just when you think you know...

i dropped moses off in the nursery during service at church on Sunday.  it was definitely hard for me.  i mean, we've been away from our baby before, but it's usually been with people who give their undivided attention to our baby and during a time when he's mostly going to sleep.  this was different.  it was a different setting, with different people, with other babies... during a time when he would most likely be awake and (possibly) fussy.

i had sweaty hands, a nervous belly, and darting eyes all during service.  i kept waiting for my number to flash in the corner display, calling me to a screaming little baby who could only be comforted by his mother.  but service ended, and nothing happened, and when i all but ran to the nursery room to get little mo, he was just laying there, like nothing, sucking on a plastic donut.  he barely cracked a little smile when i arrived.  i asked the lady watching him if he had cried, and she said, "no, he was just fine the whole time." and i just thought, really?  he didn't cry at all?  like even a little bit?  are you sure?  wow.  

just when you think you know a person.

also, along these same lines, i just got word last night that my dad bought a brand new toyota camry.  he's never bought a new car in my whole life!  that's 32 years, friend.  and a camry!  a new one!  he has car payments!!  it's still kind of rocking my world.  i mean, i know he deserves it, and i'm happy for him... but really, that's not like my dad at all. wow.

love,

mutter