Seven Months

I'm pretty sure I was JUST writing Dawson's six month post. My little boy is growing so fast. I wish I could just freeze time for just a little bit longer. I treasure each and every second with him. He is such a sweet and loving little boy. He is still a huge Mama's boy and loves to cuddle with his mom. He also loves to be held still. He is definitely most content when he is being held by his mama.

As much as he likes to be held, he is still on the go. The boy is fast when he crawls and can move. We recently had to put up the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs because he was crawling up the stairs. He continues to pull himself up and practices standing. I am waiting for him to start moving around furniture. I know it will be soon because he just has places he needs to go!

Dawson is still a champion eater. There is not one food yet that he hasn't liked. He literally gobbles it all up. He will cry and get mad when it is gone. His favorite is still bananas I think. He also really likes mangoes and pears. I am excited for him to try more and more foods. Unfortunately, I know that just because he eats anything now, doesn't mean he will later. Ashlyn also would eat anything and now she is the pickiest eater in the world. I just hope he continues to make healthy choices. In eating news for me, I am finally able to eat dairy again after 6 months of not eating it!!! It was a pretty big sacrifiace on my part, but I would do it again in a heartbeat if it means my child being able to get the best nutritiion possible. I have slowly brought dairy back in my diet a little bit at a time. I am now able to eat it pretty much withouth abandon. I can't tell you how good cheese and milk on cereal tastes. I truly missed it!!!!

Dawson is FINALLY becoming a decent sleeper. It literally took almost 6 1/2 months and A LOT of sleep training. I think I have pretty much weaned him from his middle of the night feeding. He goes to bed every night at 8:00 p.m. and wakes up between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. to eat. I feed him and then put him back to bed until 6:00 to 6:30 a.m. I can not explain how good it feels to finally eliminate that night feeding and get some longer stretches of sleep. The only complaint I have is on the two nights I when I have to wake up at 5:00 a.m. for work. He often will wake up to eat at 4:00 or so. So, I'm basically waking up at 4:00 a.m. for the day on the those two days. At least it is only two days and I can make up for it on the other days. But, after getting up at 4:00 and teaching all day, I am more than ready for bed that night!

Dawson's favorite activities include playing with his cousin Ella and his sister. Ashlyn loves making him laugh. She also really enjoys teaching him things like songs. Dawson gets a kick out of watching her. Dawson loves playing with his toys and chews on everything. His favorite is his car racetrack. He is such a boy!

Here are some pictures I took of Dawson yesterday when he turned 7 months old.