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Eden's outlook on life seems to always be, "Is this
fun?" Every situation she enters, she seems to be
expecting it to be fun, looking for the best. She is our
drama queen, with the biggest smiles, and the
biggest pouts ever. She is a joy and delight,
constantly making us smile and laugh. She loves to
ham it up, and make faces. She is LOUD, and
opinionated, mischievous and downright naughty.
And yes, she gets away with murder sometimes.
She barges into life, and steals everyone's hearts.
Since I met Eden, there has not been one day go by
that she hasn't made me smile. She is my
lemonade.
Eden is four years old. In the two years that she has
been with us Eden has made phenomenal
progress. If you would like to read more of her
miraculous story, click on "Our Journey to Eden" to
the left. Her story is truly incredible, and we thank
God for bringing her into our family. She came to us
severely delayed and malnourished. The
pediatrician attributed it all to "gross neglect", and
we dove in to make up for the two and a half years of
lost time. Since then, she has almost doubled in
weight, and the frail little waif we brought home is
now a brute, our Squishy-Delishy, Chubbo,
Chunky-Monkey, full of life, and strong as an ox. She
is still behind her age developmentally, but having
started the race two years after everyone else, she is
progressing at phenomenal speed, despite the
many challenges she has faced.
fun?" Every situation she enters, she seems to be
expecting it to be fun, looking for the best. She is our
drama queen, with the biggest smiles, and the
biggest pouts ever. She is a joy and delight,
constantly making us smile and laugh. She loves to
ham it up, and make faces. She is LOUD, and
opinionated, mischievous and downright naughty.
And yes, she gets away with murder sometimes.
She barges into life, and steals everyone's hearts.
Since I met Eden, there has not been one day go by
that she hasn't made me smile. She is my
lemonade.
Eden is four years old. In the two years that she has
been with us Eden has made phenomenal
progress. If you would like to read more of her
miraculous story, click on "Our Journey to Eden" to
the left. Her story is truly incredible, and we thank
God for bringing her into our family. She came to us
severely delayed and malnourished. The
pediatrician attributed it all to "gross neglect", and
we dove in to make up for the two and a half years of
lost time. Since then, she has almost doubled in
weight, and the frail little waif we brought home is
now a brute, our Squishy-Delishy, Chubbo,
Chunky-Monkey, full of life, and strong as an ox. She
is still behind her age developmentally, but having
started the race two years after everyone else, she is
progressing at phenomenal speed, despite the
many challenges she has faced.
Eden loves:
- to be REALLY LOUD
- to go on bike rides
- little toys to carry
around
- pretending
- Dora, Diego, Max
and Ruby, Wonder
Pets, Lazy Town,
Backyardigans...
- food, and lots of it
- Mr. Homer and Mrs.
Cindy
- being dramatic
(especially pouting)
- to be mischievous
- anything that is in
Maggie's "do not
touch" box
- dancing and loud
music
- Frosted Mini Wheats
- being pretty
Eden does not like:
- being messy, sticky,
or wet
- being told what to do
- being quiet
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- to be REALLY LOUD
- to go on bike rides
- little toys to carry
around
- pretending
- Dora, Diego, Max
and Ruby, Wonder
Pets, Lazy Town,
Backyardigans...
- food, and lots of it
- Mr. Homer and Mrs.
Cindy
- being dramatic
(especially pouting)
- to be mischievous
- anything that is in
Maggie's "do not
touch" box
- dancing and loud
music
- Frosted Mini Wheats
- being pretty
Eden does not like:
- being messy, sticky,
or wet
- being told what to do
- being quiet
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Eden has a cleft palate and has had three surgeries to repair her lip and palate, and one surgery to put permanent ear tubes in her
ears. We recently learned that despite our doctor's efforts to resolve her hearing issues, she actually does have permanent hearing
loss in the lower tones, and she may eventually need some sort of amplification. Right now, however, they feel that one ear is within
acceptable levels, so they are not pursuing amplification at this time. As she is progressing rapidly in her understanding and speech,
it is very important that she be able to hear us well, and hear her own voice well. As for her palate, she has recently been fitted for a
retainer-like device that fills the hole in her palate (which is about the size of an adult first thumb joint) and should help her speech
until she is old enough for the "big" surgery done when her permanent teeth start coming in. This surgery will involve removing a
piece of hip bone to patch together the missing area in her upper jaw, and allow teeth to be anchored there. This is also when they
would try to mend her palate completely. She has adjusted well to the mouth appliance, but has already ripped out the cemented
knobs on her teeth two times.
Her only other health issue is the Hep C that she was diagnosed with when we came home. This has been a non-issue so far, but
does require constant monitoring to be sure that her liver is continuing to function properly.
ears. We recently learned that despite our doctor's efforts to resolve her hearing issues, she actually does have permanent hearing
loss in the lower tones, and she may eventually need some sort of amplification. Right now, however, they feel that one ear is within
acceptable levels, so they are not pursuing amplification at this time. As she is progressing rapidly in her understanding and speech,
it is very important that she be able to hear us well, and hear her own voice well. As for her palate, she has recently been fitted for a
retainer-like device that fills the hole in her palate (which is about the size of an adult first thumb joint) and should help her speech
until she is old enough for the "big" surgery done when her permanent teeth start coming in. This surgery will involve removing a
piece of hip bone to patch together the missing area in her upper jaw, and allow teeth to be anchored there. This is also when they
would try to mend her palate completely. She has adjusted well to the mouth appliance, but has already ripped out the cemented
knobs on her teeth two times.
Her only other health issue is the Hep C that she was diagnosed with when we came home. This has been a non-issue so far, but
does require constant monitoring to be sure that her liver is continuing to function properly.
| The Pout... |
Followed by the
"Happy Face"
"Happy Face"
Older pictures of Eden....
