The Bagleys: Autumn Michelle Bagley 11 months old!

Eating

Autumn still took a bottle like a champ! She ate formula and breast milk so easily and interchangeably. She loves her bottle and still calls it “baba.” Everytime I get one ready she starts making heavy breathing noises and gets pretty excited! Unless of course she is starving, then she will cry since she wants it NOW!

Sleeping

Still taking great naps (2 per day) and sleeping through the night every night. Her naps last from 1-3 hours and she sleeps from about 8:30pm-7:30am. She likes to fall asleep knowing she is safe, so I usually have to come snuggle her for a little bit before she falls asleep. She goes down really well and enjoys a small bottle before bed time.

Playing

Autumn loves to play with new toys! She started a new day care this past month and as soon as I dropped her off she was playing with everything and anything. She loves her ball of course! She knows what it is and points to it and says “ba.”

Expressions

Big smiles and starting to laugh more! She claps her hands a lot more and is starting to mimic what I do. Like when I change her diaper I make a “pew pew pew” noise and wave my hand by my nose. She also tries to do this and it’s so cute! She still sticks out her tongue, and recently she started sticking it out to the side. So funny to watch her try new things with her body. She also does not say hi or by, but is starting to now.

Clothes

She wears size 12-18 months but some clothes fit her differently depending on the brand. We have had to buy her new clothes since her baby shower clothes were thinning out. She got to wear her easter dress this month and she looked so cute! She has the cutest little body ever.

Personality

Autumn is such an easy tempered person. She is so easy to get along with, so easy to love. She gives HUGS all the time and is so snuggly! Especially when she wakes up in the morning. I can’t believe how lucky I am to be her mother! I just feel like she is very smart and does not miss a thing. I feel like she understands things like how to read other people’s expressions and understands how to express herself when she needs something. She is usually a very happy person, unless she has a diaper rash. That is no fun for bubs! She is always smiling, giving hugs, playing games with me, and she loves to play peek a boo!

Communication

Autumn really likes books and flipping through the pages. I try and read with her every night and I try and teach her sign language. We are still working on it but I think eventually she will get it. I am pretty good at reading her moods and anticipating her needs, but it would be nice to have a little more help with signing. Autumn likes to make loud noises at church! And she knows she has a voice. She loves to use it. When she is in her crib, walking around the house, playing with us on the bed, wherever she is she talks. She makes cute noises like “woah woah woah” and “mama” or “dada.” She also says ball.

Likes

She likes baths, especially splashing around in the tub! She likes her bear and her ducky, and she really likes playing with her blocks and toys. She likes going to her babysitters house. She loves to eat crackers, anything we are eating, and water from a straw or a water bottle. She likes to walk around everywhere! She likes taking her socks off of her feet and trying other people’s shoes on. She likes to make noises with things and carry things around the house. She likes to touch our faces and give hugs. She likes to drink her bottle and she loves to nurse in the mornings!

Dislikes

Diaper rashes, me leaving her in the mornings, getting in the car seat, applesauce, going to bed without a snuggle, hitting herself on cupboards, etc.

Favorite Part

I love it when I get to spend all day with her. I love chasing her around the house and playing funny games with her. I love it when she laughs at me when I am being silly. Spencer loves it when she gives her hugs and when he can make her laugh by tickling her or throwing her in the air. I love it when she runs at me with a big smile and gives me a hug. How lucky am I ?

Hardest Part

When she is cranky from being tired, or nothing will make her happy. When she has a bad diaper rash and she is in pain! Not too much is hard with Autumn. Oh, probably the expenses with diapers, wipes, clothes, and baby food. That is not fun!

Motor Skills

She is great at picking anything up, she can hold balls, and any size of food she is able to pick up and put in her mouth. She is walking like a champ and is getting better at not falling over. She is learning how to bounce the ball, roll it, and she even likes to play with the sand pail and shovel outside at the playground. She likes to swing! She can clap her hands and give high fives. She knows how to put socks on (well at least tries) and she also tries to put shoes on her feet. At times she will bear crawl but only for a few seconds. So cute!

Most memorable moments

When I wake up and she is just so happy and waiting for me to pick her up! Every time I pick her up from day care she gets a huge smile on her face and is so excited to come home. She just makes me want to be a happier person. And I am because of her. Those moments where she does something really cute and Spencer and I both see it at the same time and smile at one another. Being able to nurse her and feel that bond. I am weaning her off now and although I am grateful to be done, I will also definitely miss that! Taking her on walks around the neighborhood and watching her explore new things for the first time. I am excited for the summer where we will get to be outside more and spend more time with daddy. Plannng her 1^st birthday!

Love these pictures!
Autumn and her cousin Hope Maxfield. Born in December. They are only 8 months apart!

Autumn and her grandmother, plus her cousin Hayden. They are only 5.5 months apart and will be in the same grade!

For conference weekend, we had a party at the Bagleys and Spencer had some fun blowing bubbles at Autumn.

Autumn loves to play outside at the park and she has started getting to know the other little kids around here.

These next pictures are from Easter weekend in California! Autumn was supposed to be born on April 8th last year (Easter) so it was so much fun getting her dressed up in her beautiful Easter dress and parading her around my family.

We also celebrated her 1st birthday!

My little athlete in the making!

I LOVE THIS FACE!!

She is obsessed with Easter eggs.

I cherish these next photos. We were in the backseat, getting changed, nursing, and then headed into go shopping. I just love these moments when it's the two of us.