Dawson 13 Months

     Last week, Dawson turned 13 months old.  How has another month already gone by???  He is such a delight at this age.  I am remembering how much I loved this age with Ashlyn.  They are still babies, but becoming fiercely independent.  He loves exploring and doing anything that tickles his fancy at that moment.  I just love watching it all. 

       Dawson has gotten very good at climbing on the couch.  He can now do it without any help.  I am not too excited about this recent skill, but there is no stopping him.  The kid loves to climb.  He climbs off and on the couch all day long.  At first I tried to get him to stop, but he was too strong willed and determined for that.  He really is a daredevil.  He likes to stand up on his ride-on toys, and anything else he finds to be "dangerous".  He gets a kick out of it and always gets a huge grin on his face.  I am going to have to  keep a close eye on him. 

      Another thing he really likes doing is pretend that he is cooking.  He is often in the kitchen with me and likes to watch me cook.  At my sister's house, she has a play kitchen in the area where he spends most of his day while there.  Katy said he pretends to cook things all day long.  He loves it when you "taste" his food and gets such a kick out of it.  It is really cute.  My sister joked the other day that she things he will be a rock-climbing chef one day. 

        Along with pretend play, Dawson also loves playing, "Where's Dawson?" His favorite spot is to hide behind the curtains in the dining room.  I say, "Where's Dawson?" and he pops out and laughs so hard.  He will play it over and over.  He has also taken a strong liking to the cat.  Our cat is smart enough to make herself quite hidden most of the time.  When she does come out, he gets so excited and points and says, "Kitty!" My sister's cat is much more tolerable of him and Katy says he just loves petting her and often pulls her tail.  Poor cat!  

     Dawson's other favorite activity at this age is to be read to.  He has two favorite books, a Mickey Mouse book and a spring daisy book.  He brings me those two books at least 20 times a day to read to him.  I am surprised I haven't memorized them yet!  He loves turning the pages for me.  I love that he already seems to have a passion for books!

      That is a small glimpse of what Dawson is like at 13 months.  I am sure next month I will have lots of new things to add.  I swear he does something new everyday!

Dawson at 13 months (Excuse the drool, he was very drooly that day!)

He loves his pot.

He can entertain himself with the funniest things.

He is such a handsome little man!!!