Dawson at 9 Months

     The 9 month birthday is always a hard one for me.  It signifies that your baby has now been living in the outside world for as long as they lived inside your tummy.  I can't believe Dawson is already 9 months.  He is growing at the speed of light it seems.  He is now into EVERYTHING!  I know I have previously said that, but he really is into everything now.  I have to constantly keep an eagle eye on him because he can get to things rather quickly!
      He has mastered crawling and moving by holding onto furniture.  He loves how his mobility has allowed him to explore his world even more.  He loves to inspect anything he finds very carefully.  He is such a good crawler that he had absolutely no desire to walk at this point.  He can move with a real quickness by holding onto furniture, he just has no desire to let go.  I'm definitely okay with him not walking for a bit :)
      I just discovered this morning that he is getting 4 teeth on the top at once!!!  My poor baby!  Dawson has been doing a great job of sleeping a solid 11-12 hours a night.  I was absolutely loving getting some sleep finally.  But, this week he has been waking up again in the middle of the night.  I attributed it to his cold he has, but I think I now know why.  I hope his teeth come in quickly so we can get back to our normal sleep routine again.
      Dawson continues to love his food.  I can honestly say that there has not been one single food that we have put in front of him that he didn't completely devour.  He just loves to eat.  He really likes yogurt and apples the best.  However, he will eat anything.  He is mainly on table food and we are really enjoying seeing his reaction to trying all kinds of new foods. 
       Dawson continues to be a VERY happy and sweet boy.  He is my little cuddler and loves to be held still.  He also loves to play with Ashlyn and Ella.  As I type this, Ella and Dawson are having a blast playing with each other and their toys.  They are so lucky to have each other as playmates.  Ashlyn continues to be a great big sister.  She loves to do silly things to make him laugh.  He is so happy, it doesn't take much to get a smile or a laugh out of him.  I am just having a great time watching him develop and grow.  I cherish each and every second. 
       Here are some pictures I took of him on his 9 month birthday.  Since it was a few days before Halloween, you will notice a theme with his clothing.  He goes to the doctor next week for his 9 month appointment, and I will post stats after. 

I love his face in this picture!!!  He looks too darn cute!

Trying to figure out what his sister is doing.

They love each other so much!

He puts anything he can get his hands on in his mouth. 

So cute!

Still loves to eat those fingers. 

Closely inspecting the leaf he found.