One year update

Eden is a big toddler now.  It happened so quickly.  Not too long ago, she was a little baby crawling around on the floor.  Now, she's this little person who is running around and talking! 

At her one year doctor check up, she weighed in at 21 lbs 15 oz, which is only in the 65% for her height.  Up until now, she was consistently in the 90% range on weight.  She lost a lot of the baby fat that was so abundant during the first 9 months of her life.  On height, Eden measured 30 inches.  One thing that hasn't changed is that ginormous head of hers.  It's a whopping 19 inches, which is in the 95%.  The girl has a lot of brain to hold!

I am beginning to think that she does have some brain in there.  I am totally amazed by Eden's ability to pick up words and concepts.  She is able to say at least 25-30 words now, and she knows the meaning to many more.  I think that she picks up a new word each day now.  Her favorite words are baby (pronounced bay-bee) and doggie.

She also has a lot of personality and a funny sense of humor.  She loves to laugh and smile, and you can tell that she has a mischievous streak to her.

Here are some additional stats on Eden (format taken from Carter's blog):

Favorite food: "Cheese!!"  This is what she says every time she sees it.  Of course, she is a Peterson girl after all.  She also loves yogurt.
Least favorite food: Tofu and carrots
Favorite activity: Anything involving Rula (throwing food on the ground for her, or banging on the door and yelling to get her attention)
Favorite TV show: I'm happy to say that she is really not that interested in TV.  However, she LOVES Elmo.
Funniest trick: Variations of peek-a-boo.  She likes to go out of sight and wait for you to look for her.  She laughs and laughs when you come out to find her.
Spoken words: Too many to list.  Words from this week are:  owl, Rula, milk, Mammy (a.k.a Tammy), hippo (pronounced appo).  She is good with words that begin with "b". 
Recent achievements:
-Can correctly point out most members of her extended family on a photo (not so good with her uncles yet), and can actually flip to the photos (in her photo book) if I ask her where certain people are
-Has started to learn colors
-Knows lots of animals and can correctly point to them (pig, giraffe, dog, cat, sheep, fish, chicken, bunny, horsie, turtle).  Of these, she can say doggie, kitty (pronounced titty), sheep (pronounced shee), fish, bear, and turtle.
-Knows her body parts and can correctly point to them:  head, mouth, ears, eyes, nose, teeth, tongue, belly, bellybutton, hands, feet, legs.  Of these, she can say mouth (pronounced mou), eyes, nose (pronounced no), teeth (pronounced tee), and belly (pronounced beh).
-Says the following words in Spanish:  arbol, leche, mas, and guapo.