Hey...

We put Troy down for bed tonight, like we do every night, and he was quietly laying in his bed sucking on his pacifier. After half an hour, I thought he must be asleep, so I snuck into the room to get my toothbrush. As I walked silently across the room, I heard a gentle, quiet whisper say, “Hey.”

It was almost as if Troy didn’t want to scare me, but he also wanted me to know that he was still awake and watching me. I quietly whispered back, “Hey,” and he said it back to me again to confirm receipt. That was it. That’s all he said. But it was so sweet and cute.