Molly found a new place to bask in the sun and wind.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
10 Month Update
I really can't believe that in 2 months, Autumn will be a year old. Crazy stuffs!
It's been a good 10 months! Autumn is growing entirely too fast for my taste but I'm guessing I'll feel that way until she's, like, 50, right? Overall, Autumn is totally little miss happy and snuggly and smiley which is cool. Although the snuggly part can get a little old on occasion. :) We haven't managed to get it on video yet but Autumn will clap and shake her head on command. She is also LOUD. hahaha. Can't imagine where she got that. ::looks away:: So far she has the ma, ba, da, and na sounds. I'm not convinced she's saying anything although I something think Autumn is saying "hey" and meowing when I meow at her.
Something she inherited from her papa--Autumn startles easily. She's terrified of the food processor, jumps when the garage door opens, doesn't care for the vacuum, and is wide-eyed when Mike runs the coffee grinder. And, funny thing, when she's in the church nursery, she's usually really great except whe someone comes in and then leaves. Whenever that happens, she cries. Isn't that weird?
I think she also inherited Mike's love of being outdoors. This nice weather has been awesome. We've been going on walks and sitting outside. So far Autumn is thoroughly unimpressed by bubbles but is determined to make grass part of her diet.
Lately, her favorite thing is to take things out of her basket o' toys. I realized she was into that when I sat her in front of the laundry basket and gave her a chewy toy. She tossed the toy into the basket, tilted the basket, and then pulled it out again. Rinse and repeat.
10 months and no teeth. Autumn's become a pretty good eater. Not real interested in texture, big people food, or anything sticky or gooey (plums, banana slices, pasta) but she thinks she's a big girl and need to drink from a glass. No sippy or bottle for this one. And it must be ice water. I like my drinks room temp so she did NOT get that from me. :P
No walking or crawling or pulling up. She's been attempting to pull up and can when she has a little assistance. Autumn can stand holding on to things and will scoot on her bottom. But no real mobility. No complaints here!
As far as me, I am rapidly improving much faster than the doctors expected--my iron count is already above normal, I am working out at a pretty decent level, and I've lost all the weight. All things that the docs predicted would take a little more than a year. I'm not quite back to where I was but between boot camp, aikido, and the stuff I am doing on my own, I'll be back in business in no time.
It's been a good 10 months! Autumn is growing entirely too fast for my taste but I'm guessing I'll feel that way until she's, like, 50, right? Overall, Autumn is totally little miss happy and snuggly and smiley which is cool. Although the snuggly part can get a little old on occasion. :) We haven't managed to get it on video yet but Autumn will clap and shake her head on command. She is also LOUD. hahaha. Can't imagine where she got that. ::looks away:: So far she has the ma, ba, da, and na sounds. I'm not convinced she's saying anything although I something think Autumn is saying "hey" and meowing when I meow at her.
Something she inherited from her papa--Autumn startles easily. She's terrified of the food processor, jumps when the garage door opens, doesn't care for the vacuum, and is wide-eyed when Mike runs the coffee grinder. And, funny thing, when she's in the church nursery, she's usually really great except whe someone comes in and then leaves. Whenever that happens, she cries. Isn't that weird?
I think she also inherited Mike's love of being outdoors. This nice weather has been awesome. We've been going on walks and sitting outside. So far Autumn is thoroughly unimpressed by bubbles but is determined to make grass part of her diet.
Lately, her favorite thing is to take things out of her basket o' toys. I realized she was into that when I sat her in front of the laundry basket and gave her a chewy toy. She tossed the toy into the basket, tilted the basket, and then pulled it out again. Rinse and repeat.
10 months and no teeth. Autumn's become a pretty good eater. Not real interested in texture, big people food, or anything sticky or gooey (plums, banana slices, pasta) but she thinks she's a big girl and need to drink from a glass. No sippy or bottle for this one. And it must be ice water. I like my drinks room temp so she did NOT get that from me. :P
No walking or crawling or pulling up. She's been attempting to pull up and can when she has a little assistance. Autumn can stand holding on to things and will scoot on her bottom. But no real mobility. No complaints here!
As far as me, I am rapidly improving much faster than the doctors expected--my iron count is already above normal, I am working out at a pretty decent level, and I've lost all the weight. All things that the docs predicted would take a little more than a year. I'm not quite back to where I was but between boot camp, aikido, and the stuff I am doing on my own, I'll be back in business in no time.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Our Weather Has a Personality Disorder
Friday:
I made the leggings she's wearing over her clothes. Cute, huh?
This is the golf course.
Lol. It was cold enough out for me to break out my pimp coat. Mike's mom got me that 3 Christmases ago.
She didn't much care for the wet stuff. The little red nose was cute and sad. Haha.
Today:
I thought she looked very Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka here.
Tired baby eyes...
I need to get my hair dyed again.
Want to see something crazy? This is Autumn in those same sunglasses about 10 days after she was born.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The Many Faces of Autumn
Oh, my, that's not a baby!
Yeah, I'm in the crib. What?
Last Sunday we saw the Chamberlains. We can't really figure out why, but our three kids look like they could be related. Here's Addison. I'm pretty sure Autumn's going to look a little like her when she's that age.
Yeah, Autumn's a weirdo. Already. Aedin, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of not looking insane in his photos.
The Papa and the baby whose skirt is really, really high up.
Killing time at Borders.
Take one:
Take two. Ah, well.
Yeah, I'm in the crib. What?
Last Sunday we saw the Chamberlains. We can't really figure out why, but our three kids look like they could be related. Here's Addison. I'm pretty sure Autumn's going to look a little like her when she's that age.
Yeah, Autumn's a weirdo. Already. Aedin, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of not looking insane in his photos.
The Papa and the baby whose skirt is really, really high up.
Killing time at Borders.
Take one:
Take two. Ah, well.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Macie and Autumn
We had a really great Monday. It was a beautiful day to get out and about...which makes cold and windy today all the more blah. I actually made it to boot camp this morning (sweet! Twice in 2 weeks!) and contended with some fantastic 25 mile an hour winds. I'm apparently off balance at 5:30 am and almost got blown over while doing lunges. Ha. I managed to recover and just hoped no one noticed.
Anyway, we all know you're here for Autumn and not Sharaze stories so I'll get on with it. Yesterday we went to lunch with Faith and Macie. I took a few photos but it didn't go very well. The girls were determined to never look in the same direction at once. Plus you gotta love the gas station scenery in the background.
We get Autumn looking not unhappy and lose Macie...
Oops, now both are distracted...
Then we get Macie but Autumn decides to channel her papa with the patented Colley 'I Wanna Go Home' Thousand Yard Stare™.
We'll do better next time.
Anyway, we all know you're here for Autumn and not Sharaze stories so I'll get on with it. Yesterday we went to lunch with Faith and Macie. I took a few photos but it didn't go very well. The girls were determined to never look in the same direction at once. Plus you gotta love the gas station scenery in the background.
We get Autumn looking not unhappy and lose Macie...
Oops, now both are distracted...
Then we get Macie but Autumn decides to channel her papa with the patented Colley 'I Wanna Go Home' Thousand Yard Stare™.
We'll do better next time.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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