- Eden has assigned a favorite color to each of us: yellow to Eden, blue to Colton, green to Rachel, and orange to Markham. (By the way, orange is not Markham's favorite color and we're not sure how she came up with this.) She is adamant about our colors and will not let us share them. For a while, she asked Markham every day if he likes orange. Recently, she started letting Markham like yellow and green because they are Oakland A's colors.
- She loves baseball and says that it's her "favorite." She chants "Let's go Oakland!" and she even knows some of the players' names (which makes Markham very happy).
- Recently, Eden has been starting her sentences with "Well, ..." This is very funny to hear. Sometimes, she puts her finger to her mouth as if thinking about she wants to say while she says "Hmmm..." Very cute.
- At bedtime, when we're lying together in her bed, she says "you're my favorite mommy," and "you're my best mommy." Then she kisses me goodnight. So sweet.
- Eden is super competitive and independent. Everything is a race or competition (she has to win), and she has to do everything by herself.
- Eden is really into shoes, clothes and accessories. She loves trying on different shoes, and often says things like, "Ooh, I love your shoes, Mommy!" or "I love your shirt!" Gee, thanks, Eden.
- If I seem concerned about something, she'll often come over to me, put her arm around me and say, "It's okay, Mommy. Don't worry."
- She looks out for Colton. She tries to make him laugh if he's upset. She is always on the look out for choking hazards and says stuff like: " You can't have this toy, Colton. You might choke on it."
- Eden likes to yell out "Markham!" or "Rachel!" when she's trying to get our attention.
- Eden speaks in very complete sentences: "Yes, Daddy, I would like to go out to the garden to pick tomatoes."
Overall, Eden is a loving, funny, happy goofball! She brightens our every day.
