18 Months

It's hard to believe that my little Autumn is 18 months old. I am in love with this age! She is so hilarious and sweet and stubborn and I can't get enough of her.

 

 

Here are a few fun facts about My Tiny:

She can finally WALK! it took her 17.5 months, but she's doing it. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

 

She fake laughs all the time. She laughs at herself, laughs when anyone else is laughing, laughs for no reason. She just loves to laugh.

 

She loves drinking from an adult cup. If she sees one, she has to have it. She can't hold it and do it by herself yet, but she sure loves drinking from it.

 

She says Mama, Da-da, Daddy, Hi, Bye, Ollie, Thank you, Love you, Grandpa, Cheese, Yes, Na-Na (No) Dog, and Okay. She jabbers all day about things and has her own cute little language.

 

She loves animals, even if they don't love her back.  She thinks that all animals are called 'Ollie" our dog's name. I love the way she says Ollie as she points to a cat, or horse or any dog. I am correcting her, but I don't think she

understands yet, she just wants to hold them.

 

 

She get's nightmares if she doesn't have a nightlight. We couldn't figure out why she was waking up 2-5 times screaming and wouldn't calm down, till my dad suggested nightmares and to get a nightlight. Now she sleeps like an angel.

 

She is still scared of almost everything! She the most timid baby I have ever known.

 

She still eats like a rabbit.  She eats about 5 tiny little bites of food and is done for hours. She prefers veggies over anything sugary.

 

She likes to mimic others. Especially when your on the phone.

 

She takes super long naps. She is down to one nap a day, which is usually 2-4 hours. But of course that's only during the week, when she is at the babysitters. On the weekends she hardly naps!

 

She started Nursery. She only cried for a minute and then just sat on a ladies lap that she liked and observed the other kids play the whole time.

 

 

 

She loves bedtime. We have had the same routine for her whole life. Dinner, Bath, Lotion, PJ's, Story, Bottle, Bed. She starts squealing when I zip up her jammies because she knows she gets a book and book and then lights out. She basically puts herself to bed now.

 

She loves music and loves to sing. Anytime there is music she will start dancing and singing. She knows how to get to my music app in 0.2 seconds. 

 

She loves to snuggle and give kisses.

 

 

 

She is so Fun and I am so glad that I get to be her Mommy! I love you

Autumn Elizabeth Adams!

 

 

 

 

Life is Good

I  have been neglecting my blog lately. Life has been going pretty good, and has been none eventful.  Then I thought, Nate and I have gotten new jobs! That's pretty eventful! We both work Monday through Friday, 8-5 now! This is the first time in our 7 year marriage that we have both had the same work schedule! Let me tell you, It has been amazing, beyond amazing... Miraculous! I feel like we are a family again. We get spend every night together playing with Autumn and getting to know each other again. What a blessing it has been. I also work in Springville now, so I barely have a commute to work. I work at Art City Nursing & Rehab as the Director of Recreational Therapy. Woot! Woot!

 Nate is working in Provo for MISO as a consultant for independent Truckers. We are finally feeling stable with our income. This past year has been so tough with all of Autumn's medical bills, but she is officially paid off! She's ours! We still are working on paying my C-section bill off, since I had to go out of network to deliver missy but it is nice to see an end in sight! I have also had to have several procedure's done on my throat to figure out why I can't swallow very well, so that hasn't been cheap. Plus our little dog Ollie, was hit by a car, broke his leg and had to have surgery.

That definitely was a pretty penny, but the point is, is that we are finally able to pay our bills and not have to keep pilling them on to our credit card. I am just praying that Nate is able to stay at his job long enough for us to get ahead. It seems like as soon as we get out of the hole, Nate loses his job. (He has lost his job 8 times in our 7 year marriage, by no fault of his own) I am grateful for how much we have been blessed considering all the financial burdens we have faced. I know that the miracles we have seen are because we pay our tithing and try our best to live righteous. I have been humbled so many times, through family and friends helping us out with our temporal needs. I hope that someday, I will be able to return the favor. I am so thankful for my life. Especially for the little family I have been blessed with. It is so wonderful to have a Husband that loves me and trust me and cherishes me. It is so wonderful to have a daughter that truly is my Hero. It is so wonderful to have an angel son up in heaven watching over us. It is so wonderful to have the Gospel in my Life. I am so happy to be in such a good spot in my life right now, and I hope it continues for a long time!

 

 

 

Autumn's 1st

This sweet little girl turned ONE on January 3rd!

The Hot Chocolate bar was a success!

         

 We did a WinterOnederland Themed Birthday! It was full of snowflakes, sparkles and sweet treats!

All things Autumn Chalk board

 

 It was a perfect day! Lots of Precious moments!

 Homemade cake, by yours truly!

 Autumn wasn't interested in smashing the cake, so I helped her by smearing frosting on her face. I thought she just needed to taste it, but apparently she doesn't like frosting. She never did eat any, but she eventually got the hang of it and cake went flying!    

 

I love this little miss more than I can express. She is such a sweet, tender, loving, silly, curious little girl and I am so thankful that she is mine! Happy Birthday Darling!

Porters 3rd Birthday

Of course I am a few months late in writing this post, Life seems to be getting busier, busier everyday. Our little angle baby, Porter Owen Adams, turned 3 years old on November 18,2013. We have a tradition that every year on Porter's birthday we write letters to him and do a ballon launch. I like to think that he gets our letters, or at least can feel that we are thinking about him.  This year was particularly special because Autumn was able to send our letters to her heavenly brother!

Letter from Mom

Dear Porter,
Happy Birthday darling! I can't believe you are three years old! It would be so fun to see you running around chasing Ollie and rolling on the ground with Autumn. I am sure you are watching over her all the time without us realizing it. I love you so much Porter. I can't wait to be with you again and have you and Autumn play together. The pain of when you died was so intense, I thought it would never stop hurting....but the Atonment of Jesus Christ has helped heal the hole in my heart that you were supposed to fill.  Also as time passes I find that I gain more perspective and understanding on what your purpose was.  It was to teach us that we can be together forever and that we can overcome anything with the Lords help. Thank you for being such an example to me.  I am sure you are up in heaven teaching the gospel and being an amazing missionary.  I love and miss you so much. Continue to watch over us. I can feel you often. Happy Birthday my sweet angel!
                            Love always,  MOM

Letter from Dad

Porter,
Happy Birthday! I am so glad to have a day to celebrate you.  We miss you. We hope that you are doing great things.  We love you so much and cannont wait to meet and talk to you. Your little sister Autumn is doing so well.  She has had some struggles as I am sure you know. She has done so well to get through it all, and continue to gow and learn. We are glad to know that she has an older brother waching out for her. This year has been very busy. We have been thinking about you and what you would be doing if you were here with us. We know you would be playing and laughing with your sister all the time. You have changed our lives by visiting us. When the day comes we are excited to see what you have been accomplishing up in heaven.
                             Love, DAD

Birthday Letter

Dear Autumn,
I have decided that I am going to write you a letter every year for your birthday. Then you will have letters from me throughout the years to hopefully love and cherish as I have loved and cherished you!

My darling little miss tiny, this year has been one of the hardest and happiest years of my life. I never thought I could love someone so much. The 6 weeks you were in the NICU, were one of the roughest parts of my life. Then when you had your reconstructive surgery on your skull 5 months later, I could bearly keep myself together. I thought at any moment my heart would break in two. The only thing that kept me whole was your strength. You were resilent through all of it. You are truely a fighter my dear. You showed me the power of prayer and faith. As well as the support and love all around us.
Autumn, I am so thankful that Heavenly Father sent you to me. You are so special. You have such a sweet spirit about you. Everyone you meet can feel it. You are magnetic.  When I tell people about your story, they immediately tell me how they could sense something special about you.
Autumn, you make me laugh everyday with your fake coughs, snorts, grunts and giggles. I feel that my heart will explode with all the love I have for you. You are so curious. You are constantly looking around and examining your surroundings. You have to be the center of attention.  You are such a social baby. Always teasing others with your adorable shy smile and jibber-jabbers. You light up my life.  I love what a snuggle bug you are. You love to cuddle up with dad and I, or even our dog Ollie. You are so tender and gentle. You softly touch my face as I rock you to sleep each night, and it always brings tears to my eyes. Your voice is so soft and sweet, and when you sing everyone stops to listen. 
I want you to know that Mom and Dad love you so incredibly much! I can not adequately express how much you mean to me. I hope you can feel it, because I can feel your love.
 Its hard to believe a year has already flown by. I can't wait to see what joys this next year brings. Happy Happy Birthday Autumn!

All About Autumn

1. You weigh 14lbs 10oz at 11.5 months old, hence the nickname Miss Tiny!
2. You wear size 6-9 clothes, but are super long so you have to wear size 12 month pants, however they are huge around your waist.
3. You have strawberry blonde hair
4. You have the most enchanting big blue eyes, and get compliments on them all the time!
5. You love to clap
6. You love your fingers
7. You are curious about everything
8. You love to grunt and snort
9. You hate to be alone, and will cry even if someone turns their back to you.
10. You love momma, until daddy gets home. Then it's all daddy love.
11. You are a light and picky eater.
12. You like crackers, bread, apples, noodles and rice
13. You are army crawling likes it nobodies busy
14. You love Ollie, our dog. You guys are like two peas in a pod
15. You sleep 8 hours straight at night, eat, then sleep another 3-4 hours.
16. You take two hour long naps a day.
17. You love to be carried, and would rather be in someones arms over playing on the floor.
18. You fake cough all the time
19. You are a very social baby
20. You love to drink out of adult glasses, and are pretty good at it. 
21. You are obsessed with phones, and have learned to set alarms and delete apps.
22. You love bath time, and like to be on your belly splashing the whole time.
23. You have a really soft, dainty voice.
24. You would rather play with a piece of paper or over a toy.
25. You are very animated
26. You notice the tiniest of details. If there is a crumb on the table you will grab it and examine it forever.
27. You have been in the hospital a total of 50 days
28. You go to daycare two days a week
29. You have 3 teeth
30. You love your binki
31. You had major reconstructive surgery on your skull when you were only 6 months old, but you handled it like a champ. Mom on the other hand did not.
32. You had 81 stitches as a result, and your scar is almost completely faded.
33. You hate when I put lotion on you, but I do it everyday.
34. You have had 4 sets of ear infections
35. You currently have an outie belly button
36. You are a super pooper, and have a few blow outs a week.
37. You have three sets of grandparents
38. You mimic other peoples sounds
39. You go to sleep listening to music every night
40.  You have modeled for two different businesses
41. You were the first granddaughter born on Nate's side
42. You almost always fall asleep in the car
43. You wear size 1 shoes, but they never stay on your feet long.
44. Your head is in the 80th percentile
45. Your weight is in the negative 3rd percentile
46. Your height is in the 20th percentile
47. You love to snuggle
48. You have an Angel older brother looking over you.
49. You have inspired many people
50. You are truly a MIRACLE!

10 & 11 months

This little miss of mine is growing up way too fast! I feel like everyday she is learning something new. 

I am torn between loving how much she is discovering the world each day, and hating how fast each day goes. Yesterday I was able to go see my visiting teacher's brand new baby. What a shock that was! He was so tiny and helpless! I thought Autumn was still a baby. I mean she is only 15.5 lbs. However, she is definitely not a baby anymore. 

She is army crawling, sitting by herself. She jabbers and says da-da, Hi and ba-ba. She can stand up next to furniture and play with toys. She is curious and aware. She laughs and grunts and patty cakes! She is a big girl now! 

It's truly amazing how much she has accomplished in her 11 months of life!

Hard to believe that she will be ONE, in 3 weeks.  I am so proud of my Miss Tiny!