June 16, 2015
You did a lot of secret plotting today. You were on your back and you would bring both hands up above your chest and move your fingers like you were plotting something. An escape, perhaps?

June 21, 2015
We heard you were up all night, silly girl. The nurse said that when she walked in this morning, your night nurse was sitting by your bed, holding your hand, so you wouldn't grab your tubes.

June 22, 2015
When we emptied condensation from one of your tubes today, we must've splashed you a tad because you immediately started wiping your eyes. It's fun to see you act like a little girl!

June 26, 2015
You got your trach today! It is so nice to see your cheeks again. We saw you move your mouth too, trying to talk! 

July 19, 2015
You are very interactive now. You pile stickers on your cheek, you help Dr. Ruppe listen to you with the stethoscope, you doodle on your drawing pad, you play peekaboo (by covering your nose and mouth), and you cover your eyes with the back of your hands when you get sleepy.

July 31, 2015
You got a cool hospital name badge yesterday that says your title is "Resident Stroller."

July 28, 2016
Mommy and Hudson were informing Daddy about the dessert Mommy was making ...

Mommy: "Hudson, what's Mommy making?"
Hudson: "Sticky rice dessert!"
Mommy: "What's it for?"
Hudson: "Church!"
You: "Eating! It's for eating!"

January 4, 2017
Yesterday, when Mommy asked what you eat on your birthday, Hudson said, "cake!" and you said, "noodles!" You're both correct!


April 22, 2017
You and Mommy were hair twins today! We both had our hair half up and braided.

March 23, 2017
You like to play with the green gloves during your bedtime routine. You have Daddy blow them up and pop them, you have him detach fingers, and you wear them on your feet.

October 28, 2017
You put a gallon-sized Ziploc bag on your head and it fit your head just right so it stayed puffed up in the air. With your braided hair pulled back, you looked like a budget Chief Pocahontas.

July 23, 2016
Whenever we bring you out to the living room and ask where you want to go, your most likely response is, "on the fan!" You are obsessed with the floor vent.

September 19, 2016
For the first time, you lost the "fan in your room" privilege, since you were uncooperative during dinner. Daddy did say he would turn it on once you were asleep, so you kept hollering, "I'm asleep now!"

August 14, 2014
You get into moods where you repeatedly point out Mommy, Daddy, and Hudson. You currently call Mommy "nam nam," Daddy "daddies," and Hudson "da gn." You point at each person as you say them and you wait for us to acknowledge you before moving on to the next person.

February 10, 2015
For a while now, you have addressed Mommy as "namna," but sometimes when you hear Hudson greet Mommy, you then call Mommy "nammy."

April 29, 2016
You and Gong Gong have some sort of inside joke where you go up to him and say "mo mo" and he repeats "mo mo" and laughs because neither of you actually know what you're saying.

July 12, 2017
To celebrate Mommy passing her sugar test, we made donuts! You woke up from your nap just in time to sprinkle sprinkles on some of the donuts.

July 11, 2017
You were an enthusiastic cow for Cow Appreciation Day! You happily put all your cow adornments on. You even ate part of a nugget.

September 19, 2013
We are trying new tactics to get you to eat. We noticed you gnawing on all your toys, so we're trying more "gnawable" food, like graham crackers. You definitely like the taste of them and doing it yourself. You keep going back for more, but you're still unsure about swallowing any.

September 26, 2013
Your speech therapist says you get 5 stars today! She was very thrilled with your graham cracker munching. She said it makes her want to cry with joy. We hope you continue to improve!

December 6, 2013
You can eat a whole graham cracker square now! We are so proud of you. And you do it twice a day! At first we weren't sure if you ate it all, but we searched and couldn't find any pieces. Go you!

When Autumn was a little over six months old, we began writing in a five-year memory book for her. Every day, or at least almost every day, we wrote a few lines to capture something special or funny that Autumn did or said that day. Here are some of our favorites from her book. 

December 21, 2013
You now know the words "scrunchie face" and will make the scrunchie face when you hear the words, even without us doing it first. We love it!

December 26, 2013
At the doctor's office, you were looking at yourself in the mirror and making scrunchie faces at yourself. And then you would laugh at your scrunchie face! Scrunch, laugh, scrunch, laugh. Glad you find it amusing too.

September 14, 2014
You don't respond to "scrunchie face" much anymore, but you do a scrunchie face in response to "Where's your nose?"

November 16, 2014
You usually point repeatedly at your tray when you want us to put food on it, but today, instead of just pointing repeatedly in one spot, you pointed up and down the length of the tray, indicating you wanted cheese dispersed throughout the tray.

February 4, 2015
You are so good with your "thank you"s that you actually get impatient and insistent when you don't get a "you're welcome" response. You repeat your "da gn" over and over, increasingly more loudly, until you are acknowledged and receive your "you're welcome."

November 4, 2014
Sometimes when Mommy asks for a hug or kiss, you do this sweet-but-not-accurate thing of putting your cheek against Mommy's cheek. Not quite a hug since your arms don't do anything, but not quite a kiss since your lips aren't involved. We'll take it though.

December 9, 2015
It is super cute when you ask for a kiss and hug before nap. You say, "I need hug" and give a hug with pats on the back, and "I need kiss" and sometimes you kiss Mommy's nose for a really long time.

December 11, 2015
You are a goofball. When you sing Hush Little Baby, we hear verses like "Papa's gonna buy you a bellybutton. And if that bellybutton don't have lint, Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird."

October 20, 2016
You sing "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down" to the tune of Mary had a Little Lamb, and you end with "its fleece was white as snow."

October 15, 2013
You nod your head fairly reliably now. Except you don't just nod your head, you rock your whole body. Very emphatically. And smile super big too. It kind of looks like a cockatoo bobbing. It's super cute.

October 16, 2013
Auntie Katy gave Hudson a shapes puzzle for his birthday, but it's a great toy for you because it's a bunch of colored, shaped blocks. You like the purple star. You always reach for it, and if it has already been removed, you grab at the slot, trying to pick it up.

August 14, 2016
At bedtime, Mommy got a bucket to wash your feet, and you were allowed to watch videos, so you asked, "Can I watch videos when you wash my foots?"

October 3, 2016
You think the plural of "ice" is "ices."

October 14, 2016
When you finish eating, you ask, "Is I'm done?"

October 21, 2016
You think the plural of "pants" is "pantses."

November 5, 2016
When Mommy and Daddy were heading out this evening, you wished them, "Have a good fun!"

January 9, 2017
Mommy told you that when you finished with your stickers, you could "join us at the table." After a little bit, you said, "I want to enjoy you!"

April 11, 2017
Instead of asking, "When am I ... ?" you say, "When is I'm ... ?"

April 23, 2017
You say "goed" instead of "went." 

October 10, 2017
You held the cardstock from your Spirograph and asked, "Is this cardboard stock?"

August 25, 2016
Mommy wore a tshirt with a turtle on it today, and it made you ask an excellent question - "Do turtles walk or crawl?"

October 6, 2016
When we were changing your Remodulin line today, you had Mommy turn her tongue upside down (a very unique skill) for entertainment. After a minute of watching, you asked, "Is that a tongue?"

January 16, 2017
When Mommy was taking down the Christmas cards from the column in the living room, you pointed at the thermostat on the column and asked if Mommy was going to take that down too.

February 5, 2017
Today you held up the toy whisk and asked if it was a "whisker."

May 23, 2017
When we were walking home tonight and passed a tree that had lights wrapped around its trunk and branches, you said, "Decowations on a TREE?!"

August 23, 2017
You opened up to the first page of the Mr. Sneeze book and when you saw that the page was black and white (the only black and white page in the book), you said, "Mommy! Mommy! Can we color this picture?"

January 18, 2017
When we have people over and drink sparkling juices, we give you a few sips, but you insist, "Three drinks is not enough!"

January 20, 2017
Today you had pretend guests over and offered them an array of fizzy drinks.

May 20, 2017
You have eagle eyes for drinks. You are super keen on what people are drinking, hoping to catch a sip of a fizzy drink!

August 24, 2017
When we were getting ready to go to Irish Rover, Mommy filled one of your sippy cups with sparkling grape juice per your request. But when you took the first sip through the straw, the fizziness caught you by surprise, but you were pleased and said, "Fizzy!"

August 17, 2016
When your cords get all tangled up, you say, "It's like bagetti" (spaghetti).

March 8, 2017
You pretended to brush your teeth with a comb.
Mommy: "Don't put it in your mouth, it's not food."
You: "When will it become food?"
Mommy: "It won't, it's a comb."
You: <pause> "Spaghetti is food."

March 19, 2017
One of your tactics for getting us to come into your room when you're supposed to be sleeping is to holler, "IIIIIIII peeeeeeed!" so that we come in to change your diaper.

August 15, 2017
You put stickers from the suction catheter up and down your leg like bandages and said you had a lot of owies. Then when Daddy had to take them off so you could go to sleep, you reasoned your owies were getting better.

September 4, 2017
During your bedtime routine, Daddy came to the living room to talk to Mommy for a little bit, and then we heard, "Daddy? DADDY! You are supposed to do my stuff!"

September 1, 2017
When Hudson's toothbrushing timer went off, you hollered at it, "We'll come get you, timer!"

November 4, 2017
When Mommy gave you the two cotton swabs from your trach care kit, you stood them up on a cube made of magnet tiles and said, "Blow out the candles!"

August 5, 2016
You pronounce most of your L's like Y's ... "Heyyo?" We love it.

November 1, 2016
It is great hearing you sing a whole stanza of Holy, Holy, Holy ... "Ho-yee, ho-yee, ho-yeeee!"

March 11, 2017
Your pronunciation of L's as Y's makes for great fun when you sing "allelu-alleluia" in Seek Ye First ... "ayyeyu-ayyeyuya".

March 25, 2017
Mommy likes how you pronounce "lemon" like "Yemen" because there are many opportunities to discuss your "Yemen yogurt."

March 1, 2016
Daddy has an itty bitty wrench that he's letting you and Hudson play with. You accidentally drop it.

You: "Where's the bench?" 

Mommy picks it up and gives it to you, while also informing you it's a "wrench."

You: "I found it!"
Mommy: "I gave it to you, dodo."
You: "What's a dodo?"


September 23, 2016
Today you got on the scale and told us your weight was "E8."

July 21, 2017
Yesterday, you extended a tape measure and said, "24 lbs," then "3 lbs." Today, you said, "13 inches," then "11 inches." This seemed like an improvement, until you said, "That's how old the ceiling is" (while pointing up).

July 15, 2016
Today you had one of the magnetic tow truck puzzle pieces and you pointed at the middle of the piece and said, "That's Autumn!" You could see your reflection in the little metal nub of the piece!

February 2, 2017
At your blood draw today, there was a room with floor to ceiling windows, and you pointed at your reflection and said, "There's two Autumns!"

March 22, 2016
Your routine now, whenever you see Mommy, is to bend at the knees a little (so you are eye-level with Mommy's belly), wave a little wave, and say, "Hi little baby." Before your nap today, when Mommy was leaving your room, you said, "Bye little baby." It's very kind of you to acknowledge the baby so much!

July 13, 2017
You poked Mommy's pregnant belly and asked the baby inside, "Is there any playing going on in there?"

July 5, 2016
You do a sticker activity book with the nurse every morning, and when you showed the picture to Mommy, Mommy pointed at the marching band trumpet players and asked you what the yellow things they're holding are called. You said, "Donuts!" They did look like donuts in the picture.

July 11, 2016
You are a goof. When you showed Mommy your sticker book today, you pointed at your name "AUTUMN" and said, "That's Autumn." When Mommy asked, "Who's Autumn?" you pointed at the gorilla on the page. Then when you correctly identified a caterpillar, your nurse asked for a high five, and instead you smacked your forehead.

August 15, 2016
When you were showing Mommy your sticker book page, she pointed at the equestrian helmets and asked what all the riders were wearing. You said, "Hats!"

August 24, 2016
At bedtime, you wanted to "study" so Mommy brought your sticker book over and you turned to one of your whales and dolphins pages and started singing, "Whales and dolphins, whales and dolphins, whales and dolphins."

September 3, 2015
You like to specifically have three ice cubes in your tupperware to play with. When Daddy only gives you two, you request the third - "bee ice cube" while holding up three fingers.

November 9, 2015
Now you specify you want "lots" of water to play with, not just a little. You pronounce "lots" like "yachts." You're really good at reaching up and grabbing your water cup/container off the dining table to bring to the kiddie table, all while repeating "wado, wado."

June 26, 2016
You are still obsessed with ice and water. Today you had an ice pack to play with and pretended you had a booboo on your forehead so you could hold the ice pack on it.

June 29, 2016
You got to go out to dinner at The Summit tonight! We walked around first and of course you loved the fountains. We even let you get out of your wheelchair to sit on the fountain edge. When we put some water on your leg, you said, "Nice and cold." and "I want to put my head in the water."

June 6, 2017
We went to Irish Rover tonight and you had your customary cup of ice. You started putting ice on a plate, saying you were decorating it. You would find ice decorative.


June 11, 2014
Sometimes you sleep in such strange positions! The other night, you were on your belly with your legs out literally in a split! It seems so uncomfortable, but you were out cold! We have pictures to prove it.

March 8, 2015
You wore brown corduroy overalls to church today that were super cute, but also a little too big. So instead of sticking your hands in the pockets, you kept sticking them inside the side opening. You looked very casual, and very adorable.

December 15, 2014
You wore a poofy vest for the first time today. Later, we saw you standing around with both hands in the side pockets of the vest. You looked so casual and confident, and so grown up!

March 2, 2015
We started giving you your Tracleer pill by mouth with a spoonful of "pouch" (baby food in a squeezable pouch), and it's been going well for many days, but now you've started chewing on it and the crunching makes you think it's candy! You ask for "more pill."

March 6, 2015
To help you eat your pill, Daddy puts pouch on a spoon, followed by the pill, followed by a little more pouch to cover up the pill to help it go down easier. You watch this process a lot, and now you say "bye bye" to the pill when it gets covered up.


March 2, 2016
While you finished your dinner, Mommy went to Walgreens and got your medicine. When she came back, she sat back down at the table. You saw the white paper bag from Walgreens and said, "I want a fry!" You thought the Walgreens bag was a McDonald's bag!

May 30, 2016
When we put you in your high chair for lunch, you looked over at Daddy's plate and said excitedly, "I want a Cheeto!" Except there were no Cheetos, just baby carrots.


February 25, 2015
We went to Chick-fil-A for breakfast today and you were very eager to have chicken ("gn-gn"). You saw Daddy using the fork and knife to cut it, so after you put the cut piece into your mouth, you took matters into your own hands and tried to cut the chicken yourself. Good luck.

March 8, 2016
You saw a Mini Cooper drive by and commented, "It has snow on it." You thought there was snow on it because it had a white roof. Ha!

November 2, 2016
You think that when we say "mediocre" that we are saying "miniyogurt." So when you asked Mommy how you did during dinner (where you ate pouch) and she said "mediocre," you replied, "No, it's minipouch!"

February 12, 2017
You asked why Daddy came in the door and then left again. Mommy said, "To get coupons." Then you said, "Coupons are crunchy." You mean ... croutons?

July 14, 2017
Mommy got out a Go Fish game and you asked which game it was. When Mommy said, "Go Fish," you asked if that was the one where you ask people if they had any money.

May 6, 2016
You are not a fan of eating. So when Mommy said, "It's time for lunch," you said back, "It's time for not lunch." 

February 6, 2017
You asked Daddy for a wipe to play with, and when he said ok, you said, "Yes José."

April 29, 2017
Mommy washed your feet tonight and when she was on the second foot, you suggested washing the first foot again. Mommy said, "Maybe in a couple days." After a moment, you gleefully announced, "It's been a couple days!" You are such an eager beaver to have your feet in water!

July 17, 2017
After your bath, it was time for you to get a new Remodulin site put on. You dislike this process, so you asked why you had to get one. Mommy said it's so you could get medicine that would make you feel better. You replied, "Well, I feel fine."

August 25, 2017
You are sometimes naughty and annoy Hudson by saying, "You you you." And when he asks you to stop, you say, "I'm just saying a letter." Nice try.

December 30, 2015
You have a thing with sleeping with your sleeves and your pant legs bunched up. You get mad if they're not. You usually do it yourself too. Quite an unusual preference ...

March 9, 2016
You still insist on having your pant legs bunched up all the way to your knees when you sleep. Does it not cut off your circulation?

February 3, 2017
You woke up from your nap with a little piece of skin hanging off your lips. You really wanted Mommy to remove it, saying, "It's touching my tongue and it's NOT YUMMY!"

June 11, 2017
When you wake up from your nap, it is customary for you to ask for juice. However, if we forgot to put your juice cup in the fridge, you turn it down and prefer to wait until it's colder. Apparently thirst is only worth quenching with a cold drink.

January 30, 2017
You and Hudson pretended to be construction workers, except you were wearing sunglasses and held a dust pan. And you were wearing a dress.

January 22, 2016
You watch the water level of your humidifier and you tell us when it gets low - "Need water in the midi-fier!" Sometimes you even pick up the water jug if it is light enough for you. Sometimes "midi-fier" sounds like "mini-fire" and we get very confused about what you're referring to.

January 26, 2016
You help fill your humidifier. You put the funnel in, you "help" lift/pour the water from the jug, and you reconnect your tubing after. You're also tall enough to silence your pulse ox.

January 22, 2014
You make it crystal clear whether you want to go back to sleep or get up. If it's the first, you immediately shove the pacifier in your mouth and drift right off. If it's the second, you throw the pacifier away when we offer it, and hold your arms way out to be picked up.

April 12, 2016
Daddy reports that you are continuing to use "Aha!" incorrectly ... you give him a hug and say, "Aha!"

June 7, 2016
Somebody taught you to say during your meal - "Last bite and I'm outta here."

January 17, 2017
When Mommy lifted you into your chair, you supplied commentary - "Getting so big" - referring to yourself. Then when we walked past the picture of you in the hospital magazine, you said, "I got a name change!" Not you sweetie, just the hospital (from Kosair Children's to Norton Children's).

February 10, 2017
As Daddy put you down for your nap, he told you that you needed to sleep for a little while. When you woke up from your nap, you announced, "I slept for a little while!"

April 18, 2017
Today when you broke the stick to Colette's little birthday balloon, you happily exclaimed, "Tada! I broke the stick!" Since when were we proud of breaking things?

January 1, 2016
Happy new year! When Mommy came into your room late this evening, you said, "I'm wet." Yes, you were quite wet, so Mommy changed your diaper. As Mommy was putting the new diaper on, you said, "My butt is hiding." You're funny.

May 28, 2017
You started copying Hudson and saying "woah woah" exaggeratedly while pretending to lose your balance. So when you went to lay back down after a drink of juice at 5am, you said, "woah woah" as you laid down. Goof ball.

December 29, 2013
Your outfit today wasn't footed, so you wore socks and you spent some time exploring them. You tried to take them off, sometimes only succeeding in stretching them, but other times getting them off. You also appear to have sucked on them ... the toe was damp ...

January 16, 2014
You think your sock is a toy. You take it off your foot, rub it in your face, pass it back and forth to Daddy, put it on your head, nod it off your head ... how about wearing it on your foot?

January 25, 2015
You are starting a trend of picnicking in your room in the wee hours of the night. It's awfully cute to see you sitting in your sleep sack on your woodland rug munching away. We'll let you do it so long as you have weight gain catch up to do, but not forever!

February 7, 2015
You are still having nightly picnics on the rug in your room around midnight. You prefer a private picnic though - if Daddy hangs around too long, you point at the door and say "go." Then you holler when you need a refill or your next course.

February 26, 2015
Sometimes when you talk to Daddy, you say "me" when you mean "you." During your midnight picnic, you want Daddy to leave, so you lean over to him and say, "Me? Go? Me? Go?" Cute you are.

November 30, 2016
Sometimes when Colette is sad, you offer, "I can try to make her happy" and when you're by her, you say, "Don't worry, I'm here."

December 20, 2016
Colette was sad because Daddy had to set her down so he could go to your room to bring you out, so you told her, "I can hug you when I come out, Colette!"

February 27, 2017
Daddy had you sit next to Colette to try to make her happy. It doesn't always work, but it did today and you exclaimed, "I made her happy!"

November 3, 2015
You say "funny" like "money," so Daddy likes to tell you to say "funny money" so that you say "money money."

December 7, 2014
You have now added "boat!" to your Row, Row, Row Your Boat lyrics - "row row row row boat!" The number of "row"s before you say "boat!" varies each time.

December 10, 2014
When we sing "Wheels on the Bus," you indicate you want to sing the verse "The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink" by blinking your eyes several times really hard.

February 9, 2015
One of the songs you request us to sing at bedtime is "Jesus Loves Me" and you request it by patting your chest and saying, "Me."

March 19, 2015
Mommy: "Do you love Mommy?" 
You: "Yes."
Mommy: "Do you love Daddy?" 
You: "Yes."
Mommy: "Do you love Hudson?"
You: "Yes."
Mommy: "Who else do you love?"
You: "Me."

You also pointed to a baby in a book and said, "Baby. Like babies."




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Autumn Noel Bramsen

3 enero, 2013 – 11 noviembre, 2017

Arch L. Heady and Son - Cralle Funeral Home and Cremation Services

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