Talking to the Animals

Eden is learning to use her vocal chords. Here she is talking to the animals on her activity gym.

Starting to Laugh

Eden is learning how to laugh. Here is a video of Nana making her laugh. Come to think of it, Nana was also the first one to make her smile. I love her little laugh and can’t wait for her to do it more often on her own.

Tummy Time!

We’ve been practicing tummy time with Eden.  She likes it, but can only hold her head up for a few minutes at a time.

Over the past week, Eden has been rejecting her food.  Since birth, she has always been a good, healthy eater, so this was definitely abnormal behavior for her.  We took her to the pediatrician to see if she had an infection that was causing her pain.  The doctor didn’t find anything and concluded that Eden might have acid reflux.  Given all of her symptoms, this diagnosis made sense.  The doctor prescribed baby Zantac which we give to Eden twice a day.  Here are some pictures of Eden taking her medicine this morning.  Although she looks like she’s smiling in these pictures, I don’t really think that she likes the taste of the medicine.  Being the good baby that she is, I think that she tolerates it.

One good thing about going to the doctor is that we now know her weight and length:

Weight = 13.8 lbs (up from birth weight of 8 lbs 10 oz)
Length = 24.25 in (up from birth length of 20.5 in)

What a healthy baby!!

I love what you’ve done with your hair lately…

The Swirl

The Comb-over

I love looking at the back of Eden’s head.  She has a swirl and an old man’s comb-over…not to mention a baby mullet.  It’s really cute.

Carter and Eden

Cousin Carter loves Eden.  He’s always asking if he can hold her and he tells her that he loves her.  It’s adorable!  These pictures are hilarious because Eden (2 months) looks almost as big as Carter (4 years).

Holidays in Phoenix

We celebrated Eden’s first Christmas in Phoenix.  Here are some of my favorite pictures.  Eden had a great time playing with and being spoiled by her cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents.  I’m not sure that we’re going to be able to go home to a quiet house again.
I brought four different Christmas outfits to Arizona for Eden.  I laugh every time I see her in the red outfit complete with 80′s aerobic headband.  My favorite is the Santa outfit that belonged to Carter when he was a newborn.