sentences

i'll have to look back at moses's books, but i'm pretty sure eden is picking up this talking thing much more quickly than moses. :) she's definitely picking up sentences. a couple of weeks ago, our favorites were "i got it," when she wants to do something by herself, and "i'm okay," when she accidentally falls down and gets up.

today (one month shy of 2), i heard her say "mommy backpack heavy!" that's definitely a full on sentence, not a common phrase that she hears and repeats. pretty cool, right? she also loves to call me and her reflection in the mirror "so pretty." :) and she squeals with delight when she gets to wear an outfit she likes, saying, "so cute!" I LOVE THIS GIRL!

another thing that i'm finding so precious is that she, just like moses, calls me "momma" when she's feeling playful.

as a side note, after being with the maloneys and their 3 babies last week, i came home with a space in my heart for one more of my own. is that called baby fever? i think it's been there ever since eden was a small infant because of how much of a delight she is. but now i actually feel the absence of a baby in our home. hum. i must be crazy.

Taking care of baby

I think it's really amazing how little girls and little boys learn to do different things. I am not teaching them, but they're learning! Eden loves bags, shoes, and accessories. And today, I saw her for the first time, carrying around her baby doll, feeding her water, patting her back, and giving her tender little kisses. She does something really wonderful in my heart. 

So grown up!

Recent new words that I find so adorable: "come," along with the outstretched arm and open and closed hand, and "do it," when she needs help with something. Love her. :) 

Getting undressed

Daycare is awesome in so many ways, but there is something that they have been teaching her there that is sort of stressing me out. They are teaching her how to get undressed. It is generally fine. Except now she can also take her clothes and her diaper completely off. At night. Before she falls asleep. Which means for the last week and a half, in scared at how much solid and liquid waste awaits me on my sweet baby girl and her blankets, clothes, crib, etc. tonight I put her to bed with two diapers on, the second one is backward. Hopefully it will train her out of getting completely naked. 

Also, I checked on her tonight and she had a poopy diaper, so I changed her while she kept her little forearm draped over her eyes to shield herself from the light. She also periodically lifted her arm to turn and give me flirty smiles. I am in love with her. 

Words

So, I haven't kept up with Edens words nearly as closely as I had with Moses. But I guess this is better late than never. Eden has a pretty big vocabulary. I love it, really because I love her little voice. :) she is so delightful. :) 

Shoes

Fish

Book

Bye

More

Hi

Okay

Poopoo

Owie

Baby

Eat

Mook (milk)

Wawa 

Car

Jacket

Foot (fruit)

Foot (her actual foot)

Uh oh

Shit (shirt)

Auck (socks)

Bausch (brush)

Night night

More

Peas (please)

Off (unbuckle me please)

Joo/dah/go! (Jude, our dog)

Jacket

Moo

Cow

18 month stats. Real quick.

Height 32.25 inches (66%)

Weight 24 pounds (45%)

Head circumference 18.5 inches (63%) 

She's a perfect size. :) my little babe! 

I don't know if I mentioned that her first sentence was "Mommy, no." Yesterday was her second sentence and it was "Daddy shoe." Haha. Girl loves shoes!

She came to work last week for "Bring your kid to work" day. She worked hard. :)

Talking

I love her little voice. She tried to sing Old McDonald with me tonight. That's advanced, right? :) Her current favorite words are:

* uh oh

* key-key (candy)

* apple (any kind of produce)

* go (dog, or what we can Jude)

* mama

* dada

* shoes

* poop

* bebe