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Oh I feel terrible for not doing updates on her sooner. I think about it every time a month milestone comes along and I let the opportunity pass. Autumn is truly a joy. She loves people and gets so excited to see anyone walk in the room and loves to smile even at strangers which none of my other kids ever have so it is fun. I get stopped in stores all the time for people to smile at her and then they say oh is she 5 or 6 months old... I have to reply no she is almost 10 months, she is just petite. ( I like to say petite instead of small) All my babies are small.. but she still has chubby legs and I love to squish them so that makes it all better.
Last month Autumn got sick with a high fever and had 5 teeth all come though in a few days and she was miserable. She slept all day and all night, but when she was awake she would never let us put her down. She feels better now, but has not seemed to kick that bad habit. So she gets carried around most the day. At least she is petite, right?
She is crawling all over she started crawling about 1 1/2 months ago. It has been so fun to watch her grow. She doesn't talk much yet but she likes to jabber and says Mom and momma, but nothing resembling dadda so far.
Autumn is a great eater. In the last month she has weaned herself from nursing mainly because I didn't have any milk left. She doesn't take a bottle or a sippy cup very well, but she eats so much food. at least 4 bowls of food a day plus finger foods. She is addicted to puffs, I swear they are baby crack. she sees them and all is right in the world and she shoves them in her mouth like it is cake.... I make most of her baby food but if she is eating prepared food she will eat two large jars or containers mixed with baby oatmeal and coconut milk. it is a ton... not sure where she puts it.
She does seem to have many of the same allergies as Parker. She is extremely sensitive to dairy, nuts and strawberries. That is all I have noticed so far. She is so sensitive that if i touch the string cheese I open for Bella and then pick up Autumn she gets hives where ever I tough her.... it is crazy. Not sure I want to go through so many allergies again it has been difficult with parker, but manageable and now he has outgrown so many of his. I would rather I have this problem than someone else since I already am experienced with it. When she gets a bit older we will take her to the allergist and do a prick test to see what all she is allergic to.
She is an excellent sleeper. She always has been but starting at about 4 months she started sleeping 10-12 hours straight at night. Now for the past few months she NEVER wakes up in the middle of the night I lay her down around 7 at night and she wakes up around 7:30 in the morning then will be awake for a few hours then lay back down for a good 3 hour block then another nap around 2-4ish every day. I am so thankful she loves to sleep. She is as of recently no longer swaddled she just wants her soft pink and brown blanket and suck her tongue...
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fun with daddy |
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playing with her baby |
She loves to hold on to toys she has this pink ring rattle that she held onto for days. I could hardly get it out of her hand to dress her she just screams I am sure she does let go of it while she sleeps but she falls asleep with it in her hand and when I go in her room to get her she has it again, It must be a comfort item.
I really just adore her. We are for sure each others biggest fans and I just cant get enough of her smile and laugh. She adores Parker and Bella she sees them and just starts to laugh. Every time we walk by dans office she knows that is where he usually is and looks for him and if he is not in there I see her start to look around. I love the way when I hold her that she smiles at others then coy like buries her head in my shoulder and then peaks out again. She is really a doll!

she is 27 inches tall and almost 17 lbs at age 9 months 3 weeks.