What we've been up to...

It's officially Summer! That means lots and lots of swimming, watermelon and BBQ's! Nothing too exciting has been happening in our 'hood, just the same everyday stuff that makes our lives exciting.

I'm now almost 12 weeks pregnant and I'm feeling great! This pregnancy has been much, MUCH easier than Eden's and I'm so grateful! My morning sickness is almost completely gone and I don't have to worry about gagging and puking in public anymore. What a relief.

So far, this pregnancy has flown by. I know it's because I have Eden and she occupies 100% of my time. I don't have time to count how many weeks, days, hours I am pregnant anymore. I don't have the time to look up pictures of my growing baby every single day like I did the first time around. Don't get me wrong, I am just as excited for this little one, but it's not always the first thing on my mind. It's kind of nice though... it makes it go by fast.

Since it's been nice and warm outside we've been swimming a ton! Craig's parents have a beautiful pool that we've been taking advantage of as much as possible. Eden just loves the water... especially when her cousins are swimming with her. She loves using Floties and just floats all around the pool by herself while kicking her cute little feet.

Speaking of Eden... she is growing up so fast. I can't believe how smart she is! She has quite the vocabulary already... something I never expected this early. Even her doctor was impressed by her words and how clearly she says them. Her newest words are Jonah and Eli. I love how she says Eli... it's so cute! She loves those boys and they are so good with her. At her 15 month check up she weighed 23 pounds (50-60th percentile) and I can't remember her height but she was in the 90th percentile!! That came as such a shock because she has always been in the 30th percentile for her height. She had a major growth spurt! Her favorite words are baby, Nana, Papa (she LOVES her grandpas!), doggy, puppy, kitty, yucky, yummy, Jonah, Eli, cheese, tickle, mammy, daddy, shoes, cookie, yeah, no, eyes, and diaper.

Last weekend Craig and I got to go to California by ourselves... without Eden! It was the first time we have ever left her and we totally missed her the entire time but we had so much fun together. We went for Jared's (Craig's brother) graduation from Optometry School. Congratulations, Jared! We were able to see some of Craig's family and friends and we even had a little bit of time to ourselves... it was great! Eden had a blast staying with my parents and I'm sure she got endless amounts of attention from her aunts, uncles and grandparents. She wasn't even that excited to see us after we got home. She ran as fast as she could up to us, then as soon as she got within arms distance, she took off running the other way. Oh well... maybe one day she'll miss us when we leave!

Eden floating around in Nana's pool:

She loves laying on the raft to warm up a little bit:

Our date last night- the D-Back's game!

Eden hanging out at the Maxfield's:

Coming in December...

Water Baby

I love that Eden loves the water! I guess you have to love the water when you grow up in Arizona, right? Here are a few pictures of Eden having fun at Nonna and Papa's house in the water. She was so jealous that Jonah and Eli got to take a bath and I'm sure she guilted Joyce into putting her in the bath too, but look how happy it made her!

She also LOVED the Slip N' Slide! Why doesn't that surprise me? She loves everything! he's such a happy kid and thinks every day is the best day ever!

To: Funny and PJ Love: Eden

Eden's Great Grandma (we call her Funny) got this dress for Eden's birthday. Isn't it so cute? And she finally has some hair that I can play around with! Now if only she'd keep the bows in for longer than 3 minutes...

Dancing Queen!

I am totally one of those parents. The one who only makes blog posts about their kid. My life would be so uneventful if Eden wasn't around! This blog would be pretty dang boring if I was just posting about me and Craig all the time. Eden sure makes our lives exciting and if it weren't for her... well I'm not too sure what we'd be doing right now. She is our entire world! She is the funnest little thing ever. She has the funniest personality and she is quite the charmer.

Craig went out of town for a few nights this week for work. He got hom late last night so I kept Eden up so he could see her. Normally when you keep a baby awake far past their bed time they just get grumpy. Eden gets loopy. She becomes this crazy funny little human. Here is a video clip that just sums up her silly personality.

Milestones

Boy am I glad I have a blog. It's the only "journal" I have of my pregnancy and Eden's first year.

Eden is almost 13 months old. Here are some fun things she is doing lately:

* She is still sleeping 12 hours straight at night. She has always been such a great sleeper and I thank her ever day for it. I lay her down in her crib and she usually puts herself to sleep within a few minutes.

* Her vocabulary consists of Hi, Yummy, Tickle, Mommy, Daddy, Nana, Papa, Cheese, baby and a few others I can't think of. She can also sign more, all done, milk and beautiful.

* She can point to various body parts, like her nose, ears, eyes, tongue, mouth, toes, etc.

* She is trying to run

* She loves cheese, eggs, pasta w/ sauce, chicken, pb&j's, and her cousin's sippie cups.

* She loves being outside!

* She loves being the center of attention and making people laugh.

* She absolutely loves playing with other kids. Luckily she has lots of friends and cousins to play with!

* She gets super excited when we ask if she wants to take a bath or shower. She'll start taking her diaper off and run towards the bathroom.

* She is cutting her bottom molars right now. That makes 11 teeth! Lucky for me, teething has never even phased her. I just find random teeth coming in!

* She will not wear anything on her head. No headbands, bows, ponytails, anything. But, she will wear her sunglasses all day long if I let her.

* She has started throwing fits. They are hilarious and I laugh every time. She throws herself on the floor and just sprawls out with her head buried in the ground. Then, she scoots her face along the ground until she hits her head into something hard. If I let her, she'll continue to bang her head over and over into whatever she ran into.

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March

March is such crazy month for us! Crazy, but exciting. Eden and I started it off by flying to Ohio for 5 days. It was Eden's first flight and she did way better than I thought she would. Since I was flying with a baby, I boarded first. Eden would stand on my lap and greet every single person that boarded the plane with a huge smile and a "hiiiiiiiii". She would also play peek a boo with random men (she loves men). We had tons of fun in Ohio visiting Jeanette, Jason, Lucy and Nola. The weather was a bit of a shock for this Arizona girl but I survived!

Eden's first flight:

So happy to be in Ohio:

Both Lucy and Eden were obsessed with kissing Nola's head. It was so cute:

Eden kissing Lucy:

The girls climbing the stairs:

Although it was a fun trip, it's always good to come home. Especially when I come home to a clean house and a dozen roses. I think Craig missed us.

Yesterday we went swimming with Jonah and Eli again. It's getting so warm here... I'm not ready for it! I love how much Eden loves the water. She holds her breath so good and even kicks her legs when we're in the water. She'll be swimming by herself in no time!

This weekend we are driving down to Thatcher to see our good friends, Kris and Mary, bless their little baby girl! We always have a good time with them and wish they lived closer! Next weekend we're taking a little road trip to California to attend an engagement party for one of Craig's friends. We will definitely be taking Eden to the beach! I can't wait!