At our house we are learning how to love each other in new ways, as an addition to our family changes the dynamics. There have been many tense moments and many tender moments. I like to forget about the tense ones, but wanted ti share some of the sweet ones ...
Ember gave her first (real, not gas-related) smile to Erin yesterday morning as Erin crooned words of love to her, telling her that she was her biggest sister and that she was so cute and that she loved her. It was truly precious.
Avery has trouble remembering Ember's full name, so she made up her own name, and she daintily squeals, "Hi Ember Donald! Did you wake up? Did you have a good nap? Good!" frequently throughout the day, usually when Ember is asleep or eating, but, we're working on that!
This morning, the big girls were coloring (I left them in perfect condition to splash through the shower and returned to find Avery with half of her face colored purple, her legs sporting a fantastic pattern in magenta and the floor boasting a new design in both of the aforementioned colors). They had a little spat after Avery jammed two markers into the middle of CDs, but I knew they were "fine" when I heard Avery say, "Hey Erin, want to be best friends?!" and Erin reply, "Sure, Avery, of course you are one of my best friends!". Life feels good on days like today!
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I hope you have pictures of the face-coloring episode!! :) Sweet stories! Thanks for sharing!
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