Eve, the firstborn…
December 2, 2009 | Filed Under Eve, Photos
My Eve… she’s amazing. Sweet, loving, very funny, smart, orderly. The list goes on. I really love her. I’ve called her my “sunshine girl” ever since she was a wee baby… because that’s what she is – sunshine.
I took her on a date this past Saturday night. We went to “The Nutcracker” at the beautiful theatre down in the city. We dressed up in fancy clothes and had a wonderful night out. I had splurged and purchased really, really good seats. What an amazing view we had! The tickets were worth every penny. Eve commented to me afterward (as we were running to the truck ’cause it was wicked cold out!) that she wished she could have every costume the ballerinas wore. I wish I could give them all to her… they were so lovely.
Math is her favorite subject to learn. She eats up those numbers… a very different mind from her mother! I am hoping that along with Daniel’s personality and taste in food and eye color that she also has his smarts. So far so good!
I am pretty sure she is going to have a large family… she is very much an administrator and enjoys having lots of little people around to direct. It seems all of this could come sooner rather than later as she has already had her first marriage proposal… my oh my! Daniel needs to hurry up and come back from Iraq so he can beat the boys off…
I am very much enjoying watching Eve develop into her own person. I love watching her become “Eve.” Meticulous, quiet, diligent, highly social, out-going, cautious, obedient…
I’d be remiss if I didn’t add that Eve has her own definite style in clothing and all things related to being a woman. She still doesn’t own a pair of sunglasses because we can’t find “her style.” She wears her clothes in a particular way, her earrings, her hair, she rolls her jeans, she must wear lip gloss ( I swear she’s straight out of Mississippi with her lipstick (gloss) manners.) her purse is attached to her side permanently. Oh, it’s quite the process for her to get out the door. But I love it and her.
If you are a mother, I would love to hear about your firstborn in the comments! Or, tell me about you, if you like me are a firstborn yourself. We sure are an interesting group!!
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22 Responses to “Eve, the firstborn…”
WOW, those pictures are just amazing.
I love to hear you talk about your children, husband, family! You can hear the love in every word!!
My first born is an awesome guy. He will be 29 in January and has four children of his own. They lost their firstborn at only 2 1/2 days. Then went on to have a daughter, son and daughter. They will be 7, 5 and 2 on their birthday this month and next month!!
I am a fourth born to my mother but a first born to my dad! I was a first grandchild on my dad’s side and the 5th or 6th on my mom’s.
You take care Andrea. Love love love your blog!!
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oh, andrea, isn’t it crazy that she who was once your little baby is now on her way to becoming a woman!
a ballet data with mama, sounds divine!
i’m a first born too – is it just me, or are we a bossy bunch?
and my first born, 21 mo and counting, is a whirling dervish of boy boy boy and i love every bit of him. i so enjoy watching his personality and own likes and dislikes emerge as he becomes a real little person
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As I read about darling Eve, I was struck by the many similarities between her and our oldest, Anna. I do love how girly Anna is. Yet very strong willed. Yet sweet as maple syrup!
I’m the youngest of three and the only girl. Haven’t read up on birth order much, but I can tell you this much…as the youngest with two older brothers, I learned VERY early on to watch, listen, and learn from their mistakes! I remember more than once (my dad was famous for giving hour+ long lectures) sitting at the top of the stairs listening to one of my brothers getting lectured and thinking “Just be quiet, Jamie! Quit arguing and then he wouldn’t lecture you so long!!” Or my oldest brother–”Just answer his question and you could be done!!” Those two are polar opposites if there ever was one! I’m 110% a Daddy’s girl (always will be), my Mom is now my best friend but was never my friend growing up (as it should be!). I’m reserved, hate walking into a room of people by myself, can seem rude b/c of my shyness, have VERY few good friends but am loyal to the end to those I do have. And am living the dream I’ve had since I was old enough to hold a dolly–being a Mommy!
Since you asked! Good grief, sorry that’s so long. I love the pics of Eve…what a beautiful girl God created!
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Hiya! Oh my, the NY snow! and Eve, what a beauty! She sounds like so much fun! Love her style. Of course, I think she must have learned style from you. You certainly are unique, she must be unique too!
I’m a first-born girl with a first-born girl! My mom tells me that I was a born-organiser. Apparently I was in a babysitting/nursery type place with my sisters when they were 3 and 1, and insisted – at 5 – on changing her diaper myself. I wouldn’t let the adult in the room do it. Of course not! I was perfectly capable. I also used to organise my sister’s friends [in the days when Rose Seiber ran Little Lambs with Josh Grout and that crew] and play “school” – of course I had to be the teacher. Always in charge. I’m an Events and Communications Coordinator now… LOL.
Oceana is articulate, outgoing, and dramatic. I hear – all the time – that she needs theater lessons. She has a LOVE for being center stage, without the [most of the time] annoying need to be center of attention constantly. She was the crazy-kid who stood on a stool in our living room with 20 people sitting around and sang Sound of Music at the top of her lungs for 45 minutes while everyone laughed. She’s got a good sense of justice and order – in that she gets stressed out if things are not IN.THEIR.PLACE. THIS she did not get from me. I blame Daddy for that good – and annoying to this flexible Mom – trait! She has Daddy’s eyes, Momma’s face shape and curls. She’s an extrovert like Momma, independent, and a hover-mother in the making. 830528 times a day we have to say – put the baby down, please get off of her, she doesn’t want hugs right now, please don’t kiss her so hard and “NO! Thanks Sweetie, don’t feed her your cookie!”
I am the firstborn!!! I am strong headed, outgoing, love to talk, still trying to figure out who I am. And my firstborn (my only one) is stubborn, creative, talkative, silly, hungry for learning (she loves learning to read right now and rhyming), her teacher said that she can tell that she wants to be in school and learn everything (she is in pre-k).
my first-born (7) is strong-willed; super creative; demanding of her mother’s attention, but in a good way; intelligent; and caring. she has her own sense of style and wants to be a designer when she’s older.
she’s also stubborn; often overly dramatic; much too like her mother in the worst ways; has a streak of jealousy when it comes to her sister; and lets her feelings get hurt too easily.
she is so precious to me, as are all my children. but she is my first, the one who made me a mother, and we have an extremely deep bond. i see myself in her more than in my other children, and while it can really hurt sometimes, it is mostly a joy to see myself reflected back at me when i look at her.
i really like this post, andrea. the photos are wonderful, too.
I think there is something in the traits of a firstborn. I myself was one, my husband was one, and our firstborn a daughter (4) is very similar to your description of Eve. Our daughter definitely has her own sense of style. I had thought I had more time before that hit, but boy was I wrong on that. For almost a year and a half I could not get her into shorts or pants. It was a very rare occurrence. Now it is starting to happen more frequently, but we are on to headbands. Oh, and jewels are all the hit.
I’m looking forward to seeing her develop into her own person each day.
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I am the firstborn too! I’m very independent, creative, and organized. I’m pretty anal when it comes to things being in their correctly labeled bins and I make lists like crazy. I get completely bonkers when things are not where they belong. But I also like to think that I’m loyal and loving to a fault.
My firstborn is my precious Noah. He’s 8. And he is So. Much. Like. Me. He is a planner. Last weekend he made a very detailed, hour by hour list of what he & his brother (almost 6) were going to do that day. And heaven forbid they deviate from the plan! My husband laughed and said “Hmmm…where do you think he got THAT trait from?”. My Noah is also very compassionate and loving and is a protector. He told me yesterday that he is saving his allowance for 2 years so that he can buy his brother a Nintendo DS for Christmas. He has filled the “big brother” role since the day Jonah was born. When we were leaving the hospital, Jonah had to have his hearing tested so we stood outside the nursery while the doctor took Jonah inside and my then-2-year-old Noah stood watch at the door and told the doctor “Don’t hurt my baby. You better bring him right back here.” It was so precious. And he’s still that way today…he always makes sure his brother is taken care of and he’s the sweetest, kindest person to his 2 yr old sister as well. He’s so smart- made the principal’s list (all A’s) already in 3rd grade, and he reads books like nobody’s business. He craves learning and always tries to teach everyone else what he knows. HE taught his brother how to tie his shoes. HE answers Jonah when he has a question about how something works. He gets frustrated very easily when things don’t go right the first time (just like me!) and he’s incredibly clumsy (again…a trait from his momma. Poor kid.). He is a leader, a scholar, and the best firstborn child I could ever ask for.
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She is beautiful!
What a fun date night!! I’m taking my firstborn – Aiden on a date today. We can’t wait!!. I’m afraid we won’t be going to The Nutcracker though. Something more like go.carts, or astro.boy 
Aiden is so strong-willed and sooo super smart! He surprises me everyday with how smart he is. He has the most adorable little dimples, and when he smiles (a real smile, not a cheesy one like his dad’s) it just melts my heart. We are a lot alike (I am a first child too) and we butt heads a lot, but this deployment has forced us to learn to listen to each other. I love my little Aiden.
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love the pics as usual Andrea! My firstborn…he, too is very organized and told me the other day the reason he keeps erasing his letters when he practices is because they are not “perfect”. Oh no.
He is also very kind and compassionate. Whenever we go for walks he’s always asking “mom, let’s give money to that (homeless) guy.” He is particular about his clothes as well. He’s very disciplined for his young age (he gets that from Dad.) He is up and dressed at the crack of dawn. He loves button down shirts and sweaters. He loves fruits and vegetables. (I am blessed) He will eat several servings of salad. He loves to encourage and receive encouragement. He is sometimes the only one that can calm his sister down when she is mad or sad about something. I could go on…but, I won’t. As for me, I am a firstborn but, definitely not textbook. I am not organized by nature, I shy away from leadership, not extremely outgoing, kind of free-spirited in some ways. I think my brother represents more of a firstborn personality than I do. 
Thanks for asking the question…it was fun.
Oh Andrea, what a beautiful post about your wonderful daughter! My daughter (second born) loves ballet and my dream is to take her to the nutcracker!
My first born is my wonderful son Alex. He’s 8 now and we are soooo blessed to have him. He was born with so many problems spent the first three weeks of his life in the hospital. His vocal chords were both paralyzed and we didn’t know if he would survive. With a lot of medication, care, love and prayer, one started moving and after a year, both were moving. Now, he’s a wonderful, sweet, smart and compassionate little boy and we adore him.
Your pictures are amazing & Eve is a beautiful little girl!! I love reading your blog and looking at all your gorgeous photos. I don’t have any children on my own yet, but were trying! I am a firstborn though and I have always loved it, my younger sister is the spoiled one, but i got to do everything first and I think if they had my sister first, I would never of been here,lol.
I hope my firstborn is just as independent,strong-willed and loving as I am.
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I am the first born!!!
My first born, Tyler is a girly girl!! She adores clothes, purses, handbags, and dancing is her life.
She is eager to please, emotional (no clue where that comes from!), loves her family and friends, and is our social butterfly.
She is a dreamer! She has big dreams and aspirations in life! I love that about her!
She can be a little on the bossy side, has her airhead moments, and a bit forgetful. We blame it on the blond hair!
She is my first born and I wouldn’t trade in any of her qualities for the world.
I love the pictures.
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My first-born is a daughter and she is 10. She is girly, dramatic, very intelligent (especially in math, but hates it!) she’s beautiful, articulate, a vegetarian, social and kind. I am also a first born but we are different in many ways, math is not my friend, I am not dramatic ( although my husband would disagree), I was always the tomboy and was very shy as a child.
Your photos are beautiful!
Myself, my husband, and our 7-year-old twin boys are all firstborns. The activity level at our house is incredible; everyone has a project on the go, loves to promote their plans and ideas, and wants to do it their way. I spend the majority of my day cooking for and homeschooling those firstborn boys. They are exhausting sometimes but I know that the good things I sow into their characters now will reap a wonderful harvest someday.
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I love your pictures! They look like they could be in a magazine.
these pictures of eve are just gorgeous. my firstborn, sophie, is such a treasure. her name means “wisdom” and it couldn’t be more true for her. she has always been so wise. an old soul.
I’m the baby of 3 girls.
My oldest is … sniff-sniff … in is SR year and I can’t believe he will be heading off to college. I am so enjoying his age right now, seeing the fruits of our parenting. He’s a neat kid, organized, manages his own finances, works, is a great soccer player, piano player – I just love my oldest kid! Elliot! Wow, that was really fun, thanks for the opportunity
And Eve is a doll. Love to watch her grow up as well. Love, Sandy
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I am a firstborn (very much so, according to my mother), and I have a firstborn. There usually are so many similarities between firstborns, so it has been funny to me to see how DIFFERENT Juliana and I are. Like you, my first takes after her daddy. Her personality, her eyes, her sense of humor.
She’s cautious and introspective, detail-oriented and silly.
What a girl
oh shes so beautiful!
My first born. sigh. oh my first born. I always tell him that because of him I got to be a mommy. Hubs was deployed shortly after we found out I was pregnant and it was a rough, very rough pregnancy and then even after he was born hubs was gone so much it was often just the two of us, in a way I feel like its really bonded the two of us. He’s an interesting little boy, his personality is so intense that there are definitely good days and bad days and I’m not going to lie, even as a baby there are days when raising him is a struggle, but all in all he’s an articulate, precocious, good boy.
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My firstborn is my son Keitaaron. He is quiet and soft spoken and generous to a fault. We have three other children and I have run a daycare in the house ever since he was 4 so he could despise other children but he never has. He is a lover of infants
. Which is good because he has 6 cousins 1 and under right now, LOL! And they ADORE him. He is also smart as a whip and non-judgmental. Oh, and he hates to get dirty, LOL! He has ever since he could realize that he was dirty at all…kinda funny actually. And he loves to run around in T-shirts and Flannel bottoms. Comfort over style- my kind of kid! My second oldest, his sister….she’s a whole ‘nuther bag of cookies haha!