Precious Moments

Darren had a very different day today. He got up fine this morning and had his usual morning. He had his morning nap and got up in time to eat lunch and then it got strange. He decided this was the day to take his afternoon nap early, 3 hours early that is. Then the rest of the day he was up and everything was normal or so it seemed. He decided he was cranky and tired during dinner. We got him home in time to go to bed. We were at my mother's for dinner. That's when he decided he was lonely and didn't want to go to bed. He's never done this before. It wasn't a big deal for me though, so I rescued him from his lonely cries and sat up with him. We stretched out on the glider together and he did the most precious thing. He laid his head down on my body and totally relaxed. He shifted somewhat so he could see me and I sang to him. I watched him slowly go to sleep and I thought I'd give him a little back massage. He arched his back and then he giggled. I laughed and then did the same movement again and he laughed at me. I hugged him and as we sat there staring at each other I smiled at him and he understood me and smiled back. It was the most precious moment. I wish I had taken a picture but I wasn't in a position to but I wouldn't have traded anything to miss that time with my son.

It's so amazing that most of the time you think they are just babies and they aren't aware of anything or understand anything like you do. Then they respond to you out of the blue with full understanding and it shocks you.