Eden's 4 month check-up

Today was Eden’s 4 month check up which consists of 4 booster shots: DTaP, IPV, PCV, & Hib. I always dread this part of the check up because you know your baby is going to scream, cry, and turn red. It breaks my heart every time. Well, the appointment started out well. We didn’t have to wait very long in the waiting room, which was a plus. When the nurse called Eden’s name we went straight to the weigh station. Eden weighs 14 pounds and 9oz and she is 26 inches long. She is in the 50th percentile on her weight and the 90th percentile on her height. Needless to say she’s a growing girl. While we waited on the doctor we played where’s Eden in the mirror. She loves this game. Pretty soon Dr. Wright walked in and began examining her. She did so well. She even shot a few smiles up at Dr. Wright. He ended the exam by saying everything looks good and then we visited a little while about the shots she was fixing to receive. The next part came too quickly. THE DREADED SHOTS! I held Eden’s hands while the nurse gave her three shots two in the right leg and one in the left. After the nurse left Eden calmed down and I held her for a little bit and then we left. Our day didn’t end their. We went straight to McAlister’s one of my favorite places to eat. I just love their sweet tea. We sat at McAlister’s for a while and watched it rain. Eden was so good. We talked and played. I just love to listen to her babble. It’s like she’s trying to tell me something. Of course I act like I understand her and she laughs or smiles and makes a high pitched screaming sound. After the rain slowed down we went back home and finished out our normal routine. Eden did well the rest of the night. I was afraid she was going to run a fever but she didn’t. We both got a good nights rest and woke up ready for a new day.

This brings me to today. Since it’s a rainy day and Eden’s sleeping I’m on the computer blogging about the latest. I have uploaded some new videos of Eden. Some of these videos were of her at 3 months and the cereal video is of her at 4 and a half months. I love videoing Eden and the latest things she accomplishes or is interested in. I just don’t like hearing myself on the other end of the video, but as a mom you have to say and do silly things in order to be qualified as a mom. I hope you enjoy these videos.


My Montage 8/18/08

Only 4 months ago

Today during Eden's nap I decided to look at all the pictures and video footage that was taken while I was in the hospital with Eden. I know this is said all the time but i'll say it again. Time goes by so quickly. Eden is four months old and is growing so quickly. Comparing her pictures of when she was born to now is unbelievable.

Eden is such a joy. She smiles all the time and is so playful. I truly enjoy my time with her during the day. Here are a few things she is doing right now.
- She is babbling a whole lot. She really babbles though when she is trying to go to sleep. (I don’t know if she’s trying to talk herself in to going to sleep or sing herself to sleep.)
- She loves playing “I’m going to tickle you” she laughs out loud every time
- Things she likes to do during the day
o Look in the mirror and try to give herself kisses
o Stare at the chimes that uncle Carey got her in her room
o Stare at the fan
o Watch Baby Einstein
o Go for walks around the block. This usually ends in her asleep.
o Play in her toy saucer with her laughing butterfly.
o Swing
o And of course eat. She just recently started eating cereal. We had tried it previously with her and she didn’t like it, so we decided to try it again a couple weeks later and she loves it.
Some of her firsts for this past week were
Eat Cereal
Put Her foot in her mouth
Sit in her bible class seat without any assistance. Those are the seats that are in the table.

On a side note I wanted to share this video with you of Eden getting her first bath in the hospital since we are talking about firsts. This was a video I came across today and I thought it was appropriate for this blog.

Eden is such a joy. She smiles all the time and is so playful. I truly enjoy my time with her during the day. Here are a few things she is doing right now.
- She is babbling a whole lot. She really babbles though when she is trying to go to sleep. (I don’t know if she’s trying to talk herself in to going to sleep or sing herself to sleep.)
- She loves playing “I’m going to tickle you” she laughs out loud every time
- Things she likes to do during the day
o Look in the mirror and try to give herself kisses
o Stare at the chimes that uncle Carey got her in her room
o Stare at the fan
o Watch Baby Einstein
o Go for walks around the block. This usually ends in her asleep.
o Play in her toy saucer with her laughing butterfly.
o Swing
o And of course eat. She just recently started eating cereal. We had tried it previously with her and she didn’t like it, so we decided to try it again a couple weeks later and she loves it.
Some of her firsts for this past week were
Eat Cereal
Put Her foot in her mouth

Holds her juice bottle with her hands
Sit in her bible class seat without any assistance. Those are the seats that are in the table.

On a side note I wanted to share this video with you of Eden getting her first bath in the hospital since we are talking about firsts. This was a video I came across today and I thought it was appropriate for this blog.

Eden is such a joy. She smiles all the time and is so playful. I truly enjoy my time with her during the day. Here are a few things she is doing right now.
- She is babbling a whole lot. She really babbles though when she is trying to go to sleep. (I don’t know if she’s trying to talk herself in to going to sleep or sing herself to sleep.)
- She loves playing “I’m going to tickle you” she laughs out loud every time
- Things she likes to do during the day
o Look in the mirror and try to give herself kisses
o Stare at the chimes that uncle Carey got her in her room
o Stare at the fan
o Watch Baby Einstein
o Go for walks around the block. This usually ends in her asleep.
o Play in her toy saucer with her laughing butterfly.
o Swing
o And of course eat. She just recently started eating cereal. We had tried it previously with her and she didn’t like it, so we decided to try it again a couple weeks later and she loves it.

Some of her firsts for this past week were

Holds juice with hands

Eat Cereal
Put Her foot in her mouth

Sit in her bible class seat without any assistance. Those are the seats that are in the table.

On a side note I wanted to share this video with you of Eden getting her first bath in the hospital since we are talking about firsts. This was a video I came across today and I thought it was appropriate for this blog.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Down Home Goodness

I am so excited to say this… WE HAVE A HOME OF OUR OWN! Andrew, Eden, and I have been in Texas for almost 4 months. We were gracelessly given a temporary house to rent and live in while we looked for something more permanent. It was truly a long process and a stressful one at that, but now we are in our new home which is in a great neighborhood. We have precious neighbors and loving every minute of being a family. A second plus is the internet. OH how I missed the internet! I had so many plans for when we first moved to Texas. I was going to blog as often as I could and keep people up to date with new pictures of Eden, but my plan was not successful due to the fact we had no internet. So now that we do have this wonderful stream of technology I can now follow through with my plan. So let me start off by giving you an idea of where we are living.

Let me introduce you to Hooks, Texas; population 2,973. Hooks is a city in Bowie County which is located in the Texarkana metro area. Here is a picture of main street Hooks.

This was the most exciting day! Closing DAY!!!

Now let me introduce you to our new home. The Venable residence if you will.

This is Eden's room. Pretty & Pink

Living room

Open Kitchen

Our Bathroom

I will post pictures of our bedroom and office room later when we get it fixed up a little. So that's our house. I thank God everyday for giving us the opportunity to purchase our first house. I also want to thank my parents as well as my in-laws for helping in everyway possible to make our home buying and moving experience go smoothly.

I also want to blog about how big Eden is getting. She is 4 months old and growing more beautiful everyday. She is smiling all the time, giggling, putting her feet in her mouth, trying to scoot. She gets her feet underneth her and bows up in a V with her behind sticking up in the air. It's really funny. I must say our daughter keeps us laughing. Here are some recent pictures.

3 months

Whoooo Pig!

Daddy's Little Princess!