9-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect

Welcome to the ninth month! Just when you thought your baby couldn't get any busier, more active, and more interested in everything, she does.

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Welcome to the ninth month! And just when you thought your baby couldn't get any busier, more active, and more interested in everything, she does.
Into everything, too. And as much as you adore your baby explorer, you're probably wondering how you'll ever keep up with her escapades, especially as she starts to pick up steam in the locomotion department.
Watch as your baby spots a toy clear across the room. A month or two ago, he'd contemplate the toy for a moment, then completely forget he'd seen it, distracted by something bright and shiny within his reach. Now, with cognition and memory growing, his eye stays on the prize, while his mind devises a plan to retrieve it, one way or another.
He's a man on a mission. If he's mobile, he'll crawl, scoot, or slide to reach his goal. If he isn't, he'll wisely look to you for an assist, letting you know what he wants any way he can: pointing, gesturing, grunting, using facial expressions, or some other form of creative communication to engage your attention, so he can score the toy. Happily, as determined as he can be, your little one is still a relative cinch to distract, a plus if the object of his desires is something he shouldn't have.
What's that on the coffee table? Chances are good your baby will now be able to find out by pulling up. Half of all babies this month will be able to pull up from a sitting position onto two feet, making reaching things that once safely out of reach a piece of cake! Or a cup of hot coffee, or a bowl of nuts, so watch out.
Some babies will even be cruising, essentially walking while holding on to furniture, which allows them to move quickly from chair to couch to table to bookcase. To make sure your little one's not cruising for a bruising, or pulling down what he pulls up on, make sure all furniture is sturdy, well cushioned, and bracketed to the wall. Letter of the month? V for vigilance.
Also this month, your baby's a two-fisted player; she's able to hold a toy in each hand, bang them together, and of course, bring both to her mouth at the same time. She's becoming a master manipulator too, able to finesse more sophisticated small motor skills, like stacking rings, though probably not in the correct order. or fitting a smaller-sized cup into a larger one.
And speaking of small, even tiny objects, a mint, a bottle cap, a sibling's tiny Lego can't escape his reach anymore, posing an escalating choking risk. That's because the pincer grasp, the ability to coordinate thumb and index to pluck up just about anything and deliver it neatly into his mouth, has developed, or soon will.
So mom and dad beware! You'll need to do a safety sweep of any room he's in to screen for chokable items, but also cheer. This new skill puts new finger foods at his fingertips, including oat circles or yogurt puffs, small pasta shapes, smashed cooked beans and peas.
It will also mean you may be making strange news discoveries in his diaper. Since what goes in often doesn't get thoroughly chewed, it can come out pretty much unchanged, so baby's poop may be dotted with corn kernels or studded with blueberries. Here's to an adventure-filled ninth month!

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9 month old boys standing on chairs and pulling on people clothes to stand up.. May Allah bless all your children and family blessings upon blessings & health and wealth. Ameen🙏🏽🙏🏽

[lifeoflivv]

My little babe just turned 9 months so excited to see all the new things he do 😊

[ronaldreagan]

My daughter reached 9 months last week. On that day she started crawling forward full speed and standing by the side of the chair. It was amazing.

[brandonandrade]

My son is 9 month and he can wavy bye bye. He can stand and almost to walk :)!!! He doesn’t roll anymore which I miss so much 😭 he can’t crawl at all yet but we’re getting there!! So bless for my beautiful son❤️

[canye]

So nice to see everybody's baby growing so good and fast! My baby started to sit at 6 months, crawling 7 months and trying to stand up at 8 months. She's now 8, 5 months almost 9 months and wants to stand up all the time and doesn't want to sit down anymore hehe

[sierrabellz]

When she said cruising for a bruising? That made me laugh all night, not you using it in that context. This is so accurate tho

[treynaealleyne]

My little 9 mos old just started walking!

[yunge]

Crazy cause my son started walking at 8 months lol I’m like where did you come from lol

[cravenmoorehead]

This was the month that my baby rolled off the bed while we both napped!! Watch them ! They literally will slip through the cracks without hesitation!!!

[rkmari]

My 9 month old tomorrow baby just graduated from military to actual crawling last week and is already interested in what's on the countertops/tables, refrigerators, and kitchen cabinets 😬 she'll be the middle child and is already living up to the expectations 😂

[NesiasVertex]

My daughter has turned 9 months today. She has been crawling and standing without help for a few months now. She can now take about 3 to 4 steps until she wobbles and falls. I’m hoping she’ll be able to walk continuously by my husbands birthday which is in two months.

[emineslifes]

My 8 month old baby is rocking backwards and forwards while sitting she’s already crawling

[jjohnson]

My 9 mo old just learned how to roll over and sit up on his own, thanks to PT. He was early so he's developmentally behind. I can't believe yall 9 mo old are standing, crawling and almost walking!

[JennyBunny]

Mines 9 next week. And it's true when they say kids grow up quick. He never stops all day and is army crawling across the floor. Changing his nappy at times is very frustrating!.

[TheRealDanTheManYT]

He's been trying to figure out crawling throughout all of month 8. Just winds up getting stick with his butt in the air. He *mastered* the downward dog, but he just can't turn that into crawling. Hoping this month brings on the improvement he's looking for. He's so frustrated :(

[hatsuharu]

Yeah our son doesn’t do most of these things :( it makes me worried

[RifleEyez]

My little girl (9 months yesterday) can't crawl yet and seems quite far off pulling herself up on things. She can sit unaided fine and get from sitting to tummy, can roll and crawl in a fashion (like thrusting herself forward) to reach where she wants to go. But she's been clapping for like 2+ months, can bounce crazy in her bouncer, speaking ''mama'' ''dada'' ''cat" (well, AT when she sees it) ''hiya'' (and waving) ''uh oh'' (when she drops something off her high chair) since 6/7 months

[tireboi]

truth is i watch these videos to know what's possibly going on with my daughter that is being kept away by her mother. I'm missing out on all this

[jadabrown]

Omg my baby is 7 months and every time he sits up he falls and he doesn't like tummy time any tips he rolls from back to tummy

[KrisVie]

me and my wife super agree with this video hahaha