Pretending--just for a minute

I have had a few people tell me lately that Parker's long hair reminds them of Ethan.  I haven't really seen it that way. Parker has wanted to grow his hair out for a long time now, and finally I've decided I'll put up with it.  I still don't like it.  It's hard to tame.  

One friend told me to cut the hair because it was too hard thinking of Ethan.  Another told me she had to take a double take Parker was in our garage because she thought she had seen Ethan.  And, another told me on this blog she couldn't understand how Ethan had braces--very confusing.

As Parker's mom, I just haven't seen the resemblance as much as others.  But, last night I went in to check on him after he had gone to bed.  I only got to see him for about an hour after he came home from Snowflake.  I just wanted to give him a quick kiss goodnight.  When I walked in, my heart stopped.  It looked like Ethan laying in bed!  I gave him a quick kiss, and then stood in the doorway watching him sleep and quite honestly, pretending it was Ethan--just for a minute.  I guess I wanted to think for a minute I could still have little Ethan here with me.  I cried and cried.  Wow!  Did that hair ever make him look exactly like his brother when he was sleeping. 

I love Parker and am so grateful he knows how to be a great brother!  I am grateful he is here with us.  I won't ever take that for granted.

Here's my cute boy having fun in Snowflake: