I know as a child some of my fondest memories are from when I would go spend the night at my maternal grandparents' house. It was fun to be the sole center of attention, get spoiled, and do "life" differently than how we did things at home. I'm very thankful that my son has the opportunity to hopefully build some of his fondest childhood memories spending the night with Bop and Nana.
Since I'm a stay at home mom, it's not very often I'm ever away from either one of my kids for more than an hour or so. And when I am away from my kids, I'm usually very busy doing something or engaging with others. So it's been very strange to be away from Dylan for two days and having life go on as normal.
When you are away from someone, you often think about what you miss most. Dylan brings a whole lot of energy and entertainment into our home. He's always talking, singing or doing something. I know I've said if Dylan is quiet, there's something wrong so you better go find out what's happening. But apart from just missing his presence, there are two times of the day that I miss him the most.
The first is bedtime. We have a set routine for nap time and bed time that anyone who puts Dylan down will follow. But Dylan and I have our own special part of that routine that is just "between Mommy and Dylan" that happens right after books and saying our prayers. I always ask Dylan for 10 kisses. He gives me 10 kisses on my cheek while I count each one. Sometimes he'll stop at 9 just to get me to ask for that one last kiss. Then after our 10 kisses, we give each other a great big hug with arms wrapped tightly and we say "big hug, lots of love." Then I tuck him under the covers and I tell him that I love him and wish him a good night. As I get ready to shut his door, Dylan will call after me most of the time and say "I love you, Mommy!" And it doesn't matter how the day was, my heart is so full and happy now.
My second time of the day that I am missing the most is when Dylan wakes up. He gets up and quietly comes to find me. He wants to sneak up on me and then he screams out some saying. Most recently he says "Argh!" because he is still in his pirate phase. I always act surprised and of course happy to see him. I greet him with our "good morning hug." Dylan is always so happy when he wakes up. He has been this way since he was born. And he always wakes up with some idea of what he wants to eat for breakfast, what he wants to do, etc. So my favorite conversations with Dylan are often those right after he wakes up because that is when he seems to want to talk to me the most. I love our good morning hug and conversation.
It is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Just when I thought I couldn't possibly love Dylan anymore, he goes away from me for two nights, I realize that I love him even more than I could have imagined. I'm ready to see my little boy and give him a great big good morning hug and get my 10 kisses!
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