Beautiful

"Mommy, you are beautiful!"

Victor says this to me often. He grabs my face with his little hands, stares into my face and tells me I'm beautiful. I'm required to return the compliment with, "And you are handsome!" Because Victor has figured out that girls are beautiful and boys are handsome.

I asked him, "What makes people beautiful?"

He stared at me blankly.

"Is it my hair?" I asked.

"Noooo." he replied with a smile (since I don't have any hair).

"Is it my smile?"

"Noooo." he replied again

"Is it my eyes?"

"Noooo!" he exclaimed.

"Then what makes a person beautiful?"

"Their heart!"

Such wisdom found in my little three-year-old!

First Step

Eva took her first unassisted step yesterday. She let go of the couch, took a step towards me, then fell into my arms. I think it will still be a while before she starts walking, but her first step to me was pretty sweet.

Eva also occasionally stands by herself. She reminds me of Wiley E. Coyote, who runs off the cliff. He then hangs suspended in the air until he finally realizes he is in the air and falls. In the same way, Eva will stand for a bit by herself, distracted. Then she realizes she isn't holding on to anything and falls down on her bottom.

First Tooth

Eva's first tooth finally broke through! We discovered it Wednesday night. It is on the bottom, but I can't tell which side. She isn't very cooperative when it comes to showing her teeth and gums. She loves to stick her tongue out, so it's hard to get a good look in her mouth. The tooth feels like it is dead center.

Update: It's her bottom right.

Update: 9/10. Noticed her bottom left tooth broke through.