Adventures in Baby-sitting--Church with the Boys

Adventures in Baby-sitting, Part 3

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The Tickle Monster!

After the bout with time-outs I wanted to reconnect with Nate and Trey. They didn't seem upset at all and they didn't cry when they were in time-out. I just wanted to keep their environment relaxed and happy. So...

...the tickle monster arrived! I chased the boys through the house and tickled them when they landed on Grandma's bed. They had a blast and loved every minute of it! It was my favorite time of all while they were staying with me.

Mom prepared a good meal for Nate and Trey that Saturday evening, so we ate and then I took the boys back to my house. We played, picked up the toys, ate a snack, prepared for bed (including a bath), and read books. I have a book called, Being Destructive. We read it on Friday night and Nate wanted to read it again on Saturday night! I was surprised since it was kind of long.

Josh came home on Saturday night after the boys were asleep. The next morning Josh prepared eggs for breakfast and dressed the boys for me. :) They love Josh! Thankfully, the boys had another great night of sleep. We ended up leaving for church 15 minutes earlier than usual! 

Learning to Sit Still

I'll skip to the church service...at the beginning of the service the boys were both sitting with my mom, I think, but eventually both boys ended up on the second row with me. Big mistake! Josh was playing the guitar so he couldn't help, and the boys decided to put on their silly act for the rest of the congregation. :) After a few minutes of trying to get them to sit down beside me I took their hands and led them down the aisle out of the sanctuary. "Let's go to time-out." I told them.

I tried sitting in the very back with them but they kept banging their heads against the wall, making quite a racket, to the point of people turning around to see what was going on! So my mom and I both took the boys to the foyer where there were two chairs. They sat down and were not phased a bit. They were still acting silly like it was all a game. I know they are just little ones and don't completely understand everything. Mom and I were frustrated though!

Thankfully, the time out calmed them down and they finally understood we meant business. Mom took Trey with her and she said he played with a toy quietly during the service. I looked Nate in the eyes, and told him that I knew he could sit quietly in church. I rubbed his back while I said this. I also explained exactly what was going to happen during church (sing, hear preaching, piano plays, go home)

"What will happen if you start jumping around and being loud?"

"I'll have to sit in time-out."

And Nate did sit quietly and still the rest of the church service! Whew!