9 Months Old!

My sweet baby is now 9 months old. That's only three months until I have  one year old, growing up fast, wow. Dash is such a joy. He is pretty easy going although there are times when I don't know what he wants and is fussy.  He smiles easily and is becoming more and more social with new people.  He has the cutest giggle and squeal.  He knows how to get the dog howling by yelling, just like Jet did when he was that age.  We went to the doctor last week and checked up on his growth.  He has had a hard time gaining weight, not sure exactly why.  The past couple months I have tried hard to put fat in anything and everything he eats. I put peanut butter on his cereal puffs, soak pancakes in butter, put olive oil on his spaghetti dinners.  Things like these have helped him put on the weight although he could be chunkier in my opinion. I love watching him learn about the world around him and do new things.  Here are his latest updates:

Height 28.75 inches 65%tile
Weight 17.38 lbs 7th %tile
Head 17.65 inches 64%tile

Does army crawl all over the house
Just started clapping yesterday
Loves to yell and gets Jet and Cody to join in
Eats solid foods pretty well (some things he doesn't like, but is mostly excited about food)
When he gets excited he kicks his legs
Dances
Loves the dog and his brother
Loves his mommy
Sleeps from 9:30 to 6 am, eats then usually goes back to bed till 9am
Takes 2 naps a day usually an hour or two
Is a light sleeper
Babbles
Loves to be chased
Loves to sit on top of futon and 'jump' off
Loves to eat hair he finds on the ground
Likes to be picked up by the back of his shirt
In the process of being weaned to formula (is the most distracted inefficient at nursing)
No teeth

Love him!

When Grandma Came to Town

The past 3 weeks, my mom has been here and not only did we have a blast, she was a great help with the boys and housework.  I don't think I did any dishes or laundry the entire time she was here, wow!
She had so much fun with her grandboys.  She got Jet started potty training and so far so good. Jet was always jumping on Grandma and after three weeks of it I am sure she was ready for a break. A week after she came, my brother Aaron came too.  Jet especially loved Aaron because he could throw him around and play with him.  He is a good uncle.  Some of the things we did: visited City Creek Center and Temple Square, toured Welfare Square, went to Lagoon, saw fireworks show, went to a demolition derby, visited Antelope Island (swam in Great Salt Lake), and many other fun things.
Jet loved Lagoon  and still talks about it.  I was surprised at how many rides he could go on at his age.  He especially loved the bumper cars. He loved the fireworks this year, last year he cried and hid under a blanket the whole time.
It was fun swimming in the Great Salt Lake, you really do float easily.  The water is soooooo salty, and unbelievably clear. Nothing lives in the water there so it really isn't too dirty. When you get out of the water you dry really fast and you have a coat of salt on your body that glistens. Check that off the bucket list!
We are so glad Grandma came to visit and all the fun we had.  We will see her in October when the boys have their birthdays!