07-15-09 Autumn's Fears

Well we have discovered since the July 4th reunion that Autumn is going through a stage of fear and stranger fear. I read all up on it yesterday due to her exhibiting signs of fear for loud noises, familiar toys, and our horse and dog barks, etc. She just happens to be at that age when she is discovering there is a great big scary world around her now that she can see and hear very well and has become a separate little person. According to the articles this can last until she is 6 mos. and then may return when she is two years old, so we will have to see how long this scary phase lasts for her as she turns 4 mos. on the 24th of this month.