Zeke

This is Zeke.

For me, he was the one I wasn't sure about.  What he'd be like, how we'd be together. Don't ask me why.  I don't know. But let me tell you something about Zeke.

I think part of me was looking for him.

Zeke is sweet and silly. He chuckles, he doesn't laugh.  He's portly. He likes to catch your eye and grin.  And when he really likes you he snuggles his head onto your shoulder and just...
Let's his whole body sigh into you.

Amani is wonderful but I KNEW Amani was wonderful.  Again it makes no sense but there was something that I fell in love with Amani when I looked at his pictures and looked into his eyes.  He IS peaceful and sweet. He settles his brother when his brother is uneasy.

Zeke took me by surprise.  Zeke loves to challenge himself.  Tummy time is where he is all the time.  Not Amani. Amani can't do tummy time to save his life. He starts whining after 2 seconds (if that).  Zeke will try and pull himself up on something and then he just stands there chuckling at the world, with this deep boyish huh-huh-huh.  It's all amusing to him.  And it's all good.

And he's Lana's brother.  Yes, they are still claiming their respective brothers. Lana's is Zeke.

They are really cute to watch together. Lana will ask me to bring Zeke upstairs if she's going upstairs. Or she'll want to sit with him at lunch.  I didn't expect that part either, the brother-claiming, but hey whatever works for people eh?

The other thing about the brothers is that they obviously care about each other. And work together. Zeke is the leader and if Zeke is happy usually Amani is happy.  But as I said before Amani settles his brother down. Zeke likes to charge into things Amani gently checks things out and takes things in.  He evaluates situations and while he might start off cautious if Zeke is unhappy; he makes his own decision and then somehow seems to relay his appraisal to Zeke. And if Amani says something is alright. Then it's alright with Zeke.

We always feed them together because it's just easier.  It's an assembly line. And these boys can eat.  Like 2-3 cups of food no problem in one sitting. Gone. And they yell at you in these little high pitch yowls if you go to slow. Yah! Yah! Yah!  Amani got some food on his face during dinner and Zeke just nonchalantly catches his brother by the shoulder and wipes his face off with his other hand.

I think they are so lucky to have each other.

So what is it about Zeke that makes him feel like... home.

I wish I could tell you I don't understand it myself.  But I'm glad he's mine to love.