share and share alike.

these pictures really don't have anything to do with the post title...but they are from today. and i wanted to share them.


sharing. it's the subject/theme of my grad school application essay. and until 2 days ago, the girls had limited success with the concept. yesterday, avery blew us out of the water, brought tears to our eyes and made a couple people very happy.

1. 2/16/10. nola and avery are in avery's crib after morning wake-up. nola usually plays with the variety of animals, blankets or board books in avery's crib, while avery just enjoys that her sister has joined her. on this particular morning, however, avery took it a step further. she has two pacifiers in her crib (more if we can find them at bedtime), and usually sucks on one and hides the other away near where she lays her head at night. instead of hiding her spare "buppa", she pulled it out of her blankets and handed it to nola. nola took it and popped it in her mouth happily-odd, because she doesn't have any interest really in pacifiers. maybe she just realized what a special gesture it was from her sister :)

2. same day. zane and i go up to get avery up from her nap. we're in her room and she says "mama in?" (the day before i had jumped in her crib with her after she said "i love you....mama"-prompted ;)) i got in her crib and she gave me a kiss. a few seconds later, she took her buppa out of her mouth and tried to put it in my mouth. instead of sucking on what she had in her mouth, i turned it around. she dug around to find her spare and put that in her mouth happily.

in just one day, she had shared her most prized possession with nola and i. and believe me, it didn't go un-noticed. nola was thrilled. and i was humbled. and zane got a little teary too. and i think i just may be ready to send out my grad application ;)