New dumptruck

Happy Birthday to Eddie!

Wednesday was Eddie's 1st birthday! He's growing and changing every day....so fast we can't believe it.

Fun facts about Eddie at age one:

1. He LOVES the cats and dogs. Ellie, our black and white cat, loves him too. He lays down on her and she purrs.
2. He's obsessed with plug-ins (strange, I know).
3. He babbles almost constantly and can definitely say "mama." Other words we think he says but are not definite: ke ke (kitty cat), dada, ba (ball), ba ba (bottle).
4. He claps and waves bye-bye and plays "give me five."
5. He loves playing ball! Every morning the first thing he does is get his ball and go to the entryway (where it's tile and the ball rolls more easily).
6. He shakes his head "no" all the time! Sometimes before every bite of food (which he then accepts). He also shook his head "no" through his entire haircut, and it's pretty uneven!. He also shook his head "no" at the wall after he bumped his head on it. Too funny.
7. He can walk holding onto the furniture and also when pushing his big dumptruck or the laundry basket (upside down).
8. He eats like a horse! Loves almost everything.....especially if it comes off of Mommy or Daddy's plate.
9. He plays peekaboo. He'll sit next to the long living room curtains and pull them over his face.....then move it away and we say "pee-pie." He LOVES this game.
10. He has 5 teeth.
11. He loves the TV Show The Wiggles.
12. He loves playing outside....and loves to ride in the backpack on Daddy's back on walks.
13. He loves books--his current favorite is One Oogly Eye.
14. He's finally sleeping well--sometimes all the way through the night....but usually waking up once.
15. He's growing like a weed--he's up to 25 pounds!

Final Pictures from our Vietnam Trip

Guess what? I'm finally posting the last pictures from our Vietnam trip. It only took me four months. Whew. Here they are!

In the Hanoi Airport

Hello Kitty Playground in Taiwan Airport

Eddie's first American "friend"

First picture of our new citizen (I tried to take one in the citizenship area right after it was official but they made me erase it!)

We're home! Hooray.

Are you shocked?

I'm finally posting something on my blog! It's so hard to find time with a baby, but I'm vowing to do better from now on (have I said this before?). Here are a few updated pictures of Eddie. More to come soon (I promise).

By the way, Eddie is doing really well! He's making so much progress. He crawls really well now, and pulls up to stand, and can slowly cruise around the living room (walk holding on to furniture or holding our hands). He (sometimes) says "Mama" and "ke ke," which we think means "kitty cat." He is eating like a horse and gaining lots of weight...he weighs 23 pounds now! He can also wave, clap (sortof), and play "gimme five." He is just the cutest baby ever!