9 Months!

Has it really been nine months since Eden's birth?! holy crapola it's gone by fast!

But yes, today marks nine months since her birthday and it's about time to update you all on her many acquired skills. You know, like nunchuck skills, bowhunting skills, computer hacking skills... errrrrrr wait, wrong movie.

Anyways, after Eden's many months of saying "Dada" quite perfectly, she finally got around to saying "mama" in the last few weeks. Of course, she only says it when she's whiney or hungry, but it's a very clear "mama" in Edenese.
On the same language note, she can now sign "more" when she wants more puffs. AND! she claps her hands when we say, "Pai pai shou" (clap your hands in chinese). She also claps when we say it in english, but for some reason it's just more fun when she responds to the Chinese.

She's become an expert at Peek-A-Boo and Hide and Go Seek. well, more like Seek...she doesn't really understand the Hide part yet.

She may turn into a professional swimmer someday...or maybe firefighter or mermaid. I don't know. but she LOVES water. When we've gone to the swimming pool the last few weeks, more times than once she's tried to dive head first into the water. The girl's a dare devil. :)

She's comfortable with most of our family now too!
(my dad)

(brandon's aunt patty)
(cousin Audrey)
(cousin Avery, who is 1 month younger)

(and Brandon's cousins Amber and Camille)

She eats just about anything I give her. Among her new favorites are cheerios and tofu. She LOVES finger foods.

I know I already posted one piano picture, but it's her new favorite activity...so here she is being little Beethoven.

We recently purchased a new camcorder to record her first steps. We expect that to happen within the next month. She's getting so close to walking! Which technically labels her as a toddler! (insert another crapola here for having a toddler!)

And she heard her 8th language this past month. Spanish. That one was inevitable since we live in Tejas.

As if the month hasn't been busy enough...she also experienced her first camping trip!

(no we didn't make her sleep outside!)

It's been a whirlwind month for her. Staying the night in 5 different places. Church nurseries. The dry Texas climate. Carseat. Switching grandparent's houses every week.
She's had to adjust to a lot. But she's handled it like a pro.