Bonding Moment
Granted, both Gabriel and Hannah were avoiding going to sleep, but I just had to smile.
"Hannah!" Gabriel peeked into her room. His room is a few, kitty-corner steps away. "Did you want a big brother hug?"
My head was still stuck in work mode from weekend laptop projects, but I took a break for this moment. I hovered nearby, admiring both the sneaky conspiracy against bedtime and the loving offer. Gabriel walked a few paces into Hannah room. She smiled back at him.
As Gabriel grabbed her bed's handrail and awkwardly swung a foot over to climb in next to her, Hannah kept beaming, holding her arms out to greet him and/or request a pickup from him.
"Aw, you want a hug? Here's a big brother hug."
And they hugged. Hannah's hugs can be less-than-gentle, but they both managed to trade hugs and hair grabs without any pemanent injury. I stepped quietly away from my position nearby and walked back to the kitchen.
Gabriel and Hannah's bedtime rituals could pause for this moment. That seemed ok to me.
-- Dad
