Dawson 11 Months

         Last week, Dawson turned 11 months old!!!  In one short month, my baby will be a year old.  This year has just flown by.  I can't believe how fast he is growing. 

      Dawson is now walking pretty much all the time.  He was going back and forth between walking and crawling, but in the last few days he has decided he wants to be a big boy and walk now.  It is just the cutest thing to watch.  He gets the biggest smile on his face when he is walking.  He always seems very proud of himself. 

       Dawson continues to grow and learn new things each day.  He continues to explore and loves to get into things.  He gravitates towards all things that he can't play with: the toilet, camera, etc.  I have to keep such a careful eye on him.  He also prefers remotes, phones, keys, etc. to actual toys.  He got so many toys for Christmas so I hope he starts becoming more interested.  Ashlyn is starting to enjoy her brother more and more.  Before he was just too young to be much fun for her.  The older he gets, the more he is able to play with her.  She loves it.  She also loves protecting her brother and keeping him away from anything dangerous. 

       Dawson is still my little champ eater.  He just loves to eat and literally gets a huge grin on his face when he sees his food.  I pray he continues to be a good eater and loves fruits and vegetables.  His favorite foods are bananas, crackers, and cheese. 

      Dawson is now sleeping like a champ.  It took him such a long time to finally get into a good sleep pattern.  I am loving it!  He goes to bed around 8:00 and wakes up around 7:30 a.m.  (This will change when I go back to work).  Sleeping in has never felt so good!  He takes a two hour nap from 10:30-12:30, and then another hour nap from 3:30 to 4:30.  He's on a pretty good schedule and it seems to be working nicely for him. 

         We continue to enjoy our precious little man.  He is just so stinking cute and I literally want to eat him up!  He has a smile that can melt any heart.  He always acts a little shy towards new people, but he still gives them that awesome grin. 

There's that smile

He gets such a kick out of the fact that he is walking.

He still loves the lens cap.