I Miss My Daddy :(

Johnny is out of town for a pretrial in Houston. Last night was the second night that he has been gone. At bedtime Eli really started missing his daddy. We had laughed and had fun reading a new book, brushed his teeth and gotten into bed. Then the crying started. I had let him sleep in my bed the night before and we made a deal that if he went to bed in his own bed with no complaining, crying, whining, etc., then he could sleep in my bed again the next night. So, when he started to get upset, he very quickly let me know it was only because he missed his daddy, not because he was having to sleep in his own bed. I tried explaining that Daddy had to go for work and that he'd be home in a couple of days and that we had fun stuff planned for the week. He just wasn't buying it, he wanted his Daddy. So, I gave him a picture of Johnny and I to sleep with. That helped some. I went in to check on him about 20 minutes later and he was just holding the picture and staring at it. He was still saying, "I just want my Daddy." I hugged and kissed him and left his room. I went back again after another 20 minutes and found him sound asleep. The picture was propped up against his legs and his hands were folded across his chest.














Zoe woke up at 5:00 am and wanted a bottle. When I went to her room, I heard Eli calling out, "Anybody, anybody!" I went into his room to see what was wrong. He was half asleep and only half making sense. He had turned over and couldn't find the picture.

Eli: I can't keep the picture all night long or I may lose it.

Me: You won't lose it, it will be somewhere in your bed.

Eli: No, mommy I can't do that, what do I do with the picture?

Me: I'll put it on your dresser and you can get it in the morning when you wake up.

Eli: No mommy, I need it. I really miss my daddy!

Me: Well we could put it under your pillow so it'll be safe.

Eli: Okay, but what if I forget where it is?

Me: I'll remind you if you forget.

Eli: Okay, good night mommy.

I swear he was snoring before I closed his door.