Priceless

Today was a nice calm Saturday.

Phil and I went to a 9:15 showing of The Hangover, so we were up decently late, and it felt great to sleep in. Phil and Ali don't have that luxury. I heard Ali get up and run out the door early this morning, and then I heard Phil and Peanut up around 8 having fun with breakfast and toys. My departure from my new room (I have the master bedroom with my own bathroom- far more than I deserve but not more than I appreciate- thanks Phil and Als) wasn't until 9:35. Man it feels good to sleep in. 

Phil and GRAE were having fun eating yogurt with rice crispies. There's a real art to feeding yogurt to a one year-old with a spoon. If you go straight in and out, usually there's a fair amount left in the bottom of the spoon (not to mention, that with Gabriela's speed, she usually chomps down fast enough to have the upper level squish all over the outside of her mouth. The most effective technique involves an angled approach followed by an oppositely angled exit- Phil's got the touch. I'm still working on it.

Anyhow- the highlight of the day today was most definitely watching Phil free Gabriela from her cloth bonds (otherwise known as her diaper) and seeing her usual joyous response. She climbed, crawled, and waddled around with this added look of freedom she gets when she's naked. Phil let her come into the laundry room for another one of her favorite activities- helping with laundry. Then I hear- "Ike I need your help!" My first reaction was one of fear and I ran quick over to Phil and Peanut. 

I asked Phil: "What can I help you with?" And as soon as I'd asked the question, I saw the pile of cute baby poop that Gabriela had dropped right on the hard wood in front of the washing machine. Phil looked up at me and said, "Wipes, get some wipes Ike." I ran, grabbed them, and we cleaned up the mess in no time flat- Phil and I laughing the whole time. Priceless.

The rest of the day was more or less the usual playing around the house with various toys, making eating fun, taking the daily nap, and picking up the house at the end of the day before Mom came home. It was a great day to be with Phil and Gabriela. Besides the adventure in poo, we (GRAE and I ) had a great nap together that was a definite highlight. I can't wait for more priceless moments.