7 Month Update

Eden turned 7 months old on Monday (October 13). So you can get a perspective on just how big she has gotten, this is the same little lamb that was with her on her way home from the hospital.

Our little girl is all growed up! :)

"6 month" Update

On Friday, October 3, Ashley and I took Eden for her 6-month checkup and shots. We saw a few RNs in training who told us she was in the 50th percentile for weight (15 lbs. 10 oz.) and height (25") and 75th percentile for head curcumference (17") -- must be her big brains :).

Although we were scheduled for Dr. Sandy Reed, she called in sick so we saw Dr. Fletches. She was great! She listened, made lists (which Ashley adored), and was just down-to-earth.

When she asked if Eden could sit up with assistance, I proceeded to show off Eden's skills! She was surprised when I picked up Eden and put her on her rump ... and then she just sat there (and started eating the rolled out paper on the exam table). The doctor told us that we are about to have to put Eden's mattress on the lowest setting, take off the bumper pads, and that Eden should probably start crawling very soon since her back muscles are so strong from sitting so well.

Eden has also started enjoying lots of new foods since her actual 6 month birthday. Here's the list in order: sweet potato, avacado, butternut squash, squash, and just this week peas.

We've heard that if a baby eats the food, then she likes it. Well, Eden has liked everything so far. She does give the obligitory "Ew, I'm not sure" face with each first bite, but after that she eats like a champ. Ashley's favorite so far is Eden's "squash casserole" -- pureed squash with rice cereal. Yum!

Eden is also now solidly sleeping through the night. A "normal" day now consists of ...

• Ashley waking up with Eden around 7, give or take a 1/2 hour (though we think Eden is awake well before that, she just doesn't start making noise until later).
• Eden nursing then getting a bottle
• Hanging out with her Momma while they get ready for the day and then taking a nap before heading to PDO
• Then a mid-morning snack of that day's food of choice and playtime at First Pres.
• In the afternoon, I'll pick Eden up and on a good day we'll both take a nap in the afternoon.
• Then it's play time for all three of us
• Dinner (for Eden and us) around 6.
• Bathtime between 7 and 7:30 (whenever the little one shows signs of being tired)
• Ashley lulling Eden through the nighttime routine and bottle.
• And Eden falling asleep in Ashley's arms and then put to bed by 8.

Eden has been quicker to cry a few days in the past week. We can't quite figure out the cause -- teething, 6 month shots, growing. But overall she's a really happy baby. We just hope we're helping her through whatever is going on now.

Perhaps it was Friday's doctor visit or perhaps it is a combination of this and the new era in our lives, but I had a sort of epiphany on Monday. I was sitting on the couch with Eden. We were looking at each other, and she was responding to my attempts to get her to stick out her tongue and blow (spoodling as we call it). It was at that moment that I realized, "Eden is a real person." Not that she was not real before, but I really felt as if I was interacting with a person as opposed to a baby.

As we're closing in on the 7 month mark, it seems Eden is growing into her own personality more and more each day.