Going Better...

Well, it's getting better. Putting Cayson to bed, I mean. I mentioned in my last post that we are putting him to bed almost asleep now, and letting him soothe himself to sleep. The first night, he cried for the first 5 minutes and we then soothed him to sleep. The next night, he cried for 5 minutes, we comforted him, laid him down again, and he was asleep BY HIMSELF in about 9 minutes. Last night, he was asleep within the first 5 minutes. And today during his afternoon nap he even went to sleep on his own, within a couple of minutes. Tonight, however, was a different story. He cried for 5 minutes. I comforted him. He cried for 10 minutes. I comforted him. Then he cried for 14 minutes and fell asleep. This was very rough. But it is working. I just have to stand my ground. (OH, I always make sure when he's crying that it's not because he's hungry or wet or something. Just in case you were wondering.) This is a hard time for me because, number 1, it's horrible hearing him cry. And number 2, it's his first step of independence. It's very bittersweet. He's just growing so fast!

In other news, this week is one of 2 of the busiest weeks of the year for Shaun and I. It's Christmas cantata week. (The other is Easter cantata week.) Shaun will be at the church late every night this week preparing for it. We were able to purchase a new projector for the sanctuary. We put the old one facing the back wall so that the choir can see their words and not have to have books. (We actually have it memorized, most of us anyway, but it's nice to have a crutch.) Plus, our pastor can use it to keep an eye on his powerpoint and not have to turn around. And it saves money on copies of music for the choir.

Anyway, Shaun installed the projectors last night and tonight. And he's working on building the set. This should really be an awesome cantata. We're presenting "The Christmas Shoes" based on the novel by Donna VanLiere and the song by Newsong. It's very powerful.

If anybody reading this happens to be in the Fort Smith area on Sunday, December 10, we'd love to have you! It starts at 6 pm at First Southern Baptist Church in Central City. We're right on Hwy 22.