Developement

Please understand - this blog is not intended to brag about Eva, it is intended to communicate her milestone's for our families who cannot be here to see her.  Also, we like to document her growth because we would like to eventually turn this blog into a book.  So please enjoy.

• Drank from a cup on her own.  We were out to eat with my grandparents this past Saturday, distracted by conversation I left Justin's apple juice cup "too" close to Eva. It was one of those plastic 7'' cups, 1/3 of the way full.  We looked over at Eva and she was drinking the juice without spilling any on herself, then putting it back on the table when she was done.  Then repeating over and over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I was so excited I didn't get any pictures!  I was so proud!

• Conquering the spoon:  If we put food on the fork or spoon Eva can manuver the fork and the spoon into her mouth very well.  I only put things that we can stab and it stays in place for the fork and sticky stuff like, yogurt, on the spoon.  For the spoon she even inserts it into her mouth, closes her mouth and then lifts the spoon up and out so the food is wiped into her bouth using her upper lip.

• She puts her diaper in the trash and her clothes in the hamper when asked.

• Saw a picture of Grandpa, pointed at him and said, "Bampa"

• She readily gives kisses and hugs now

• crosses her fingers (I might have already mentioned this one...)

• Did sign language for Daddy

• She is identifying different objects real and in pictures with their name:

bowl

shirt

bubble

toes

car - this one is her favorite!

fish

plane

close door

meow

arf - like a dog

tried to sing along to ABC song using inflection and everything!

pillow