Being Gabriel

Being Gabriel means Ah gawt to do a lot of different thangs. Laike, Ah step into the room where Ah know mom's in one paw at a time, stopping and then stretching mah neck to assess the situation. Does she or does she nawt want me in here? Or laike, Ah am sooo, so sensitive? Ah kinda...jump at the slightest sudden sound that's near me 'cause Ah am so tuned into what Ah do...

Being Gabriel also means crying laike a baby when Ah want to jump on mom's lap on the couch and Ah can't 'cause sometin' in the way. And when Ah try to chase Pipi? Ah now have to rev mah engines 'cause Ah'm kinda heavy and Ah have to take time out to get going... so mah back legs start revving up first ... kinda laike spinning mah own wheels for a few seconds befawre Ah can start running.

And it also means takin' heed of mom's "excuse me" words nowadays... Ah've learned that trick from Pipi... When Ah hear "excuse me" ? Ah know she kinda.. wants me out of the way so Ah vacate the small room in short order, no fuss about it, Ah don't even look baack even though Ah laike that small room, Ah laike to lay on the cold floor there.

And, Ah laike to give mom some thayme in the mornin' befawre Ah thank it's time to start cawling her bah outside the door... Pipi keeps warnin' me not to wake her up, that's important, Ah know... But Ah sit and wait until Ah know when she wakes up - and then Ah can start cawling her and begging to open the door ("Ah've been owt here enough already, waiting... Pleaase, mom.. pleeeeease open the door, okay??")

Been Gabriel, above awl, means standing there in place whenever mom wants to lauve me. Sometimes? She puts me on the 'beddie bye' in the mornin' or when she comes home at night and she just huugs me awl over. And Ah oblige, y'a know. Ah can tell she needs me just as much as Ah need her... Ah can tell it's really important for her to be that close to me... Ah don't feel smothered laike Pipi... So Ah just stand there, patiently, and let her looove me all she wants...