8/10/06 - Little Entertainer

Now 14 months old, Eva loves being the center of attention. When spending time with friends or family, she likes to show off and get laughs. She'll point to your nose, make a sign, or say a word and then enjoy the applause. Then she'll join in the clapping and laugh hysterically. Once she noticed the "eww!" reaction she got while trying to pick her nose, she started doing it repeatedly in front of our friends as a fun game. This week she tried twice to take a step without holding onto to anything, and both times ended up with a face-plant into the couch. The second time gave her rug-burn and a bruise on her chin, but at least she’s branching out.

She's starting to develop her parent's weird sense of humor, too. A few days ago we were taking a walk and I strolled right through a huge spider web. When I spotted the spider dangling next to my leg, I started jumping around, trying to get rid of it and slapping the web off. Eva watched me from her stroller, thought it was hilarious and belted out a huge belly laugh. A couple days later we were in the car when another vehicle pulled out in front of us, and Dave had to swerve to avoid hitting it. Our hearts racing, we suddenly heard a loud giggle coming from the car seat. What a daredevil!  I was copying our home movies to video for her Grandmother, and Eva was giggling incessantly while watching scenes of her and Daddy playing together. Every night we read a couple storybooks, and always finish with a photo book called “Good Night, Baby.” Lately, about halfway through the book, she starts making farting noises with her mouth. I don’t know what it is about this book that sets her off; maybe she thinks that’s what the baby in the picture is doing…but it’s happened several times now, always at the same page, and I’m beginning to wonder! LOL!