Hair Cut

Dashiel's hair kept getting longer and longer but I was so nervous to cut it. I have no experience cutting todder's hair. And for heaven's sake, he doesn't want to sit still long enough for me to change his diaper let alone his hair. I had tried to trim it in little bits, but he still had bangs and it was far from being finished. So on Saturday while I was gone to a baby shower. Trevor grabbed the boy and pinned him down--no, wait, he didn't do that. All he had to do was give Dashiel an empty water bottle to play with and he cut Dashiel's hair with his beard trimmer. It looks so great!

By the way, did I mention it is getting harder and harder to get good pictures of the boy? As soon as he sees me with the camera he wants it. Nothing anyone can relate to, I'm sure! =)

Okay, so I've been getting some flack about not posting in a long, long time. Let me explain. I tried to get creative with my blog and just plain got frustrated! So now I've got a generic background until I figure out what I want so I can meanwhile keep in touch with the world--so to speak.

So it has been almost a year since I last posted and so very much has happened. First of all, we recently celebrated Dashiel's first birthday! Holy cow it has been a year! We had a lot of fun and he really enjoyed his cake experience--or should I say sugar rush. He was so hyper after all that sugar. He kept darting back and forth and laughing, and then when bedtime came he crashed.

Dashiel is also walking. He has been taking steps on his own for about a month now. Often Trevor and I would try to help him by holding his hands but he is a stubborn little boy and only wanted to do it when it was his idea. After weeks of just taking a few steps here and there but rather defaulting to crawling, something suddenly clicked 10 days ago and he has now switched to preferring the upright position. He is such a character.

Well, can't spill all the news right away or I will bore everyone. More later! Enjoy pics!

New pictures of Dashiel

On Saturday Dashiel had a little portrait session. Trevor's cousin Brittney is a great photographer and she came over with all of her equipment and took some adorable pictures.

Learning New Things Everyday

I am learning what it means to be a mom, and it is definitely an adventure. I have learned that I need to plan at least a half hour more to get ready to go anywhere--or I should just plan to be late. I have learned that my house doesn't get cleaned as quickly as I would like it to because I am constantly pulled away from my task--though it is a welcome face that pulls me away. I have learned it is okay if it takes me three hours to fold one basket of laundry--it will still be there when I get back. I have learned that I can be very talented with just one hand--I can cook, clean, type, and even sort of iron a shirt. These are things I have learned in just three weeks. Just think what more I have to learn! And it is all worth it!

Sleepy pictures

This little boy is changing everyday! These pictures are at two weeks of age. Trevor had just finished changing his diaper and was trying to put Dashiel to sleep. After a rough night and only getting about 2 hours of sleep, he ended up putting both of them too sleep. They looked so adorable, I couldn't resist sneaking a few pictures.

Baby Dashiel is here!

Dashiel Knight Johnson was born Sunday, May 31 at 7:35 am. At the time of his birth he was 7 lbs 8 oz and 21 inches long. We were very blessed to have the opportunity to have our precious little boy born at home with the assistance of a midwife. It was such an amazing experience. Our midwife, Mary, was an incredible coach and took such good care of us. I was able to have a completely natural child birth. After one hour of pushing, with my husband at my side the whole time, our son was placed on my abdomen. Our son looked up at me and I knew we would name him Dashiel Knight. I pulled Dashiel to my chest and held him close. Suddenly, in one moment, the nine months of carrying him all came to a close as we got to experience the joy of that moment. We are so happy to have our little boy and we love seeing his personality shine in just the few days since he was born.