Monday, March 2, 2009

Nursery "No-No's"

Some of you might be proud of me because I took Brode to the nursery yesterday. He is definitely getting way too antsy and won't sit still in church anymore =( So, we decided to try out the nursery. I sat in there with him so I could observe him, the environment, the workers, etc. You have to understand our predicament... we aren't in Nebraska, we aren't attending Faith, and we definitely don't know the nursery workers. So this is a little scary for us being first-time parents. This would be the FIRST time we would leave our son alone with someone other than family!! I don't know if we can do it, to be honest... =)

We enter the nursery, I introduce myself and my son, and I ask if I can sit in and observe. They agree, so we make ourselves at home. Since Brode isn't used to other "babies" he just sat back, a little shy, and observed the environment for a few minutes. But once he felt comfortable, he went about his business and played with the toys and other "babies." He eventually forgot I was there, which was a good sign. He is definitely an independent, little explorer... 

Here comes the nursery "no-no's." For those of you that know me WELL, you can only imagine the thoughts running through my head... 

"Oh my gosh! There's snot running out of that girls nose and she's touching all the toys..."
"Okay, that girl is hacking up a storm and is putting things into her mouth..."
"Craaap..."
"Can I ask them to sanitize all the toys each Sunday morning before I bring in our son?"
"Brode don't put that toy in your MOUTH!!" 
"UGH! That little girl is bullying my son and pushing his hands away..." (broke mommy's heart)
"Is it okay if I just pick up my son and walk out right now and never look back?"
"Do I hear singing... You betcha... Brode lets get the heck out of here!!" =)

Oh, the list went on and on and on... So you can see my predicament. How in the WORLD am I supposed to let my son play in the nursery with a snotty-faced toddler, a hacking crawler, disgusting looking toys, and a bully?? Can I really let him go, knowing he WILL put a toy in his mouth that hasn't been sanitized or that some sick child played with before him? Can I really let him go knowing he will get bullied by a heavy-set toddler?? But the greatest question of all: Do I, his mommy, really have the strength to let him out of my sight, out of my control, for an entire hour and a half?? I don't know if I can do it guys... 

6 comments:

jnet said...

lol! i can so hear your voice! that's probably why some of your other siblings didn't put their kids in the nursery until they go to "class". hard decision. your can't have your babies in a germ-free invironment forever, or when they do get sick...they'll get really sick! however, nurseries should NOT allow babies in there when they have a cold for heaven sakes!

The Feather Files said...

lol. is this supposed to be funny, because i am still laughing sarah! i can so hear every single word.

i can't give advice cuz i'm not a mom. i do agree that they babies have to be exposed to germs at some point, but i don't know how to make that call.

instead, i think i'll just read the post over again.

Abby McNair said...

ok - i am probably too opiionated about this... so I think I will email you! :)

jnet said...

oops! i should spell check before publishing comments :)

The Feather Files said...

abby. i like to hear opinions.

Steph said...

Oh Sarah leaving them in the nursery or anywhere is so hard at first. Your concerns are definitely valid. Just do it in baby steps first - a little at a time. Try not to worry too much about the germs - hopefully there is a little wise judgment being used in who brings their kids in. Good luck!!!