The Best Sound on Earth

The other day, I was in the kitchen waiting for the kids to wake up from their naps. Ellie and Liam were sleeping in their cribs and Lily was in the Pack'n'Play in the other room. Don't feel badly for her though. When she wakes up, she rarely just is quiet. She yells and yells and wakes up Ellie and Liam early. So, for naps, she goes in the guest room. She has a nice set up though, so please don't feel that we are punishing her.

While I was waiting for them to wake up, I heard a noise. I thought it was a first yell, but as I listened, it was something else. It was laughter. Not the adult "ha ha ha" laughter, but a deep belly giggle. Then I heard another, different giggle. I turned on the monitor and sure enough it was the belly giggles of Ellie and Liam. They would giggle and giggle and then it was silent. Then as if on cue, they both erupted into belly giggles for a bit and then silence, again.

I took the monitor in to Jack in his office and we both just melted listen to two of our three angels giggling with each other. We crept upstairs and very carefully cracked the door. Ellie was standing in her crib with a pacifier in her mouth looking at Liam. Liam was on his tummy, lying on the crib bumper and looking at Ellie through the crib slats. Both were staring at each other and then would erupt into a fit of giggles. We watched for a while until Ellie noticed us and the game was up.

Later that evening, after the kids were down, Jack and I were getting dinner ready and we heard the belly giggles again. We turned the monitor on again and just sat and listened. We were able to distinguish all 3 giggles. It only went on for a short time and then there was silence. They had fallen asleep...to sleep like babies.

For those of you who are parents, you know it. For those of you who aren't, there is no better sound on earth than hearing your own perfect children giggling with each other and then falling asleep.