6 Months

A whole half a year has gone by since D joined our clan and I cannot believe. It's speeding by too fast.  Way too fast.  We sure love this little guy, and we love his fun personality coming out already.  He fits into the family perfectly and we can't imagine our lives without him.  At 6 months, we've had quite a few milestones!

• Shaking his hips. OH my.  This totally cracks us up.  When any music comes on while he's laying on his backs he just smiles and starts lifting his hips off the ground to the beat.  It looks like his body is moving itself independently whether he likes it or not.  So funny.  We all sing little songs just to get those hippies moving!
• Eating! We followed the pediatricians orders and waited patiently to start feeding this little guy.  Everyone was excited for the big rice cereal food reveal, and funny enough I believe everyone fed him a bite too. It was a family affair for sure.
• Books. He loves books, and has make it known that his favorite is The Very Lonely Firefly.  If you try to read another book and that particular one is anywhere nearby he whines and whines and twists around trying to grab it.  He already has his opinions and wants them known!
• At night or nap time when I lay him down I sing him a song, usually I Am a Child of God, or Silent Night, both of which he likes a lot.  After a few verses I just lay him down, snuggle him in a blanket, give him a kiss and voila!  Time to sleep.
• He loves playing with and trying to eat his feet.  What a fun new discovery.
• He is a total wiggle worm.
• First teeth!  After months (four now, I believe) of teething and drooling I am happy to say that the first two pearly whites have popped through.  They came in within a week of each other and are adorable.
• We thought he hated dogs, but actually just hates Brian, our friend's dog.  Phew!  We went to their place and Dawson burst out screaming and crying every time he came into view...even when the dog was outside!  It was crazy.  Poor little guy was really stressed out.  I thought it was a universal dog thing until we cautiously approached some dogs at the car dealership (getting something replaced) we were hanging out at.  He loved them both!  Now we just need to figure out how he and Brian can make amends.
• While taking his 6 month pics, he decided that eating the sticker was a good idea.  Off it came and in the mouth it went.  How does he even know that thing is there?!  While I was snapping away, he also discovered all the fun little ties on the blanket and was simply mesmerized by them.  
• Favorite thing to say: "Ah-boo."  Over and over.  So cute.