Hope turned 7 months old two days ago. It is hard to believe that Lauren is in first grade and it is even harder to believe that Hope is growing up so fast!
Hope is on the go all the time. She started crawling at 6 months and hasn’t slowed down yet. In fact, she’s so busy scooting around that she hasn’t learned to sit up yet. When we put her in a sitting position she immediately flips herself onto her tummy and takes off crawling. There is no stopping this girl!
Here’s Hope, hiding out in the kitchen. She often finds hiding places. If she is quiet for too long I know she has found a stash of Lauren’s toys. Lauren never had to worry about her toys being covered in baby slobber when Carmen was little. Dave is doing his best to convince Lauren that baby slobber isn’t gross. Lauren is not convinced.
Hope LOVES baths now. She kicks her feet so hard that taking a picture during bath time is challenging. I stood as far back as I could and zoomed in but the lens still got a bit wet!
Hope is a sweet baby and we are extremely grateful to have her. Love, love, love this baby girl!


Oh, me too…. Love, love, love that baby girl of yours. She’s a part of our lives out here, too. Praise God!!!!
Great bath shot! My 4 year old son wanted nothing more than to teach his baby brother how to play trains from the minute he heard “his” baby was a boy. Well, I’m glad I captured the 5 minutes of peace during the train play session because that was it. Once Michael “ruined” the track and ate the train, Juan Carlos gave up. I hope Lauren overcomes the gross-factor of baby slobber. My big guys just ask for baby wipes now to clean their toys.
She sure is a cutie
Love her big, blue eyes!
I think she is starting to look a lot like Lauren! She is adorable!
that 2nd shot is BEAUTIFUL!
I’m jealous of your gleaming floors! Great pics!
She is beautiful!!!
She is such a doll! 7 months? That is just crazy. It seems like just yesterday that we were “with you” experiencing your life from the sofa and praying baby would stay put.
She is feeling guilty about confining you to the couch for so long. Now, she is making sure you get a work-out!
WOW!! 7 months already!!! Hope is adorable!! LOVE the bath shot!! HUGS to all of you!!