alone time

brett has a meeting tonight so it was just me & my little man & some good old chic-fil-a! i picked him up from school & asked him if he wanted chic-fil-a or a quesadilla- thinking that he would just nod his head- but he actually said "chic-lay"! we had a great night & just really enjoyed hanging out together- especially after it being a long day at work. a lot of times when we get home from work/school it is kind of a fight & constant battle- to listen, to eat, not to whine, etc etc. But tonight we both just had a really good time together- talking, laughing & just doing the normal after school things.
after we got his bath he told me he wanted to watch george so we snuggled on the sofa together for 30 mins and caught up on an episode. i was sitting there watching him & just thinking about how much he has grown up so fast right before my eyes. almost 21 months has passed. i feel like just yesterday i was laying on the sofa with his little 6 pound body on me.
we can actually have a conversation now- i mean, maybe you wouldn't understand that "seees" means "keys" but i am starting to get the jist of all of his vocabulary. when people ask me "how is henry doing"- and usually my response is "he is crazy/wild"- but the truth is he is SO MUCH FUN. he makes laugh & smile so many times during the day. he knows how to forgive me in a matter of 2.2 seconds. he knows how to give the biggest squeeze (hug). he knows that he has to have at least 3 kisses before going night night, along with a kiss on both hands. he knows lucy's house every single time we pass by it. he knows that his bubby (paci) will just make him feel all better when he gets the slightest boo-boo.
nights like tonight remind me how thankful i should be- every moment of every day. i get wrapped up in the "to do's" in life & checking off my list. times like tonight are ones i want to look back on & remember....but remember that i had a lot of nights like this- just enjoying our time together and not worrying about the laundry, lunches to make, or exercise to do.
he fills my heart & makes me so proud. for example-when he just tries to say the blessing (only a word or two)- or the best is when he reaches in to give me a kiss because he doesn't want to say the words "i'm sorry".
i am so lucky to be so blessed. these one on one times just melt my heart.