I sing to the boys before bed. As they get older, we sing less and talk more, but Griffin still loves to sing songs with me as we snuggle up in bed. We sing through one of his favorites - "A Bushel and a Peck" and a few I have made up over the years, but we always end up singing "You are My Sunshine" as our last song before sleep.
Griffin sings softly along with me. We smile and giggle as we sing. Tonight we reached the verse in the song where you sing "so I hung my head and I cried."
I kept singing, but Griffin faltered. His smile wobbled, his eyes grew sad and he began to cry. His quiet tears turned into full blown sobs as he hugged me tight against him.
"Griffy - what's wrong?" I asked, perplexed, as I rubbed his back.
He gulped for air, brushed tears from his cheeks and cried, "I do cry Momma. I miss you when you go away, so I do cry. When you go away I get so sad. It hurts so I cry."
And then he sobbed all over again. I held him close to me and cried right along with him.
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