On Thursday, May 14 Dawson turned six!! These last six years may have flown by, but they have been filled with more joy for our blonde haired, blue eyed, 7 pound 13 ounce baby boy than we could have ever imagined! After Dawson was born I remember that I would just sit and look at him in disbelief that he was our's...although there was no denying it because he has always looked so much like his Daddy! :) We have loved ever minute of these first six years with our precious Dawson Andrew!
At six Dawson seems like such a big kid to me all the sudden! He can do so many things, and he is becoming more and more independent. Dawson was VERY excited to turn six. The week after his birthday he came home from Kindergarten Readiness one afternoon and said, "Did you know that some kids in my class are ONLY FIVE?! They're still just five." He had been six for 4 days! I reminded him that he was "only five" a few days ago. I think being six and being one of the older ones in his readiness class has made him feel big and special because he's mentioned this a couple of times! I have already posted Dawson's 6 year old interview with Dawson's opinions, likes, etc., so this update will just provide a little more details on what our blue eyed boy is like at 6!
Dawson still wants to be a farmer when he grows up, and his description of his farm gets more and more specific-he tells us what each person's jobs will be, what plants he will grow, what animals he will have, what tractors he will have, and much more! He talks about this to the point that Carter will say things like, "One day when I go to live on Dawson's farm, I want to ride his Gator!" Dawson may look like his Daddy, but he's quiet the little planner like his Mommy!
Reading...Dawson still really enjoys his books. We have continued reading chapter books to him which he really enjoys. We have also worked on reading several beginning readers, and he's picked up several sight words along the way too!
School...This year Dawson went to a 3 day a week preschool where he was in the Kindergarten Readiness program. He went 9-1 each of the three days. He had a good school year, and only missed one day (and that was back in the fall when we went to Asheville to visit friends and let him skip!). He LOVES to talk about his school friends-most commonly mentioned are Carson, Evan, and Rowen. He's so funny, he will sometimes be talking about Evan and call him Ev-like he's given him a little nickname like boys do. They're really sweet friends. Dawson's teachers this year were Mrs. Cherry and Mrs. Wilson. His FAVORITE part of school was getting to go to art class every day! Although Dawson did just fine with going from 2 mornings a week to 3 mornings a week from last year to this year, it felt like WAY too much! We missed him so much at home, and usually by Thursday morning he was content to stay home and play after three days in a row at school. I know, I know, next year will be a whole new ballgame with him going 5 days a week, but we are just not even thinking about that right now!!
Sports...This past year Dawson has played three sports. He played fall soccer for the second time. Then he played Upward Basketball at our church for the firs time. Dawson had two good friends on his team-Carson and Bailey. AND John was one of the two coaches. Dawson absolutely loved basketball, and I loved watching him play! And now we are mid-season with his second year of baseball. He is playing Outward TeeBall, and John is helping to coach his team. The coach pitches three then they hit off the tee, so it's a little bit of both. He's doing great, and his favorite part of the sport is sliding into base!
Family Life...Dawson continues to be a good big brother to Carter and Nora Kate. As I mentioned, I think he's really feeling a lot older here lately because I catch him lecturing Carter or Nora Kate saying things like, "I know you're only three, Carter, but you just can't ___." Usually Dawson is right, that Carter (or Nora Kate) shouldn't be doing whatever it is, but still! Dawson's favorite person is his Daddy! If given the choice to be with me or John, I know he would pick John every time. John can be going on the most boring errand, and yet Dawson will still ask to tag along. Dawson and Carter still share a bedroom, and they both still love it so I don't foresee us changing this anytime soon. I think it's good for both of them.
Sleep...Dawson wakes up every morning at 7:30 and goes to be around 8 each night. He naps 4 days a week for about an hour. He gets to skip nap on Saturday and have extra time with John. He also skips Tuesdays and Thursdays and he and I do "school" at the kitchen table while the little ones nap.
A few more little things I want to remember about our sweet Dawson at age 6:
-Dawson still sleeps with Panda that he's always slept with, but here lately he hasn't been caring about it as much.
-Dawson has really gotten into playing little legos here lately!
-Anything Dawson can do or play outside is his favorite! In his 4 year update I wrote, "If he had his way, we would spend every waking moment outdoors" and this is still true!
-Dawson loves to help me in the kitchen.
-Dawson is SO talkative. He talks ALL THE TIME...so does Carter.
-Dawson is compassionate, talkative, kind, smart, occasionally mischievous, and loving.
I waited and waited to post this update so I could include Dawson's official stats from his checkup which wasn't until June. Dawson did amazing at his check up. He was such a trooper having to get THREE shots AND a finger stick. He did great on the hearing and vision tests and answering all the questions from the doctor and nurse. Dawson is in the 90th percentile for height and the 70th percentile for weight. Dr. Booher said this was perfect! He weighs 50 pounds and is 47 1/2 inches tall.
So here's our big six year old!
Dawson is SIX
Dawson is SIX
When Dawson was three I started teaching him to make his bed. There were days it drove me crazy because he made it with so many lumps and the covers turned crooked, but I was DETERMINED not to go behind him and fix it. I knew that if I did this he would think he hadn't done a good job. I know I've blogged about him making his bed in probably his 3 and 4 year old updates and said it wasn't perfect but I was still proud of him for learning. Well, here's the awesome thing--now it usually always IS perfect or pretty close to perfect! I snapped this picture one day after he had made his bed just like normal--on his own, without help. I wouldn't change a thing! So proud of this boy!
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