The moment is almost upon us.
Tomorrow 2.0 is leaving to go to Grandma's by himself for the first time.
Also for the first time in a year and a half, I will be childless.
I know there are parents out there that let their children go off without them all the time. There's daycare and visiting relatives and unavoidable circumstances. For me, the longest I've been away from my son is about 8 hours. He's never slept in a place overnight where Mommy and Daddy weren't present. He's never been cared for by someone else for longer than 8 hours (or so as I'm guesstimating).
This is a necessary part of growing up. I know that and I'm excited that 2.0 is going to spend time with his grandparents and enjoy being spoiled. He's going to meet relatives he's never seen before and spend time with his great-grandma (she doesn't know that yet). I'm going to have time to do things I haven't been able to do. I'm going to Des Moines for a conference with other women from my church (something I've never been able to do before). Plus I'll be able to sleep. Sleep is so good. :)
In preparation for his departure tomorrow, I'm making lists (because you never know what information you might need when something happens and you have to go to the ER, God forbid), putting clothes together, getting medicine ready (as the allergies that hit me hard a couple days ago are starting to settle in 2.0's lungs and I'm watching for an asthma attack), and putting together activities to keep myself busy until Friday, when I'm going out of town.
I have a book I need to edit, another I need to start writing, yarn set aside for knitting projects, movies I haven't been able to watch because of a lack of kid friendliness. I have a dog to bathe and an apartment to actually clean without a mass of destruction (aka the toddler) running around behind me, plus goodies to bake to take to the hospital on Sunday (more on that in another blog post).
I'm going to miss my little boy. But I'm glad he's going to be well taken care of in my absence.
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