Eden Lee at 6 months

Fastest 6 months of my life just flew by. and some of the happiest too.  I feel bad I've completely dropped the ball with documenting Eden's first 6 months, but then I don't.  Because I've spent all my free time loving on this sweet girl.  She has been held 95% of her short life-- not because she's crying but because we all fight over her.  She is such a lightweight and fits perfectly in anyone's arms.  And she is always happy.  She rarely cries and if she does, we know she's hungry.  We really couldn't have asked for a sweeter, softer, more beautiful baby.

Eden is a great sleeper (through the night since she was moved to her crib) and she has been my best little nurser.  I quit breastfeeding Simon and Roma around 6 months because it was still hard work and didn't seem worth it to me.  But nursing Eden has been so rewarding and enjoyable, since the very first day.  She will not take a bottle because I've never given her one... but she's always happy to eat anything we're eating at the table.  But after trying all kinds of things, rice cereal isn't very tasty anymore.  One of her favorite things is gnawing on pizza crust. 

There is not a single person in our family who isn't head over heels over this sweet baby.  Roma is definitely her biggest fan and even though she's never gentle, Eden loves her right back.  She has smiles for anyone who will make eye contact with her, but she rarely laughs.  Her demeanor is calm, quiet, gentle, and soft.  She does not get excited easily and her energy level is very low.  She doesn't kick or squeal unless the dog is licking her... I'm totally jealous of how easy Sunny can get her to laugh, all she has to do is move and Eden looses it.   Both of my girls are such animal lovers. 

We've spent the last 6 months together as a family, almost every minute of every day.  Something happened to us the day she was born and I think we all knew how important it was for us to cherish our time together.  She has made our home a more spiritual place and her influence has definitely made me feel God's love more in my life.  Those who meet her in person always say two things.. that she is cuter in person than in her pictures and that she is gentle and feminine.  As her mother, I couldn't agree more.  I feel that she radiates love and peace and beauty and that she was blessed with a patient and gentle soul.  She has been a such a gift to our family.

Happy half birthday, Sweetie Edee.  You are adored.