just yesterday i wrote about how i wanted micah to feel comfortable going to sunday school by herself, and this morning she stayed in class by herself for more than half the time! she is getting so big. as usual, micah, rowan and i sat together in the sanctuary for the first half of service, until they dismissed the kiddos for bible hour. i took rowan to the one-year-olds' room and dropped him off, leaving my dad's cell phone number (i'd left mine at home) for the teacher to call if rowan started to cry. then micah and i went off down the hall to her classroom. this morning, all kids ages 3 through the 2nd grade were in the children's theater. micah had never been in this classroom before. the class was great; we sang songs, memorized a verse about generosity, and some kids were chosen for a relay race. right after the race, i spied my dad walking in the hallway outside the classroom with rowan. i whispered to micah that i would be right back, and stepped out to see if rowan was okay. he'd been crying in his classroom, so his teacher brought him out to my dad, and my dad brought him to me. i walked the hall with him for the rest of bible hour, and micah stayed and enjoyed her class! for the rest of the hour, i ventured farther and farther with rowan away from micah's classroom door, thinking at any moment she'd run out to find me. but she didn't... she stayed for the whole class, and when service was over, i went and got her. she looked at me like she'd never even noticed i'd gone.

the only other time she stayed in class by herself, i made a big deal about it afterwards, telling her how proud i was and what a big girl she was becoming. she didn't want to stay in class for a long time after that. i opted not to do that this time... i simply took her hand and we walked out together, and i asked her if she had fun in class. she said yes, then started talking about something else. today was a really good day with her...

i think it's really cute when micah uses big words the wrong way. : ) example: (to one of her dolls): "oh leah, you are so concerned, i will take care of you." it only takes a little while before she learns to use the word correctly, but it's really cute while it lasts. : )