Fun Day Everyday

Eden is now beginning to come into herself. She is discovering the world around her - everyday there is something new. During this process we are both learning her preferences for the things that make her particularly happy. Now that I come to think of it I haven't really taken mental note of many things that make her particularly mad, perhaps we'll save that for another post anyway and just focus on life's pleasentries for today.

Things that make Eden smile:

1. Babies/children: any age, any size, she loves them all

2. Sparkling water (Is this bad? I'm not sure its appropriate for babies)

3. Running around in Daddy's arms chasing Klamath

4. Klamath

5. Peek a boo

The list could go on & on but those are the top 5 for today. It is an amazing thing raising a child. I am in awe. Up to this point in life, I have found that the most satisfying ventures for me (whether it be rock climbing, surfing, etc) are those things that make me fall on my face in awe of the grace and glory of God. More & more I am coming to realize that raising a child is one of those things. Perhaps more so than rock climbing ever was or could ever be. Who needs to hang off the side of a cliff when you are responsible for this tiny being who is just beginning to discover the world & who she is in it. That really is heart stopping enough.

Play Date

We have had so much fun this past week that I have really neglected this blog. There are tons of cute pics to catch you up on the past weeks events but since this blog is primarily for Jon & he was home the past week I am going to skip those pics & just post the one's Jon wants to see most - the pics from today. Today we had a play date with my friend Lauren and her (almost) 1 yr old Alexis. We had lots of fun!

Friday - Swim Day!!

We had another fun day at swim lessons - no pics though, oops. Eden floated all by herself, with the swim instructor only touching her head. Then we stopped by the mall to buy presents for Easton's first birthday and parked at the fire station so we could see Daddy. Eden had tons of fun seeing her dad and I know she is gonna have the best day of her life tomorrow because it's Daddy Day! I will be at work, and since I hardly ever work I am going to try to enjoy it and not miss my baby girl too much.

Look Dad - I'm double fisted! I wasn't supposed to feed her solid food today, because she seems a bit backed up, but 4 o'clock rolled around and she seemed so hungry - so I fed her a little peas in prune juice. This was a decision that I am already regretting slightly but she enjoyed it so much and ate everything, so it's sort of a wash at this point. I may be regretting it more later - I'll keep you posted.

We Love you Daddy!

These pics are from before Christmas, but they are such nice pics of Jon and Eden. Eden loves and adores Jon so much. Her whole being lights up when he walks into the room, or even simply looks her way. Jon has been working a lot lately, so he hasn't been able to spend as much time with Eden as he would like. But I want you to know Jon that we are grateful, and we love you, and miss you every second. Oh ya, and you are the best dad in the world!

Swimming

When I woke up this morning, I was so excited that it was Monday because that meant Friday - swim day, would be here soon. Here are a couple of my favorite pics from swimming the other day.

Pics of the Day

Our happy baby ~ I miss you Daddy

Earlier this morning, during a play-date with Piper, Eden's BFF.

Something New Everyday