Again, this is long. Again, trust me, this is worth the time and effort. We had only been home from swimming lessons for about an hour and a half when Ewan came out into the living room and said, Mom, Im bored. Lets go somewhere. Now for some of you, this may not sound like anything special. Some of you might hear this on a daily, if not hourly, basis from your children. In all of Ewans 12 years, Ive never had this kind of moment with him. You see, Ewan doesnt like to leave the house. He never has. Like since birth kind of never. So when Ewan ASKED to leave the house to go somewhere, I stopped everything and stared at him for a few seconds before I asked, You mean you WANT to leave the house? When he nodded, I ran across the room and hugged him for as long as hed let me. He pushed me back a little and said, What? Why are you hugging me because I want to leave the house? I couldnt stop laughing and smiling as I replied, Ewan, its just that, well, youve never really wanted to leave the house. Ever since you were a baby, you always wanted to stay home. Its just, well, its just that Ive been waiting a very long time for you to say something like this. He shrugged and said, Can we go Glow in the Dark Miniature Golfing at the mall? I looked at my pile of work due tomorrow and said, I have a lot to do tonight. Let me call your sister, maybe she can take you? I did. She couldnt. I asked him if we maybe we could go somewhere else like Target so I could run errands and get Ewan out of the house all at once and be back quick enough to finish all my work. He shook his head, I really just want to go to the mall. I smiled and said, Ok, you got it, kiddo. Get dressed and well go! A few minutes later, Ewan came out in a nice pair of jeans and a polo shirt--an outfit far removed from his usual sweatpants and worn t-shirt. As we all drove to the mall, Ewan said, I feel bad because you have all that work to do and youre stopping just to take me golfing. I grabbed his hand and said, Ewan, you have no idea how long Ive waited for a moment like this. I dont care if I have to stay up until 3 am working. This is worth it. Some things are just worth it. He looked at me funny, Its just golf, mom. I shook my head, No, Ewan. This is so much more than that. And thats how I ended up crying on the way to Glow in the Dark Miniature Golfing tonight. Its been one heck of a day for us. The pictures below are from Ewans IFSP from early intervention, circa 2003--a little over a year after the day he was born. Notice the comment about leaving the house and our goal of getting out more as a family.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:32:07 +0000
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