Baby Boom – Changes in Crossbridge Kids
Wonderful Parents,
You may have heard that our church is expecting upwards of 22 babies this Spring/Summer (I say “upwards” because we suspect there are others who are pregnant but just not sharing on Facebook yet….lol). Our church has experienced baby booms like this in the past, although, we’ve had a lull for a few years. And, even though we know what to expect when we have this many babies, it is different this time around because we can’t just move portable walls to make a bigger room like we did before in the school.
My wonderful husband Scott spent the first day of his spring break working hard in our church nursery helping me change this classroom so that we can have more space for our little bitties. Let me share with you what changes have been made, or are going to be made, to accommodate all these new little followers of Jesus:
- The room has been restructured to accommodate more infants. Two cribs and one changing table have been removed. But, we still have 2 changing areas.
- There are now more swings to hold more infants, and a larger center area for tummy time.
- There will be 4 rockers for nursing moms.
- A baby monitor in the room allows for nursing moms to listen to the service.
- A gated corner will allow for early crawlers to play with toys, without pulling or toppling over onto newborns during tummy time.
- As babies become stronger crawlers, they will promote to the Toddler Class. This will allow for more room in the nursery for non-crawling infants.
- Soon, new mom’s will receive a special baby-bag for church, this bag will have the baby’s name clearly stated on it, it will be small and allow for more space in our nursery. (Eliminating the bulky nursery bags that are usually brought)
- Nursery help is coming. We have a short, but existent, waiting list of people who are willing to rock babies as they start to show up in the nursery. As the population grows in there, we will continue to add on more nursery volunteers to love on babies. (If you would like to help here when the time comes, I am still adding names!)
We are always looking ahead to ensure the safety of our childrens ministry. These plans for the nursery have been in the works since last year….we keep close watch on the numbers in each classroom and have plans for other classes as they reach capacities. We will keep you informed as changes are made to help your kids have the very best care and fun at church they can have. God continues to bless us with incredible tools and people to lead children to Christ, what a blessing it is to be part of it all.
Thank you for bringing your child to church on Sundays and investing in their walk and yours! See you for more fun on Sunday!
Tisha
