7 Months Old

We are blown away by the fact that our little boy is already more than a half year old. Dawson is a gift that we give thanks for every night. We have a nightly ritual of praying together as a family before we put him in bed.

Something that I don't want to forget is how we both call him, "Bugga Bugga." Depending on the moment, it is "Ugga Bugga Boo", "Daddy's Little Bugga Bugga", "Bugga Boo", or sometimes even "Bugga Bear". I'm sure Dawson will tell us when he is big enough that he prefers that people don't know that we do this. :)

At seven months...
Dawson enjoys
-standing up with help much more than sitting
-rolling around the room to get things that he wants
-mimicking our sounds and noises. His favorite to mimick is, "Hi!" and we think he was trying to be Yogi Bear a couple of weeks ago saying, "Hey Booboo!"
-making raspberry noises while spitting lots of drool all over whomever is holding him
-staring at the green numbers on the digital clock in our bedroom. He is obsessed with that clock!
-eating sweet peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, winter squash, applesauce, and is not too sure about bananas. He makes the funniest faces with the bananas like they are sour to him.
-playing peek-a-boo and laughing at Mommy when she jumps out.
-smiling every morning when he wakes up. He has done this for at least 5 months.
-discovering everything around him. He is very inquisitive and likes to study things with his eyes before sticking it in his mouth.

His hair is getting long. Long enough to curl when he gets out of the bath and to have a faughawk with a little help from Mom.

He gets compliments from everyone saying how handsome he is and he smiles whenever anyone says it.

He is long enough to fit well in his 6-12 month outfits. Mommy planned ahead and got good deals on his clothes, but he will outgrow them very soon. We're going to have to get bigger sizes!