875 pics, down to 65...

I finally managed to go through our March-May pictures, 875 of them (yup.), and narrowed them down to 65 to share.  The clear theme of these months, both pictorially as well as experientially, has been the growing friendship between Noa and Amichai.  It has been the most incredible transformation to watch them become playmates, a delicate weaving of Noa practicing new playing skills and Ami's starting to practice the skills of nurturing, patience and empathy.  Ami's frustration with the baby blob stage and Noa's keen ability to take the attention away from him has been overridden by his immense love for and pride about his sister, along with endless giggles and games and learning together.  And Noa is simply OBsessed with her big brother, and would love to be anywhere he is, always.  So flipping cute.  And makes it so much easier to breathe through the moments when Ami gives her a strong hip bump knock over as he runs by, or Noa purposely hums a tune that Ami has expressly told her is annoying him.  The push and pull of sibling love.  What fun!