Gilana has some sweet little idiosyncrasies I would like to reveal. The first is her Snort.
Most lovely little girls of story-book imaginings snuggle with a stuffed teddy or a bunny rabbit for their dream time meanderings. Not our Gigi. Gilana prefers to nestle down with an Eel she endearingly named Snort. Snort has the honor of being the first tucked in and properly situated in bed. There have even been occasions when we have been coerced into kissing said eel prior to our evening departure from her room. Gigi does have other stuffed toys and a doll whom she enjoys having within reach, but oddly enough, Snort has become the "Lovie" of choice.
Another interesting side note on our precious Gigi is her battle with yawns. Like many young children, Gilana does not have a great fondness for naps or even bedtime in general. This is why a case of the yawns is met with such blatant hostility. We were driving home one day when Gigi repeated shouted, "Stop it! No yawns! Stop doing that, I don't like it! Mommy make it stop!" Naturally I assumed she was issuing these orders to Camelia who was sitting next to her (and whom often delights in irritating her older sister). Such was not the case. Upon further questioning I discovered Gilana was quite put out that the yawns were coming from her own exhausted self and did not want to admit, even to herself, the inevitable need for sleep. Thus, our sleepy child had resorted to yelling at herself! Despite her pleas, I had no power to "make them stop!"
