First Sleep Over
My son is exactly 28 months old and he just had his very first sleep over away from Mommy and Daddy last night. I’ve been ready for a while but we were waiting until we were pretty sure our son would be ready. We had a party last night so we planned it out that J (DS) would sleep at my parents’ house. He spends a lot of time with them and loves being with them so I wasn’t worried about that. Last weekend he and I slept at their house for 2 nights because my husband was in the hospital, so I think that got him used to the idea as well.
My parents picked J up from our house last night to take him to dinner and he made a small fuss to go. Normally he is eager to leave with them, but I had told him he was sleeping there so he was a bit apprehensive. It took about 5 seconds for my dad to get him to laugh and all was fine. Turns out our son sleeps better at his grandparents’ house than he does out ours.
Meanwhile, I had a terrible night sleep. I was up every few hours wondering if he was ok, if he was crying for me, and if my parents were totally exhausted. I called at 7:45 a.m. (couldn’t help myself) and heard everything was fine, so I went back to sleep for a little bit. It was the most relaxed I felt ALL night! 
My husband and I went out for breakfast as a twosome, which is something we haven’t done since I was pregnant. It was so nice!!!
I feel so good knowing that my son is totally fine away from us. Heck, he even put up a fight when we tried to take him home. We literally took him kicking and screaming, but once we got home, he was fine. He was just tired and needed a nap.
It might sound weird, but I honestly feel like a new phase of my life is starting. I said to my mom, “you can handle that once a month, right?” and she said “definitely”!
Hopefully my sleeping will improve because I’ll know he’s fine. Now we just have to try it with the other set of grandparents in a few weeks and see how that goes. Wow - I might actually have 2 nights a month alone with my hubby!!! 
Nights away from your son will make the baby making easier too
Hope all goes well w/ J's other grandparents and you can get 2 nights a month
how awesome!!
we are lucky (sorta) ... A is so much better for my inlaws or my mom then he is with us
The first time my in-laws took him he was 4 1/2 weeks.. they took one look at us when we came to visit and ordered us both home. I half protested but they pushed me out the door. I called a half dozen times to check on him LOL... but I really did need some rest. I was so happy to see my little man the next day!
My mom kept him with my aunt's help a few times but until a month or two ago she never kept him alone.. I was super nervous because she gets too wrapped up in her dogs sometimes but they were both happy and healthy at the end of it all.
Its awesome to have family to help out for a little alone time
Ya know, it wasn't really too bad. I thought I would miss them terribly and want to go home on the second day. I missed them, but I wasn't a basket case. I was ready to get home Friday.
L was happy to see us. She smiled really big and came running. But J was more interested in seeing Papa's mules and the puppies in the barn.
It's good to know that we can be gone a few days and the kids don't seem to mind.
I'm glad you can have some nights of freedom.
As I posted in my journal, I'm leaving my little 11 month old this week for the first time. He will just be home with daddy, so he will be just fine.... but me not being there for bedtime might be hard on ME!
N has been without us overnight once, and that was when I was in the hospital after giving birth. My mom has commented many times that she doesn’t understand people who go on vacation without their children because she always wanted us to be with them. I don’t really see her understanding us wanting a night away from the kids, let alone having it be a monthly tradition! Be sure you tell your parents how much you appreciate it and how awesome they are for being willing to do that for you!