It's been forever! I don't know if anyone even checks this neglected blog anymore but I need to keep it updated for journaling purposes. Since I am failing at that too right now! So here it goes.. Dav broke his arm in January. I actually can't believe it hasn't happened long before that. He was playing with cousins on a rhino and he grabbed the steering wheel and cranked it. His arm went through the holes in the steering wheel and broke down by his wrist. I highly debated whether to take him to the doc or not because he was doing push ups on it, throughing a football, and being his usual self. It started to swell a little bit and if he hit it just right, he would scream. Needless to say, we took him and he spent the next three weeks in a cast.
He was SO excited for his camo cast. He could hardly stand waiting to get it until the swelling went down and the burn was cleared up enough for him to have a hard cast.
Because of the rubber, he had quite the little burn on top.
Davin likes to help out with Dawson. I asked him to give him a little snack and I went in to find this. It was a sure way to keep him quite for a few minutes.
Davin loves to climb in Dawson's crib and play. They are quite the little buddies:)
Brennen and I at the Jazz game for Brennen's Birthday. We had a good little getaway for the weekend. We went up to the game and then the Hunting Expo the next day. I'm so thankful for Brennen. He is the best!
Beaver's Easter Egg hunt. Since we live in Beaver, he was in his coat and it was a bit chilly.
On our way to Beaver Dam for Easter, Dav found my lip gloss. Obviously way before I found him.
Easter Egg hunt in Beaver Dam. We love going down to Brennen's aunt Shanda's for the weekend. Good family time and the nice weather..what more do you need??
The Easter Bunny found us. I told Davin I sent the bunny some money to get a bike. He usually NEVER brings big things like this but since he needed one, we went in on it together. His birthday isn't until June and all the kids are starting to ride their bikes. His scooter and trike aren't cutting it anymore. So, we went in on a bike with the Easter Bunny. I'm sure he won't even remember it next year.
Dawson had a rough night so he wasn't so happy-go-lucky Easter morning. Food, especially treats, ususally help him cheer up though. :)
Dawson's first haircut. It was soo overdue. He did NOT love it.
My mom and I went down to visit my Grandma and Grandpa. I'm pretty sure Davin would me more than content living there. He doesn't stay in the house long. He likes to check out the horses, chase rooster, and rake the gravel:)
Dawson's first birthday:( I did a little monkey theme, nothing like I had intended. I ran out of time and decided it wasn't worth going all out when he has not idea what's going on and we didn't have a lot of people here. I had a lady in town make the cookies and his Birthday cupcake. She did awesome and they were delicious as always. The guests had sugar cookies and root beer floats. Dawson had a giant cupcake.
Opening presents. I had to remove all food from sight and lock him in his high chair to get him to pay attention to his presents! Then he decided he liked them.
'Ohhh, this looks good!' He is a food lover! He didn't go crazy and dig in like I thought maybe he would. He took it sprinkle by sprinkle and then he got a little more into it.
Cruisin'
He's walking every where! He had been taking steps and walking a little bit but this last week he finally took off:( And he goes and goes and goes. I wasn't pushing walking too much because I knew from previous experience, Davin, that once they start, they don't slow down!
Yup, he's spoiled.
I am so sad he is one already. He is so much fun and we are so blessed to have him in our family. A few things about Dawson at one:
-He is a good sleeper, if he is in his comfort zone! We went to Beaver Dam and it was rough. He stayed at my brothers a few weeks ago when Dav was in the hospital and he didn't do too well there. However, at our house, he sleeps all night. He even sleeps in his own bed! Which is better than his BIG brother:) I learned from the past... I put him in his crib and he'll go to sleep and sleep all night until I wake him up to go to Grandma's.
-He is a piglet! He only has four teeth, but I never hesitate giving him anything. He can chew anything with those teeth. Examples: carrots, meat, apples, ..anything I tell you. He still eats baby food and likes it. But he definitely gets his fair share of 'real' food. He isn't much of a bottle/milk baby. He is transitioning from formula to whole milk right now.
-Like previously mentioned, he has 4 teeth. Two on the top and two on the bottom.
-He loves his momma! And I love it. Dav wasn't so much of a mommy's boy, he liked his dad. So I'm loving how much Dawson prefers me and follows me around:)
-He loves loves loves his blanket. If there is a blanket laying on the floor, he dives right into it face first. He loves to rub his face in it and then lay down.
-He has had several ear infections. They seem to always accompany teeth. I believe he'll be getting tubes in the near future.
-He had a random fever virus about a month ago with fevers spiking as high as 104.5. YiKes! We had to stay on top of the tylenol/Motrin cycle and that was the only thing that helped.
-He still loves Davin. Dav is getting a little more rough with him the older he gets. The way Dawson yells back and shakes his hand, I think Dav is going to meet his match sooner than later.
-He tries to mimic everything we say and can say quite a few things that we recognize. He says: momma, dadda, dadn(for Davin), mo(more), bye-bye, gampa(grandpa), gama(grandma), RyRy(Rylan), and a few others that are slipping my head. Usually if we say, "Say......" he'll do his best to mimic it.
-He is super loved!
Well, that feels good to get caught up. I seriously need to stay caught up. Thanks for still checking:)
