Survey

So we're taking a survey...

 

We need to decide whether to nickname this little diva

Bitty the Bully or Bitty the Bruiser.

I almost stayed home from church on Sunday morning because I wasn’t feeling good.  After seeing how cranky Bitty was after having late night houseguests on Saturday evening, I thought we might be safer at church where Daddy was just down the hall.  I was wrong, so very wrong.  While Bitty often has the church nursery to herself or just one other little boy, there were two extra little guys there yesterday and I got to see a whole different side of our littlest princess. After watching her steal toys, flail her arms in front of one little guy's face, and generally be dramatic, I decided everyone might be safer if we moved to the entryway outside of the sanctuary where we could still hear the sermon.  Even this effort went awry when one of the little boys came walking up and she decided to kick him in the shins.  While we’ve often joked about her being scrappy with her older sisters, I’m grateful that this isn’t her norm with other little kids.

 

I think the sweetest part of the morning was not feeling condemned for my little drama queen.  I’m grateful that we’re part of a community that laughs with, cries with, and encourages one another.  One friend in particular brightened my day with her sympathetic smile because I knew she was right there in the trenches with me as she and her toddler were having a time-out as well.  Someone once said about this stage of life that the days are long and the years are short.  I can’t wait to see how these little ones that cause us to walk the halls and shake our heads change the world. I’m certain that God has big plans for them and I’m so very grateful to have this little diva in my life.

1 Thessalonians 5:11   ~

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing.

Update: On Tuesday morning we found out she has 4 new teeth coming in all at once.  They are the four eye teeth filling in the holes between her front teeth and molars.  I'm hoping this explains the general crankiness that reined on Sunday.