10 Year Reunion & Being Away Overnight

A couple weeks ago, I attended my ten year high school reunion. It was great to reconnect with old friends. It was also a big step for me to allow Isaac to spend the night away from home. The reunion started at 7:00, and Isaac's bedtime is between 8:00 and 8:30, so I didn't have much choice. I dropped him off at Wes's mom's house in the afternoon and picked him up the next morning before church. He did very well while he was there. He wasn't fussy, and he enjoyed playing with Grandma, Granddaddy, and Uncle Doug.

I could hardly wait to go pick him up. I wasn't too worried about him spending the night, because he's been around Wes's parents enough to be comfortable with them. And they've been around him enough to know his routine and how I normally do things. What I didn't expect was how much I would miss him while he was gone.

I actually woke up at 4 A.M. after having a nightmare that something terrible had happened to him at his sitter's house which required being rushed to the ER. That's when it hit me that he wasn't in his crib for me to go look at to see that he was ok in the middle of the night. I also started worrying that he would be scared when he woke up and we weren't there. Wes woke up briefly around 5 A.M., and I was still up.

Wes looked at me, surprised, and I said, "I miss Isaac." Wes was really sweet about listening to me and comforting me. Thirty minutes later, Wes had gone back to sleep, but I was still up. As hard as I tried, I never did get back to sleep! So by the time I arrived at Wes's parents house at 9:00, I was very ready to see him. Isaac was having a grand ole time - walking around the house in his pajamas, playing with his toys.

Then the next weekend, Isaac spent the night away from us again. This time, he stayed with my mom so Wes and I could go to a wedding reception. It started at 6:00 in Savannah, so again we didn't have much choice but to let him stay overnight. He did very well over there too. The next morning, he was definitely happy to see me, but I could tell he felt at home there too.

Now, he can't leave me overnight again for a little while!