You are adorable

Right now we are waiting in the car while daddy takes his LAST final of his undergraduate life! Woohoo. We dropped him off then stopped in the parking lot of the hospital you were born at. They have a park in front of it. It hurts my heart to look at the place where you came in to this world and that it's already almost been 8 months.

You and I are staring snacks in the back seat and your are showing off your new chompers. You smile, sing and giggle at everything. I love our little parking lot quiet time. I will miss these when you are bigger and there are more kids around.

Second tooth

Bottom left just broke through. April 20.

Boston Marathon

Today there were two bombings at the Boston Marathon.  Three people killed and 122 injured. Three of my friends from my home ward were there. They are all safe.The reason for the bombing is unknown at this time.

Madison, the world is full of evil. As you grow up there will constantly be people you come in contact with that want you to make back choices. Remember who you are and what you believe. Stay away from those that make you feel uncomfortable or pressure you to do bad things. They are not worth your time. If you feel like you are alone, I can assure you that you are not. Standing up for what is right isn't always easy but it is worth it. As the world around you becomes increasingly negative try to focus on the positive things in life. Stay close to the Gospel. Pray to Heavenly Father often for guidance. You parents love you and will help you with any trial you face.

7 months

Height
Weight
Clothes mostly 6 month with some 6-9
Diapers size 2
Two solid feedings a day, haven't found a food you don't like.
You can almost roll from back to stomach but still haven't mastered it yet
You can sit independently for long periods of time
You are obsessed with tags on everything and always seem to find them and put them in your mouth.
You still aren't great at napping on your own but will take a longer nap in your carseat if we're running errands. I rock you to sleep for every nap and at bedtime. Your siblings will not be able to get the same treatment so I hope you enjoy it. I should be putting you down for naps while you are awake but I hate letting you cry that long. It breaks my heart. My friend told me that it gets easier to let them cry it out and the first time she had to let her cry for two hours?! No way in heck!! To me that's borderline neglect. But to each their own.
You are very fond of bunny night nights and monkey night nights. They are both very soft little security blankets your mother swore she would never let you get attached to, but oh well. It's getting too warm to swaddle you (which you actually dont like) and it's still not safe to have lose blankets in the crib. I guess you will have a blankie but at least I tried.
As you fall asleep you either play with my hair, my mouth, or rub your blankie by your face. All of these things you do after your eyes are closed so I'm not quite sure if you are actually awake or not.
You are starting to eat little bites of adult food and I pretty much let you try everything now. You are able to pick up food with your pointer and thumb and 90% of the time it makes it to your mouth
You love to run around on the tile in your walker, you are getting so fast at it.
It makes you look so old. Still no crawling yet.
You are entering this "only momma" phase and I have torn feelings about it. Though I love that you want to be with me all day long it gets very tiring too. We are together ALL the time and you always want me to hold you. You start to freak out if I walk away. But then you can hang out with grandma and be fine without me. As long as you can't see me. Then you see or hear me and the whining starts. I can't get anything done these days.
We still live with grandma and grandpa which means you are still sleeping in our room. The good news is that you are finally sleeping through the night! We also got a sound machine to use at night an it seems to be helping quite a bit.

You love to squeak and yell a lot. We have introduced toys at bath time and you love it. I think we will have a blast in the pool this summer.


This motherhood thing is starting to get easier and I am enjoying it more ... Maybe you won't be an only child after all.

I love you madi girl, I can't remember life before you. I feel like you were meant to be mine, which I know is true.