Eden sometimes gets frustrated when we don’t understand her, I think. One day she was sitting in her booster seat and she wanted to leave the table. She started screeching and flapping her hands. (When she tries to do the baby sign for “I’m done,” it looks like she is trying to take flight). So I told her to wait, and “exercise your patience muscles.” Then I flexed for her and said, “Ugggh!” But she imitated me right back. (She doesn’t imitate us very often yet). Ever since then, she has had the idea that it’s socially acceptable to say “Ugggh!” and clench her fists to show that she doesn’t want to be patient. 🙂 It looks like she’s throwing a tantrum to end all tantrums, but really she’s just trying to do what I accidentally taught her.

We had dinner with our friends JB and Hillary tonight. Eden wandered around their house and played with their kids. She is so easy to take care of. At church we don’t have to worry about her much because of all the families around us that take her in. She just walks right up to people, and sometimes they start playing with her, and then we don’t see her for half an hour. Wouldn’t it be great if all our kids were that easy?