Dallin Newsletter #3 February 12, 2009
Posted by Emily in : Little Man Dallin, My Handsome Husband , trackbackDear Dallin,
You are now seven months old. And WOW, you are one darling little boy. The first four months of your life were quite a challenge. Whatever caused your colic has subsided and you have traded your screams for squeals and your cries for laughter. You are very easy going and calm. Those are two adjectives I never thought I would use to describe you just a few short months ago. We love the real you we’re discovering.
Your increased happiness is directly related to your increased mobility. You rolled over for the first time at two weeks. Yes, you read that right. Two weeks old. At first, I thought it was a fluke, but then you did it again, and again, and again . . . and by three months old, you were rolling over every which way all day long. This should have been an indicator to us that you would be an early m0ver . . .
At four months old, you wasted no time getting up on your hands and knees rocking back and forth in preparation to propel yourself forward into a face-plant. You must have really liked smashing your face into the floor because you did it multiple times a day. From this exercise, you mastered planks and push-ups. By five months old, you were inching your way all over the house, and by six months, you were crawling.
I am your best friend. Really. Dad is a close second, but you know who makes the best food. You love to hold my hand or read my face like you’re reading braille while you nurse. You love nursing so much, up until a few weeks ago, you refused to take a bottle. REFUSED. The thought of it sounds kind of flattering, but it was TOTALLY STRESSFUL. Not being able to leave you with someone for more than three hours was a very stressful thought. Very stressful for you, me, and your dad!
You have the most darling little toes. I like to kiss them, and smell them, and sometimes, I want to eat them.
This is what I know for sure: I gave birth to my husband. Look at you! You are a carbon copy of your dad! You have the same eyebrows, lips, eyes, and hair do. I only know you’re my son because I birthed you. I was there. I remember. 
You are a sensitive little guy. One sneeze from an adult will have you on high alert. You don’t like being startled or scared. It’s not your thing. You are a little bashful, and will bury your head into a familiar shoulder when someone new pays attention to you. You are quite loyal, and your friend motto at this point is: Quality over Quantity. Why would you want more friends than your parents, grandparents, Hannah, and Paris?
We love the little guy you are!
Love,
Mommy
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two weeks and he was rolling over? that is amazing! I think he is truly beautiful…you got such a handsome boy! Im glad he is grown out of the colic- its such a tough time….
so your moving soon- all packed up? I bet your ready to move on to the next adventure huh?
He’s such a cute little guy!
Great pics! Yes, he looks like David, but I think he looks more like Hannah. So cute.