Bless Him...

I'm convinced that Ty gets extra blessings for the amount of meetings he has to endure two Sundays a month. On those days, church for him starts at 9:30am and doesn't end until at least 2:30. Because of our callings require us to be in the same meetings, Ty gets to come too.

I have to admit, there have been times when I felt like it was cruel and unusual punishment to keep him contained in meetings for that long. Of course he does great, acts cute, smiles at everyone, and even shares his ideas and opinions at times. But about half way through Sacrament meeting (the last meeting) he starts to get a little grumpy, really wiggly, and becomes a very loud talker. And our Sacrament meetings are really quiet so every little noise he makes seems extra loud.

I'm just impressed he makes it that long. Today an older woman who sits behind us often came up to me after church and said, you do realize what a good baby you have there don't you? At that moment I realized how many blessing you receive when you serve where you are asked, how thankful I am that Ty is such a good baby, and how important that is for where we are currently at in our lives.

Heavenly Father knows us and what we need and I know he's blessing Ty, especially on those long Sundays of missed naps, meals on the go, and lots of sitting on mom's and dad's lap while we try to fulfill our callings the best we can. It's amazing how exhausting those five hours can be, but what's even more amazing are the blessing we feel because of these wonderful opportunities.