Firsts

What a great week it has been so far! This week was Eden's first birthday and besides turning one, she has done quite a few "firsts" in the past few days. I've gotten videos of them all, except one: her first step. She has taken her first step, but she'll only do it once and then refuses to do it again. She does seem to be motivated to take more steps if there's an interesting toy she wants to get her hands on, but apparently if Mommy is present, it doesn't work. So anyway, here is the past week in photos:

First birthday complete with first cupcake (carrot cake with cream cheese frosting)




First outfit I sewed for her (it's reversible with matching bloomers and reversible hat):


First mylar balloon (man, did she enjoy this):

12 months-enjoying a balloon from Cameron Lawracy on Vimeo.

First time in a pool (watching while Mommy blows bubbles):

11 months-first time in pool from Cameron Lawracy on Vimeo.

First time climbing up her playpen (her monkey genes must have recently kicked in):

12 months-climbing playpen from Cameron Lawracy on Vimeo.

And finally, the first time feeding herself with a spoon (technically it's a fork, but whatever):

12 months-feeding self with spoon from Cameron Lawracy on Vimeo.

There you go! By now you've probably burned up a good 30 minutes staring at the amazing feats of Eden. I wanted to make sure you had your fill of her because for the next 3 weeks starting tomorrow I'll be at the beach with Kevin and her and eventually my mom, so no blog postings till the middle of June. Here's to family vacation! Woo-hoo!

P.S. As always, I feel the need to apologize for the excessive squealing and laughing from me on the videos. Apparently once you become a mom, things like watching your kid eat with a utensil and play with a balloon become the most exciting things you see. So please pardon my excessive noise.

P.P.S. The password for the swimming pool video is the same as always. However, apparently I have created 2 passwords by mistake. Try both. One should work. Hint: it's 13 characters long (letters and numbers).