Our baby is no longer a baby--but a full on sweetie pie toddler, telling jokes and explainin' all kind of things in colorful commentary. I miss all my babies now, every now and then I think maybe one more baby would be nice, but then I remember that pregnancy and birth and recovery go along with having a new baby, and I snap right to :) I will simply have to slow down, enjoy the ride and watch closely, hoping time will slow, so the children don't grow up too fast.
Eden had a really nice birthday, which was marked by the first day of nor-easter Ida which brought floods and damage to the coast of NC. We now have waterfront property, as our pond has overgrown it's banks, swept across the pasture and into the rear neighbors yard a couple acres away.
Grammy was here to celebrate with us, she stayed overnight and spent much of the following day because of the wind and rain. Amelie knitted a ball for Eden, Noah made a picture of a pregnant seahorse and babies for her, and I made her a Waldorf baby doll (in her image), complete with curly hair and chubby little cheeks. We also gave her a handstitched felt crown and a fairy "shooting star" wand which we all helped create that afternoon. She also got an emerald green silk dress-up cape, and set of wooden veggies for cutting from Auntie Gina and a set of musical instruments and clothing from Grandma and Grandpa.
We told a little story we wrote about Eden while we sat around our new birthday ring, lit with 2 beautiful little beeswax candles. We each contributed something to the story, explaining why we love having her here with us each day as sister and daughter. Eden was taken with all of this fuss and loved hearing her name sang out to "Happy Birthday" over her cake (an orange cake decorated with a butterfly). She blew out her two candles successfully and then enjoyed taking fingerfuls of frosting right off the top of the cake...yum :)....
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