The cutest thing about our day today was waking Gabe up from his nap. Gabe plays for a long time in his room when he goes down for his nap, which means that he falls asleep later and therefore wakes up later. When it gets to be 4:30ish, Zach (who only seems to nap for about an hour these days) and I go upstairs and wake him up.
Waking Gabe up means that Zach bounds into his room and then starts rubbing Gabe's back or head, sometimes gently and other times very vigorously. Gabe likes to pretend that he's still sleeping, and I can't blame him, seeing as he didn't wake up naturally. The past couple of days, I've been picking Zach up and putting him into the bed with Gabe, who's still lying down. Zach gets all jazzed at the idea of being in the bed with Gabe, so he starts squealing, hitting Gabe, and head-butting Gabe's pillow. Gabe LOVES the energy and drama and he smiles and giggles, with his eyes closed (he's still pretending to be asleep). Zach then hits Gabe's back or pokes at Gabe's eyeballs, and again, Gabe LOVES it. Gabe giggles wholeheartedly, which spurs Zach on to become even more frenzied. It's just super cute to witness. It feels like Zach's thrilled to be with Gabe; and that Gabe's thrilled with Zach's entertaining, frenzied behavior. It gives me hope that these two little boys will always love each other and become good friends. And it's those times when I feel like I'm lucky to witness their relationship and joy.
Man, do I wish those moments lasted longer....
Another fun part of the day today was having a "dance party" in the playroom and dancing with Gabe. We each had to hold a dinosaur and make the dinosaurs dance, too. At one point, I felt super sorry for Gabe. He was concentrating so HARD on watching my moves (I was doing the twist) and trying to move just like me. 'Magine????
Oh, and when Gabe and I were putting Zach down for his nap today, Gabe said to Zach, "Merry Christmas, Happy New Year." Usually, Gabe tells Zach that when he wakes up, "we'll still be here for you."
As if G isn't challenged enough with his own natural dancing "skills" - he's now taking lessons from MOM???
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