more people in the church...i guess we just love saturday night so much.
i also wonder if this is just a short season...maybe in a year or two, asher won't be so stuck in his schedule...and although his schedule is hard on saturday night...it's such a blessing on all the other nights. i don't know...i'm happy to be home and to have my sweet child already asleep so steve and i can focus on us...but i really miss my saturday night family.
our lives have really changed. i never knew it would change so much. we need to start making decisions for what's best for our new life and asher, rather than what's best for us...i guess that's what being a parent is all about. selflessness. and i have to admit...as much as i wanted to hear the q and a with noel tonight after the message, having nighttime with my beautiful son, feeling his warm breath against my neck as he fell asleep and watching him sleep so peacefully, is worth it all...and to top it off, i now get to enjoy a movie with my husband.
but if we do change to sundays...i'll truly miss my saturday friends.
see, we've set up this wonderful bedtime routine. it usually starts around 7:15/30ish with a diaper change and pj's and maybe a bit of quiet play, then it goes into nursing with songs, books and prayers and usually, asher's asleep in his crib by 8.
with a boy who really has taken to his bedtime routine, our lives just aren't so conducive to the 7ish service anymore. which sucks. the sat. service is our home...this is the time that best fits us and it's when our friends go..but i'm starting to wonder if we'll have to change to the sunday service. we went once because we were out of town for the saturday service and it went so much better. asher slept through the service and we actually both got to hear the entire message. it was wonderful. but it almost felt as if we were visiting another church because there were so many people we didn't know. maybe that's good for us..maybe we need to meet more people in the church...i guess we just love saturday night so much.
i also wonder if this is just a short season...maybe in a year or two, asher won't be so stuck in his schedule...and although his schedule is hard on saturday night...it's such a blessing on all the other nights. i don't know...i'm happy to be home and to have my sweet child already asleep so steve and i can focus on us...but i really miss my saturday night family.
our lives have really changed. i never knew it would change so much. we need to start making decisions for what's best for our new life and asher, rather than what's best for us...i guess that's what being a parent is all about. selflessness. and i have to admit...as much as i wanted to hear the q and a with noel tonight after the message, having nighttime with my beautiful son, feeling his warm breath against my neck as he fell asleep and watching him sleep so peacefully, is worth it all...and to top it off, i now get to enjoy a movie with my husband.
but if we do change to sundays...i'll truly miss my saturday friends.
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