Dash is 1 !!!

Dash Hurst at a year old!

This little boy is such a joy! He is usually in a good happy mood unless he is hungry or teething.  This year has gone by really fast and I can't believe that we are at the year mark.  I remember holding him for the first time and feeling so happy, but also feeling it hard to believe he was really here, almost like a dream.  I love this baby so much and am so happy he is mine.  In a way, I kinda relate to him being the second child as I was in my own family.  I have to protect him a lot from his older brother, but sometimes he defends himself by going at Jet with his mouth open wide and trying to bite him with the few teeth he has. For the most part he is a good sport, but he can be whiny when brother is playing with him and he just wants to be left alone.  Here are his growth stats! The doctor was surprised to see how his growth came up so much from our last visits.  I switched Dash to formula and I think that helped him with his growth which makes me torn because they say breast is best, but in this case Dash wasn't growing well on just breast milk.  Anyway, he is off the charts with cuteness for sure!

        

               Height: 31 inches  83%tile

               Weight: 21.6 lbs   29%tile

               Head circ: 18.6 in   73%tile

Here are some things we love about Dash:

Has started to walk everywhere, still falls quite a bit, but gets up and keeps trying

Loves his dog Cody. 

Sleeps 10-11 hrs a night and naps twice for at least an hour each nap

can give high fives!

Waves bye bye and claps his hands

loves to blow raspberries

shakes his head 'no'

picky eater, he makes funny faces and spits it out when he doesn't like the food or is full

Whenever someone else has food, he makes a b-line and gets excited to eat it!

Loves drinking milk!

Enjoys headbutting the couch

Can throw a ball

He has two bottom teeth and his two teeth next to the middle teeth have come in on top. The right middle front  tooth is about to poke through any day now!

Loves to ride in the swing at the playground

Likes a pacifier (helpful when he is kinda fussy or being too loud especially in church)

He can be really loud!

Loves to give open mouth kisses

I love Dash's innocence and I hope I never forget what a sweet boy he has been at this age and never forget his little baby face. He is so much fun to have around and I feel so blessed to have him in our family!