"Hmmm," I thought to myself, rousing my son from his lengthy nap and wondering why my daughter was still sleeping. "What would be a fun way to wake up little Abby?"With a baby brother, of course.
And so, sneaking ever so quietly into her room, I tiptoed across the floor and gently placed Caleb next to his big sister's pillow. And then, I waited.
"Baby!" chirped Abby in her throaty I'm-just-waking-up voice. Caleb grinned and flapped his arms, and in doing so, committed the sin of accidentally touching Abby's blanket.
"No, baby! Abby's blankie!" declared Abby. And then, for good measure, just in case he was contemplating touching anything else, she added, "Abby's pillow! Abby's gee!* Abby's blankie!" To be on the safe side, she then moved all of her stuff to the other side of the crib.
Satisfied that Caleb wasn't going to try to take anything, Abby decided it might be okay to share, and proceeded to let him hold one thing at a time, beginning with her bear, and removing each gift once her brother started to chew on it.
Caleb giggled and smiled while his big sister bounced and rolled around in front of him, but the novelty of hanging out in a crib with a buddy soon wore off for both of my children, so I lifted them out and retreated to the playroom, where they could have their own space.
Perhaps recalling the fun she had at naptime, later that evening Abby threw her bear into Caleb's crib, then scaled the side and climbed in to retrieve it. Thankfully, Caleb wasn't in there at the time.
Rumor has it that Justin and his brother Matt used to make a habit of joining their little brother for playtime in his crib when they were toddlers. Looks like the future holds the same for our household. Never a dull moment with these kids...
*gee = Zee, short for Zeepy bear, her sleeping pal
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