9 Months

Happy 3/4ths of a year, Baby!

I can't believe Colton is already 9 months, as of June 2nd. This past month he has developed like crazy.

Weight: 20.4 pounds - 64%

Height: 29 inches - 77%

Head: 18.6 inches - 96%

• Colton has been crawling for about a month and a half and now he is a fearless crawler. He has grown more confident- he crawls very quickly and over anything and anyone that gets in his way. 
• He is a master at pulling himself up on anything he can find. He'll often even hold on with just one hand while standing! 
• Colton has started cruising- standing and walking along the furniture. 
• He loves to babble. Colton has yet to say his first word, but he "talks" all day long. He has set a lot of syllables, including "dada" BUT I say it doesn't count as his first word, because he isn't doing it on purpose, and he doesn't know what it means. 
• Colton can now grab food and put it in his mouth. He has been able to grab his pacifier and put it in his mouth for several months, but it was a lot harder for him to learn this with food. He is finally catching on. In fact, he now loves to shove food in his mouth, then demand more! 
• This kid still loves his food. He is now eating mostly what we eat for meals, plus some baby food I make for him. 
• He can officially climb all the way up the stairs now. We need more baby gates! 
• Colton gained less than a pound since his 6 month check-up. He's still a big boy, but he's no longer in the very high percentiles for his age. 

Colton is such a joy- we love him so much! He is the most active baby I've ever seen- he is always crawling or climbing to get somewhere. He pulls himself up so much, that I feel like he is standing more than sitting these days. Much of my day is spent chasing him around!

Our little cutie at 9 months!

We didn't get quite as many photos this month, due to Colton's craziness. This boy does NOT like to sit still. Most of our pictures turned out like this...