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And There He Is

Yesterday, I was wondering where our sweet little Dean had gotten off too. He’s getting older, and not only is he pushing boundaries, but he wants more independence, the chance to do things on his own, and I have to let him-whether he succeeds or fails, he has to learn.

But, as I keep saying it’s hard to lose our boys-whether it be to the military or simply the end of babyhood (is that a word?).

So, this morning I get up, shower, and get dressed. As I’m leaving the bedroom, Dean’s eyes pop open, and he looks up at me sleepily from his sleeping bag on our floor.

“Hi Mommy.” he says quietly, mindful of the fact that Roy is still snoozing.

“Hi sweetie, ” I smile down at him, “How are you?”

He told me he was still sleepy, but he wanted to get up and come downstairs with me.  Now, it’s Thursday and that means, “So You Think You can Dance” was on last night.  The kids will watch it with me, and sometimes they even get into it.

One of the contestants was distracted because his wife was in labor with their son. They showed a bit of him Skyping with her, and you could hear the pain in her voice. The young man started to cry a bit, no doubt frustrated that he wasn’t there, perhaps feeling all the more guilty because she told him NOT to come home to stay and fight.

Dean heard something in her voice.

“Mommy?” he asked me.

I turned to him.

“Is the baby trying to come out of her tummy?” He asked me.

I assured him that it was.

“Is she hurting real bad?" 

"Sometimes, it hurts real bad,"I smiled at him.

He looked thoughtful for a moment, and then turned to me, "Did you have to go to the hospital when I was in your tummy?”

I wanted to keep it simple, he’s only six after all, “I did. When it was time for you to come out-to be born-Daddy took me to the hospital, and the doctors and the nurses helped mommy push you out.”

He sat up, and stared at me, possibly wondering if I was hiding something, “Did it hurt?”

I didn’t want to lie to him, for fear that perhaps one day, I would get a call while Dean’s wife was in labor and he would yell at me for lying to him about their not being any pain during labor.

“Well,” I began slowly, “It did hurt, but Daddy helped mommy breath, and the doctor gave mommy medicine to help so it wouldn’t hurt so bad. And then I had you, and that made Mommy forget all about the pain!”

He slowly nodded, and I thought that was the end of it. I opened my yogurt and went to take a bite, when I felt small hands on my knees. I looked up into Dean’s eyes, and he leaned into me, putting his head on my chest, “I’m sorry I hurt you Mommy.”

Wow…that made my year right there.

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