5 months and counting

So like I mentioned in my first post I am a military wife. My husband has currently been overseas for the past 5 months. It feels like he's been gone forever! When he first left our son had just turned one and now he's 17 months. I feel like he's missed so much of his first and he's become this little mini person with so much personality. It makes me feel so sad that he's had to miss out on all those little things. You know the ones that get the biggest belly laughs. Tonight I had to make a quick trip to the corner store before rowan's bed time...oops I forgot milk...again. It may have had something to do with R being overtired but while we were waiting in line I got him laughing and he pulled out his biggest, best belly laugh. Everyone slowly started turning around and eventually couldn't help but smile and start laughing at him. The lady behind me looked at R and said " you sweetheart are the light and sunshine on this earth". For some reason I just smiled and teared up. Obviously I feel that way about my son but to hear someone give such a wonderful compliment to my son made me so proud. At the same time though in the back of my head I kept wanting P to be here with us. I wanted him to hear his big belly laugh, see the tired smiles and feel proud at the awesome comments from strangers in grocery stores. 5 months feels like forever in baby years...but the countdown is on he is expected home Sept. 2nd and so the countdown continues.