(8/52)

Eva, it's hard to get a picture of you sitting still because you are always on the move.  I quickly snapped this one when you weren't looking!

(7/52)

Eva, anything new in the world intrigues you.  This week, you found Mickey and just couldn't get enough!

nine months

9 whole months!  Eva has yet again grown and learned so much in the past month!  Some of her favorite things include dancing, climbing stairs, smiling, and screaming (not in a bad way).  She has gotten so fast (good thing we live in such a tiny condo)!  She is also quite the daredevil...climbing over, under, and around anything and everything.  It has been such fun getting to know our daughter and her spunky personality.  Love you Miss Eva, happy 9 month birthday!

Eva's Milestones

• started climbing stairs
• walks along furniture
• shakes her booty to any song or tune
• first tooth is very apparent!
• started eating finger foods (loves bananas)
• enjoyed another weekend getaway, this time with all The Smiths!
• still loves to scream with excitement
• ditched the baby bathtub
• starting to talk a lot more!
• clicks her tongue

Chris and Marlena's Milestones

• endured a few sleepless nights due to teething and a cold
• Marlena survived the first biting incidents (ouch!)
• celebrated 3 years of marriage as a family
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(6/52)

Hard to pick just one to show your love of dancing!  Any song or tune that you hears gets a little shake!

(5/52)

We spent the weekend in Winter Park with Chris' family.  We took a little time to snowshoe (or should I say snow-walk?...not much fresh snow).  Eva got to ride in a nifty hiking backpack and enjoyed watching the dogs running around.

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Eva,
The world is your oyster.  Each new person, place, sound, or thing catches your attention.  You stare in wonder at new things and then eagerly crawl or maneuver your way to try and get what catches your eye. My hope is you continue to be engrossed in the world and your surroundings and do what you can with what you notice to make the world a better place.

no more gummy smile

Today I had one of those mom moments where we say, please stop growing.  Eva has her first tooth coming in and I had a realization that her cute gummy smile will eventually be no more.  Now, I know she will still light up a room with her beautiful smile, but it is saying goodbye to something we have become so accustomed to that is a bit sad.  I can vividly remember when she was just a few days old thinking how strange it was to have no teeth.  I realize this is ridiculous, but none the less my thoughts.  Over the past eight months we have randomly blamed a bad day on the possibility of teething.  Clearly, we have been wrong many many times.  But, alas the time had finally come! And to my surprise it has been nothing I expected.  I expected super fussy, tons of drool, and her wanting to gnaw on everything (well, I guess she does gnaw on everything).  Other than being a bit more clingy on Saturday with swollen gums she hasn't caused too much of a fuss (minus waking up crying in the middle of the night, but this isn't out of the ordinary).  Today, I confirmed the long awaited hypothesis of teething when I could feel the first of a tooth's sharp edges poking through.  Once the tooth is finally in I will capture its beauty.  Until then, enjoy some gummy smiles!