Tuesday, October 05, 1999
Pauline Goes To Church!
Pauline is still giving us many broken nights so I’m thinking of seeing the child psychologist we saw with Kevin a few months ago. She doesn’t really seem upset when she wakes up in the night, although she says she’s afraid. I honestly believe it has become a habit and she knows that her Daddy will give her cuddles on the sofa before he puts her back to bed. I’m trying to persuade him that we have to be severe about it. Give her an inch and she takes a mile!
Last weekend we were invited to a baptism and I was intending to take Kevin only, as P. didn’t want to go and I wasn’t keen on taking Pauline as she throws so many tantrums with me these days. But in the end I did take her because Kevin was quite sick all day with a 39° temperature. It only lasted 24 hours though, and he was fine by Monday morning.
The church service started at 5.30 pm and I was afraid Pauline might be a bit tired and grumpy. But she was amazingly well-behaved! I think she was quite intimidated by being in the church, it was a lovely old one with many wooden beams and stained glass windows. There were lots of other small children running around and making a noise, but she stayed on my knee and looked around with big eyes. She loved looking at the big candles, wanted to blow them out and asked when the birthday cake was coming! She was quite intrigued by the very black, African priest, as were most of the white, middle class congregation, I think! During the hymns she swayed back and forth and sang “La la la” almost in tune. It lasted an hour and a half but the time just flew by.
Then we all went to Anne-Noëlle’s house for a buffet supper. I took my famous little shrimp scones with herb butter and a banana & orange cake. Pauline was too excited to eat much, in fact she and most of the children stayed upstairs in Maÿlis’ bedroom, playing with her and Solène’s toys. We didn’t go home until 9.30 pm.
Last weekend we were invited to a baptism and I was intending to take Kevin only, as P. didn’t want to go and I wasn’t keen on taking Pauline as she throws so many tantrums with me these days. But in the end I did take her because Kevin was quite sick all day with a 39° temperature. It only lasted 24 hours though, and he was fine by Monday morning.
The church service started at 5.30 pm and I was afraid Pauline might be a bit tired and grumpy. But she was amazingly well-behaved! I think she was quite intimidated by being in the church, it was a lovely old one with many wooden beams and stained glass windows. There were lots of other small children running around and making a noise, but she stayed on my knee and looked around with big eyes. She loved looking at the big candles, wanted to blow them out and asked when the birthday cake was coming! She was quite intrigued by the very black, African priest, as were most of the white, middle class congregation, I think! During the hymns she swayed back and forth and sang “La la la” almost in tune. It lasted an hour and a half but the time just flew by.
Then we all went to Anne-Noëlle’s house for a buffet supper. I took my famous little shrimp scones with herb butter and a banana & orange cake. Pauline was too excited to eat much, in fact she and most of the children stayed upstairs in Maÿlis’ bedroom, playing with her and Solène’s toys. We didn’t go home until 9.30 pm.
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