26 years and 7 months...

Ok ok! So I am 26 today and Autumn turned 7 months yesterday! Life is amazing and I feel so blessed!

Soooo...

Autumn got the stomach flu Monday night and was up all night puking. My chid sleeps 12 hours straight at night, so staying up all night was difficult to say the least. She was just so sad and exhausted. She would get so scared after vomiting that she would just curl up in my arms and fall asleep after every episode.She had a fever and was such a little hot muffin. She stopped puking at 6:30am on Tuesday and was just super sleepy all day. I put her down for the night at 6:30pm (her usual bed time is 8:00pm) and she slept uninterrupted till 9:30 this morning!!!

Talk about a happy birthday present to me!

Jason let me sleep in till 9:30 and then he told me to get up and get ready because he was taking me out to Cora's for breakfast! -Side note: Jason usually goes to the office to prepare for the office meetings everyday at 10:00, so having him with me till noon was beyond words!

I promise there IS a waffle under all that 

strawberry,whip cream goodness

Our dear friends, Liz and Ben Foote took Autumn while he treated me out. When we got home at 11:00 Autumn was down for a nap and Jason and I cuddled and enjoyed each others company for 45 min! As we were laying there, Jason and I remembered that this day last year, we found out we were having a little girl coming to our home. Our little Autumn has been such a blessing and reward. I couldn't imagine life without her. It was such a great birthday morning. Second side note: to top it all off, dear Autumn is still sleeping as I compose this blog at 1:45pm! 

Yep, best day ever!

And the summer Vivint wives threw me a party! It was such a fun surprise!! Good food and friends...could a girl ask for more?

Bacon is my favourite!

Autumn updates:

-probably 14-15lbs

-sits up on her own (reaches far for toys and even puts her hand down to assist herself to stretch further)

-I only brought 3-6 month and up clothes to Edmonton, so she is wearing 3-6 month clothes. Mind you, none of her 3-6 month pants or shorts fit her, so I had to go out and buy some 0-3 month ones for her. lol

-size 3 diapers only out of necessity if you catch my drift... size 2 wasn't cutting it... or should I say catching it (all)!

-loves bathtime

-rolling like crazy everywhere (even rolls from room to room when she wants to be with me)

-head circumference 15 1/2 inches

-25 inches long

-loves her jolly

-loves swimming

-loves the park and stroller rides

-ever so smiley

-been saying da-da for about a month now

-loves playing with Brynlee

-more babbling than usual

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Oh yeah, and Mothers Day was on Sunday and Jason never ceases to surprise and spoil me! (I think I like my birthday and Mothers Day being so close together... it's been a good couple days of spoiling and pampering!!)

OOOOOOOO!

AND 

My parent, brother, and his wife Heather are coming to visit us in Edmonton this long weekend!!! It is going to be 

EPIC!!!

6 months

6 months!

Sorry it has been so long! With packing and moving to Edmonton for the summer, I just hadn't found the time! So I will be blogging again in like 2 weeks to update Autumn at 7 months!!

Jason and I are Liking LOVING Edmonton. It is such a great city and our apartments here are fantastic! We have an extra room for any guests that want to visit this great city! The apartments are brand new, gorgeous and have AC...enough said!

Jason has been working so hard (as per usual) and we love him for it. Tomorrow is Sunday and we always look forward to our family time!

Autumn and I spend our days going for walks, visiting friends etc. Autumn just recently got an ear and throat infection... not so fun and my poor baby has been taking it like a champ. She is now on some antibiotics to hopefully get rid of it once and for all. Jason gave her a blessing last night and she has been about 95% herself today, so I am pleased! I am so blessed to have a husband that holds the priesthood and lives his life worthily enough to give blessings at a moments notice! 

I love Jason 

Autumn Updates:

-size 0-3/3-6 month clothes (mostly 0-3)bought some 3-6 month shorts for her and they fell straight off lol...so needless to say, I went back to the store and got some 0-3 month ones as well.

-loves to do sit ups!-it is hilarious!

-weighs 14 1/2- 15 lbs

-drinks 4-6 oz of milk per feeding every 4 hours

-still sleeps 12 hours at night with 2 2 1/2 hour naps during the day. 

-started solids. Hated rice cereal so we jumped straight into veggies. Loves sweet potatoes, carrots. She isn't so sure about peas. I will probably go back to dabbling in rice cereal again and see if she will eat it now that it has been a couple weeks

-still loves her jolly jumper

-loves her play mat

-rolls back to front and front to back...starting to get her legs under her enough to perhaps crawl sometime. :)

-sits up on her own

-loves music

-LOVES her Auntie Liz Foote! 

-always gets people oo and awing at her in stores

-loves her stroller and going for walks

5 months

My Autumn Kathleen is 5 months old today! 

She is the sweetest thing in the whole world!!

Autumn Updates:

-size 2 diapers

-0-3 month clothes 

-rolls front to back AND back to front

-laughs and giggles a ton

-has been doing this adorable high pitched scream?! lol

-loves her jolly jumper

 -She loves to touch Gill...I'm pretty sure Gill doesn't love his leaves getting ripped off though (Gill is my lovely Goldfish plant)

-I shaved her head 2 weeks ago, and we are seeing some great hair comin in! Her hair is really blonde so she still looks pretty bald until you are up close :(

-Loves swimming (she will float on her back with me just holding her head up doing the star fish all day if I let her) 

-sleeps 8pm-8am every night

-2 2 1/2 hour naps a day with one 45 minute nap in between

-loves touching daddy's face

-loves car rides

-the bath is a favourite daily activity

-happy as ever!

-making more sounds every day- babbles, cccccrrrrr as if saying crush,squeals etc.

-She is 14 lbs now and in the 38th %ile
-38th %ile for head circumference
-48th %ile for height

4 months and Valentines Day!

4 Months!

As of Valentines day, my baby girl is 4 months old! 

Autumn Updates:

-in size 2 diapers

-0-3 month clothes (and finally look like they fit! Not too big anymore)

-12.5 lbs (50th percentile)

-loves her Jolly Jumper

-Rolls!!

I finally got it on video!!

-such a talker and even has some little screams :) She chats all through R.S and I have to take her out for being too happy... kinda ridiculous I know.

-so happy all the time. We gets smiles all through the day and her giggle is the cutest thing EVER!!

-sucks on her fingers constantly

-loves her daddy (gets so excited when he comes into the room)

-drinks 4-5oz every 4 hours

-sleeps 12 hours (8:00pm-8:00am baby!)

 Valentines Day!

 On Valentines day I made Jason a passport to LOVE! I created 3 date destinations for 3 different dates throughout the year. Our first date was for Valetnines. I had plane tickets printed to our first destination... Rome Italy!

I made him a passport! I thought it was pretty creative!!

I made him a travel itinerary to different destinations in Rome and put each destination in 6 tiny boxes. Jason opened up a different box at different times through out the night to reveal our next activity.

 We started the night off with delicious fettucine alfredo. After all our fun destinations we ended the night by watching the "Italian Job" cuddled up in our bed.

In June we are having a romantic picnic in the park French style and in August I am creating Mexico in Edmonton! lol

On February 15th Jason took me to the Presidents Ball and we danced the night away! Jason is such a good dancer and the night flew by way too fast.

Life is so sweet!

3 months

3 months!

I just have to start with saying that being a mother is the greatest gift I have ever been given!  Autumn has the most sweet, tender spirit and I feel so privileged to be her momma.

Autumn is almost 4 months now lol. Next week I will post her 4 month update. She will be 4 months on Valentines! How I adore my little peanut!!

Autumn updates for 3 months:

-Size 1 diapers

-0-3 month clothes

-loves her play mat

-had her 2 month shots at 3 months old (she HATED it and cried so much... I think I cried more though)

-Loves sucking on her fingers

-Loves play time with her daddy

-is the happiest girl!

-25th percentile for head circumference 

-50th percentile for height (24 inches)

-50th percentile for weight (12 pounds)

-eats 3 ounces every 4 hours

-sleeps 9-11 hours uninterrupted at night

-coo's all the time

-has the sweetest little giggle

-just yesterday she got introduced to her new best friend-the jolly jumper! She is sooo good at it.

-scoots on her back everywhere!Just the other night she almost scooted her way out of her swing... we buckle her up now :)

-We took family pictures last month when Autumn was 3 months

-She likes her bumbo