A Milestone

We hit a real milestone yesterday! We left Nathan alone for the first time.

It wasn't for long, of course. We just ran a short errand. But we wanted him to start getting used to being alone, and being more independent. We figured we'd leave him alone for little short trips to the store and such, and work up to longer periods of time, over time.

Of course, Mom stared at her cell phone the whole time. But even though my paranoia was in high gear, I was also excited for him, too. He wasn't worried in the least, and thought it was pretty cool that we just up and left him alone like that, with no warning. He was all grins. And wanted to know right off the bat when we were going to do that again, lol! And I felt silly for being paranoid over nothing. He was ready for this long ago. Mom was the only one who wasn't. Maybe next time I can pry my fingers off my cell phone, and quit letting my imagination get the best of me. (I didn't call him, I just held onto it, just in case it rang... I know, I'm a nut.)

I'm so proud of him! He's been really making huge strides in his independence. He is really growing up. eek!

But it was a really neat thing for me - spontaneity! It's been a long time since I just up and ran out of the house without making arrangements. Without thinking that I can't do something, because I have responsibilities. Wow, it's amazing what a thrill a little thing like that is! It was very freeing. I felt younger, lol.

Now I'm not so sure who hit a milestone here. Nathan seemed more than ready for it. Maybe it was Paranoid Mom who really hit the milestone, hmm?