Eden is changing so much these last few weeks. Along with her first little tooth, five new ones have emerged all at once. Poor little miss. She loves to run around the house holding on to anyone’s hands. We are trying to convince her that she needs our help less by forcing her to go with just one hand. If no one is willing to chase her around the house then she grabs a toy and crawls around with a clunk clunk clunk of whatever she isn’t willing to let go.

She can stand up on her own, but she is still timid and isn’t so sure she likes exploring the new altitude alone. After coming into two story homes we have been practicing our stair safety. She can get up and down pretty well. We have also taught her the “feet-first” technique of getting off the couch. She wants to climb everywhere!

Eden began to notice animals a few weeks ago. We took her to the zoo while my mom and Gramma were in Idaho Falls. It was great too watch her understanding develop as she watch them. Now she is having an up close and personal experience with my parents two dogs. Eden has now climbed all over Sheba and gotten a whole lot of licks. She loves to chase Libby around the kitchen island (though I am not so sure Libby loves it!) and has been caught thoughtfully handing her food under the table to her new friend. The dogs are very gentle with her.

She is more expressive. We like to mock her and make fun of her when she gets all fakey whiny. She is a ton of fun.