New Adventures for Lawson

This weekend has marked yet another first in the life of Lawson - sleepovers. Since he was little, Lawson would not spend the night anywhere but home; he even hated being on a trip with us because, come bed time, he wanted to go home. Before he turned 2, he would get physically ill by the third day of our trip and halfway home, he would be fine - he actually got "homesick".

The past year, he has spent the night with my grandmother one time, and that was an accident. It was while Charlie was in the hospital and he fell asleep waiting on my Dad to come pick him up. Well, Thursday night he decided he was going to have a sleepover with Nana. So, I got his stuff together and told her to call me when he got ready to come home, which is usually around 9:00 pm. As 9:00 pm came and went, he was still at Nana's; I looked out the door and noticed there were no lights at her house...he actually spent the night!

This opened up a whole new door for him because Friday night he decided he was going to have a sleepover with Papaw. This one didn't go as smoothly as the first night. Around 9:15 he came walking in the door because he decided he wanted to come home. He was here for a few minutes and then something made him decide to go back; he said "Ok, I will go back and try again" - it worked because I didn't see him until the next day! Dad said he went back to his house, laid down and was asleep in about 5 minutes.

Saturday night comes around and he decided he again wants to stay with Nana - and he did. He was planning to go to church with her anyway so it was easier for him to sleep at her house. I gave him a bath, got his pj's on, and sent him on his way with his church clothes and a movie to watch before bed.

My little man is growing up - and too fast! It feels weird to even sleep without him in the house and makes me realize how independent he is becoming. I feel sadness and joy at the same time. The sadness comes from the fact he is growing up and, some day, he won't need me at all; the joy from knowing that he is growing up and, some day, he won't need me at all...when that day comes, I will know I did something right!