A special outing for a special boy

Little Mark has really had to grow up so fast and learn to deal with so much at such a young age. When Broc is ill and has to be in the hospital or when he has surgeries Little Mark just goes a long with what ever we do.He never complains about staying with different people or being separated from us. Sure he misses us, but deep down he knows that we have to take care of his brother.

He has been looking forward to seeing the new Ice Age movie.This past Saturday Little Mark and mommy had a special day.We had a great conversation in the car on the way there.He was so excited to be going out by himself. We spoke long and hard about how he feels when his brother is ill and in the hospital. I told him that Broc always asks for him and always asks for a sticker for his Buddy when he earns one. He was so amazed so find out how much Broc actually misses him and that he cares so much for him. Mark spoke openly about his feelings which was really helpful for Mark and I so now we know what he is concerned about and how to calm his fears the next time we have to leave him.

Once we got to the movie he couldn't wait to get a BIG bag of popcorn to share with mommy and head to the movie.

We had to sit right in the back in the middle so he could see everyone. He LOVED the movie.He laughed so loud and so hard.Mommy loved the movie too. Once it was over we had to wait for the credits to end incase there was something funny at the end. People always miss funny things at the end cause they leave before the credits end but not Mark he stays till the screen goes black. The poor cleaning people came back 3 times to check and see if we were gone yet. There was no funny thing at the end, just a big ACORN.

What a special day for a special big boy. Sometimes we just take for granted that he should understand what is happening and he should know how to deal with his feelings. I think we forget that he is only 6.

Little Mark I hope one day when you are able to understand all of this and you can look back at this post and read how proud mommy and daddy are of you and we love the way you take such good care of your Buddy.