Standing Girl

This lady is now able to stand up, holding on to something, for brief periods of time! She has been clearly trying to pull up to stand, and when we propped her up on her standing toy she stayed put.  She is continuing to try desperately to be able to pull up to stand, and hasn't quite mastered that yet, but she's very close, and tries every day! Slow down, little girl!! 

Kansas City Trip

This past weekend we jetted off to Kansas City with Grandma, Dennis and Uncle Brice.  We decided to take advantage of a 4-day weekend and go have some fun of our own while Dada is in Asia on his work trip.  Autumn was a complete traveling champion, doing great on the plane and throughout all of our travels and adventures. She happily tagged along everywhere we went, and was just a trooper! She got to hang out with Aunt Tracy and Uncle Tim, and Uncle Dave and Aunt Nicki and a bunch of her cousins.  Everyone was dying to love on her, but unfortunately she was being a bit clingy to Mama and wasn't loving having anyone else hold her.  She did warm up for brief periods of time here and there, though, and everyone loved their peanut time, even if it was brief! Our last night at the hotel was a bit rough, Autumn just did NOT want to sleep in the pack'n'play, so she ended up getting some Mama snuggles all night long.  But all in all it was a great trip and she did amazingly well on her travels!

Snoozing on the airplane

Weary travelers

Hanging' out at Hi-Boy

On the carousel at the Independence Center

Hanging' with Aunt Nicki 

Looking adorable matching her brother

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Hanging with Aunt Tracy

Lots of car napping

Hangin' out at breakfast on our last day 

Taking a long snoozer on the airplane ride home. She was tuckered! 

Pumpkin Patch

Autumn took at trip to her first pumpkin patch to kick off the Fall season.  She had a great time tagging along and taking in the sights! She didn't get to ride on the tractor to the actual pumpkin patch because she was snoozing, but she didn't see to mind too much. ;)

Best Teether Ever

We have discovered the little known best teether ever - a cold can! Autumn somehow got her mouth on one at some point and it was all over... she loves gumming on the rim of the cold can. It must feel great on her gums. When she sees a can, she will go nuts trying to get it in her mouth.  It's hilarious and adorable (oh and we learned she cannot chew on open cans after she repeatedly cut her finger by sticking it in the open hole! Ouch!)

Favorite Songs

Miss Autumn has developed some clear preferences for music that calms and soothes her to sleep, almost like magic! The big hits are:

Blackbird by The Beatles
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations
Almost anything by The Decemberists

She's got good taste, that's for sure!

7 Months

Someone is 7 months old!!

Autumn continues to delight. Her personality is starting to show, and she’s becoming a happy, silly, playful baby who loves to explore. She figured out how to get around this month, with a combination of crawling and scooting, and now she’s constantly on the move exploring the room and playing with Ember’s toys. She has the silliest laugh (its more like a cackle), and thinks lots of things are very funny (but the most entertaining thing is still her big brother). She also started clapping, and when she gets really excited she does an enthusiastic combination of laughing, clapping and bouncing, and it’s the cutest thing ever! After what felt like months of teething, her two bottom teeth finally popped through! She has been eating more and more solid foods like a champ and hasn’t yet met s food she doesn’t like.  She continues to sleep through the night like a champ, and has short cat-naps during the day. She’s still a trooper, happy to tag along on whatever outings and adventures we may go on. We just love her to pieces, and love seeing what kind of a person she’s becoming!

Milestones

First two teeth popped through!

Crawling

Clapping

Likes

Big brother

Exploring

Eating

Crawling

Being outside

Chewing on everything 

“Blackbird” by The Beatles

Dislikes

Being confined too long (like in a car seat or high chair)

Napping

That’s about it! She’s easy to please!