Eden I am so very proud of you and look forward to your roll as a big sister. You have shown such love already for her and practice frequently with your baby dolls. You want to change their cloths, put lotion on them, take them for walks, put diapers on, and recently bath them. I see you giving them soft kisses and talking to them as I do you. I see the love and compassion you have to share and I know you are going to be the best big sister in the whole world.
I want to apologize for not being a great mommy to you the last couple months. There is so much I want to do with you and to share with you while its just us and it is disappointing to me that I don't have the energy to give you all the attention and experiences you need right now. In fact it's heartbreaking for me to disappoint you. I want to be the best mommy I can be and make you the happiest little girl in the world. Your smile and giggle is my fuel for life. I want to teach you to be active, independent and capable of fulfilling your dreams and I want you to have many friends and to be a great friend in return. It is important to me that you learn compassion, honor, hard work, healthy habits, and that you are trust worthy and responsible. I fear that my example is not up to par and my goal is to be everything I want for you. We are in this together little sis. With this being said. I will love you for all you are meant to be. My only wish is that you are truly happy and whatever I can do to help you with that, I am committed to do for life.
With love
Mommy
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
18 Months going on 2 years.
Eden Grace, You had your 18mth appointment yesterday and Dr said you are growing and developing PERFECTLY. Before we even checked in at the front desk you were already showing off. You pointed to everything in the room and called it by its name. Fish, flowers, balloon, baby, dog, & pen. By the time I reached the counter you were saying Hi louder and louder until someone responded. You are so social and crave the interaction by others. It makes me proud. You freely give smiles and most the time it is warmly received... other times you look away with a brief disappointment and direct it to someone else.
You are becoming fiercely independent and protest any assistance I might offer. You're intense and expressive and leave no questions as to what you want or don't want. I think this might be a early appearance of the terrible two's although I try to embrace your will and incredible power while attempting to direct it in another direction. :) I'm not perfect, but I'm doing my best for you and for now and always I promise you that.
Here was your report for your 18mth appointment.
Age: 18mth
Date: 4/26/13
Weight: 27lbs 1oz (83%)
Lenth: 33.75" (94%)
head circ: 47.8cm (82%)
Still on the higher end of the charts. A couple neighbors were talking today and they say you take the 2 year height and double it to find the final height you will end up. As of today, you would be 68" 5'8 most likely you will be taller then me! :) Super model!
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Mommys girl!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Eden Bug!
Little Eden Bug.. (Love bug) Ive enjoyed the last couple weeks with you. You have become quite a mama's girl and won't let me leave the room unless I take you with me. You are growing up so fast and learning so many words and abilities and you surprise me everyday. You have been feeling the need to act older and more capable and as much as I sit in aww with beaming pride.. I can't help but feel a little sadness how quickly it is going by. Today you sat at the table eating your breakfast, your head barely reaching the top of the table. You were shirtless and wearing your owl backpack. You looked so old but yet still so young. I stood in the distance and tried to burn that image into my brain. I couldn't help but think of you 3-4 years from now, wearing a backpack and heading off to school. I hope the next few years go by just a little slower so that I can enjoy you just a little longer.
You are eating with utensils and prefer to drink from a regular cup (no more sippy). You are running and jumping and climbing on EVERYTHING. Yesterday we went to story time and you had the best time. I don't think I take my eyes off of you. Everything you do, makes me smile. You were by far the youngest in the group and they were all sitting quietly listening to the book being read. You walked around going from one child to a next patting them on the back and offering a smile when they turned around. You weren't getting much of a response.. they were very interested in the book. You on the other hand wanted to make friends. You went and sat on the lap of a 3 year old little girl. Turned around and smiled. She fearfully looked for her mom and slid away from you. This is not the normal reaction and usually its the older kids that instantly want to hold you or play with you and you do, gladly.
Your vocabulary is constantly growing and I love to hear all the new words you say daily. I just wish I kept a better record of them.
You have been reminding us to say our prayers at dinner time. You bow your head and whisper under your breath with your head down and your brows frayed.. we respond to your reminder and during our prayer you typically fuss and throw your food.. so we aren't sure what the right thing to do is yet.
We love you so much and are so grateful for you in our lives. These next 6 months are going to be the only time it will be the 3 of us and I want to enjoy every little bit of you. :)
Friday, January 25, 2013
To Eden with LOVE
Dear Eden,I just wanted to write you to tell you how happy I am to have you in our family. Its hard to picture life without you and I can't remember what we ever did before you enhanced our lives. You make me laugh daily and smile with every thought of you. I live to see you smile.
I want you to be a happy little girl and grow up to be a happy young woman. My dream is to provide you with the tools you will need to be successful in all you do and to find pure happiness. I want you to know your worth, to know you're loved, and to know that anything you dream can be yours. My heart hurts to know that you will hurt, have disappointment and that you will struggle at certain times in your life. I just want to hold you near my heart and protect you from all I can. But you are strong and determined and I will keep you that way.
You truly brighten our lives with your passion, your strength, your gentleness, your silliness, and all things Eden. You have a strong spirit that knows what she wants and is very confident in getting it. Your opinions are strong and your will is even stronger and growing more so every day. I know that my approach must be gentle and loving and patient; for you are a young woman in a toddlers body and I want to encourage your spirit to soar.
You will soar Eden. You are a social butterfly. You LOVE people. Young or old. You crave to be around others and welcome them freely. You smile, wave, reach up to those that gaze your way. People can't help but love you. You welcome others into your life and they want to stay. This quality I adore in you. I love your trusting and loving nature and I hope I can always encourage that quality in you and to teach you to listen to your intuition, without adding fear.
Your gentle side warms me. I melt and grasp to hang on to those moments. I love when your head rest on my shoulder- although brief- it recharges me. It makes me squeeze you a little tighter. Its also in the moments when you reach up and grab my hand/finger and then look for daddy's for your remaining hand and we follow your lead, its those random moments you seek me and with your lower lip stretched, you wait for me to return your kiss with a "mmmm" sound encasing the moment. Its in the sweet patting of your tiny little hand on my back or legs that reassure me that you know who I am and we are soul-mates. Its these sweet little moments Eden that make me want to absorb you and keep you here with me, just like this... forever.
I love you forever my cute baby
Happy Valentines Day
Mommy
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