Give and (not quite) Take

Frankie has started to "offer" other people the object she's holding, although she has yet to relinquish the item. I'm sure we'll get to that half of the process at some point. This morning, she "offered" Maisy a Cheerio, as I watched with amusement. I thought surely Maisy would take the Cheerio from her, thus encouraging Frankie to see that when she offers someone (or somedog) something, they are inclined to take it from her. Our sweet, gentle dog, however, licked the Cheerio and tried to nibble it from Frankie's hand, but she would let go. Before I could intervene Frankie stuck that now-dog-saliva-christened Cheerio in her mouth.

I believe these are the moments for which we pray.