Eden at 2 months old

At 2 months old, Eden:
--often sleeps up to 5 hours straight at night
--frequently smiles at us (as a reaction to us, and not just "from gas")
--coos to us
--is usually happy if she is being held
--likes the bouncy seat, but doesn't usually like the swing (just like her siblings)
--likes car rides, but often starts to cry while we are stopped at red lights
--likes to be held up on my shoulder (and almost always keeps her head lifted up) or in cradle position
--her most fussy times of day are while we are all getting ready in the morning or just before dinnertime
--has a love/hate relationship with the pacifier. She usually has to have it to fall asleep during the day, but cannot keep it in her mouth for more than a few seconds at a time. Luckily, she doesn't usually need it as much when she's sleeping at night.
--is still not on any kind of a schedule.
--still has blue eyes and her hair has thinned out and lightened a bit. Her hair is still fairly long in the back though.
--has decided to refuse to take a bottle. Therefore, she and I are pretty much joined at the hip.
--is still sleeping in her carseat next to Dave or I during the night.


For Christmas, one of my nieces drew Eden's name for the gift exchange. Eden received this cute knit dress and shoes from my niece. It was handmade by my sister-in-law Natacha's grandma who lives in Argentina. Eden also received another pair of knit sandals, 2 pairs of knit booties, and a few knit sweaters, all made by Natacha's grandma. They each have so much detail, and are so cute! I know so much time went into making each of them, and I felt so honored to have received them (well, for Eden to have received them). We have all been loving having this little girl in our family. It is fun to see how her brother and sister are with her. I was expecting some jealousy issues from Collin as he adjusted to having a new baby in the house, but other than the occasional request/demand that I put Eden down to hold him or get him a snack, he has done really well. When he interacts with her, it is usually by getting up in her face and yelling "Hi Eden! Hi Baby Eden! Where's your smile?" or something similar. Brynn is still such a good helper with Eden. She always wants to help take care of her or hold her. Sometimes she is sad to leave for preschool or her Sunday School class or whatever, because she misses Eden. Its really cute! Unfortunately Brynn has been sick a couple of times this past month, so she hasn't been able to get very close to her. She is very protective of her, and does her best to keep from getting Eden sick.