So this morning, while I was helping Ethan pack his toys because Jay is taking him up north today until Sunday, he started crying. And crying, and crying, and crying. And I had no idea why. It wasn't whining, it was an all out cry. And it lasted a good hour and a half, at least.
I had no idea what his deal was, but I was getting REALLY frustrated. Finally, as I was holding him, he burst out with "but who will lay with me up north??" Oh my little heart. He has a very hard time when I work. His teachers even noticed. Jay has told me that when I do too many days in a row, by the third night he is really missing me. His teachers say that on days where I worked the night before, he is just more emotional and sensitive. I had worked the previous 3 nights, and then he was leaving without me for 3 nights. I'm sure livejournal-land knows by now that I lay with Ethan at bedtime whenever I am home. And he just misses me! It seriously broke my heart. Once he got out what was upsetting him, he totally got over it and was all smiles. We talked, and I assured him that I would miss him and that we would talk on the phone. Oh, and I also got someone to pick up the last 4 hours of my shift on Sunday so I can be home to lay with him.
I love that boy more than anything in this world.