At 9 months, Dalton is 19 lbs (40%) and 29″ (80%), and starting to get around!
This month, Dalton has started to army crawl. He also really loves rubbing his head on things. It’s adorable to see him enjoying the freedom his latest movement developments bring. He really is still a very smiley and happy baby, in general.
In terms of vocalizations, Dalton definitely continues to experiment and progress. It is very interesting though, that he prefers sounds made at the back of the throat, whereas Sonia was all about lip noises at this age. Toward the end of the month, Dalton added his first consonant – ‘d’ – for Dada, of course 🙂
Dalton got in some really fun experiences this month, including his first time in a pool, at our friends’ condo.
He also had his first professional modeling gig, for a friend’s baby blanket company! Befitting his personality, he was the most amazing and charming baby model, tempting me to try to get him representation to do more! 🙂
We are still waiting for Dalton to show any interest at all in feeding himself. We often put food in front of him, and are amazed at how much he will play with food, without EVER taking it to his mouth, whereas every other toy goes straight there. I’m sure he’ll get it at some point, but in the meantime, he still eats whatever we eat, just after being blended and served on a spoon.