The Holidays

The holidays have come and gone. It's been a rough holiday season for me but wonderful for Jaimisen. Christmas Eve and Christmas day plans were the usual. Christmas Eve with my dad's family and Christmas day with my mom's.
Jaimisen fell in love with Christmas the day after Thanksgiving when he started seeing christmas lights around the neighborhood. He would tell me "They have Christmas decorations. That means it's Christmas time!" He was equally amazed at Christmas lights and decorations each time he saw them. He got a wide variety of presents; toys, books, clothes. He got an even amount of each and loved every single one of them! It was such a joy watching him open his presents. This year he really understood what was going on. He also enjoyed helping other people open their presents even if the gift inside wasn't for him.
New Year's was pretty uneventful yet fun at the same time. My brother was gone for the weekend and my parents went out for dinner and a movie so Jaimisen and I had the house to ourselves for a while. I told Jaimisen if he was a good boy and didn't get an attitude, he could "stay up until happy new year." I was interested to see how long he would make it. I honestly thought he would make it no problem judging from the energy he always has at night. He ended up passing out around 10:40pm. We had watched movies, played games, and sang and danced. Obviously that was enough to use up his usual nighttime energy. Maybe he will make it next year.
On another note, Jaimisen has stayed at Sunday School twice by himself now. The first time only crying for five minutes after I left him and the second time not crying at all when I left. He also got the opportunity to hang out at MyGym for two one-hour sessions without me with absolutely no problem. I'm so happy he is learning to adjust without me so quickly. My hope is by the time he starts preschool next fall, he will have no problem staying without mom :)
Jaimisen really has been my saving grace during this holiday season. He has been my reason to smile and laugh. I am so incredibly thankful for my handsome little man and the role he plays in my life. When I'm sad he wipes my tears and says "I'll take care of you." Then when he makes me smile he says "You're happy!" and is so proud of himself. He reads my emotions so amazingly well and always knows what to do to make things better. I could not ask for a better little boy.