A milestone

For years Paul has slept with his bedroom door open and the overhead light on. But the past couple of nights when I've gone up to check on him, I've found the door opened just a crack and the overhead light turned off.



It seemed that suddenly he was ready to sleep in the dark. What a milestone!

As I've opened the door, however, this is what I see...


...the glow of a flashlight under his sheets. He's brave enough now to sleep in a much darker room than before, but he still created a little comfort zone of light in his "nest." One day I'll blink and realize that it's all dark in his room and the old days will be truly gone.