1 Year Old!

Our little baby Autumn is officially a year old. I really can't believe how fast time flies! We had some family over to celebrate our little Autumn's Birthday. I am not going to lie; we already combined Parker and Autumn's birthday celebration. She got to eat cake and open presents, so she didn't really know the difference.

I love this surprised face!

After she opened the dolls, she immediately climbed right on/in their box. I guess she liked them?!

Snuggles

Let me tell you a little bit about our little girl:

• She took her first steps a few days ago. She hasn't done much since. She stands really well and looks like she would really like to try to walk, but it is so much easier and faster to get down and crawl. She does walk along the furniture quite a bit. (Picture below: right after her first steps. The hat was the lure.)
• She has three teeth and the fourth one is just poking through.
• She waves and blows kisses and has an awesome fish face!
• She is definitely a Mommy's girl. I love it, but feel bad for Dad sometimes.
  
• She is a snuggle bug. She nestles into your neck with her blanket when she is tired or being shy.
  
• She is a climber. I don't think it is any more than the average baby her age, but it is a huge change from what we were used to with Parker. She climbs on things, in things, over things, you get the idea. She loves when a toy is placed just right, so she can use it as a stepping stool to get on to the couch. She uses all of her might to pull herself up, then turns around, sits down and smiles really big. She is just so proud of herself.
• She is very shy around new people. She will look away or look down when someone new is trying to talk to her or watching her. (See first birthday photo above. She was being so shy with so many people around.)
  
• She says, 'Dada' and 'Uh oh.'
• She loves water. She loved going to Seven Peaks this past summer and loves bath time.
• She is a little dancer. She will turn on toys that make music, just so she can dance. She's not bad either. (Dancing to the basketball hoop music in the closet...below)
• She is a great eater. She eats most anything and loves to feed herself.
• She has a great new cheesy smile for the camera!
• It seems like she is always crawling around with a toy in her mouth. She looks like a dog with its chew toy.
• As with any younger sibling, she likes to be doing whatever Parker is doing. Parker has begun to not appreciate his toys being attacked while he is using them. He yells and sometimes pushes her. She has started to fight back by yelling, scratching and biting. Watch out! (They do pretty well overall.)
• She really is so sweet and we look forward to getting to see more of her personality in this next year!