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!