April Hope is 7 Months

Every time I post about April turning another month older, I can't believe it! Seems like just yesterday that she was a little newborn!

April can now sit up on her own and enjoys playing with a basket of toys. Her favorites right now seem to be any type of ball....and the basket that the toys are in :) It's my favorite stage of parenting -- sitting, but not yet crawling :)

She really seems to enjoy bath time and splashing in the water. April is generally a very happy little girl and only is fussy when it's nap time!

She sleeps from 8pm to 8am (with that 10 o'clock feeding still hanging in there....) and eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner. She has liked all the baby food I've given her, but a little bit of fruit on the bites of veggies helps them go down easier :) She originally would blow raspberries for any type of vegetable, but that seems to have stopped. Her favorite food would probably be pears.

We love you more and more April Hope - can't wait to see what this next month brings!

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