Baby Development: 9 Month Old

• May use rolling over to move around room
• May raise a lower buttocks while lying on back to move about
• Grasps, manipulates and bangs objects
• Likes to say "ma, mu, da, di"
• May associate pictur of baby with himself and make appropriate sounds
• Wants to be included in social activity

• Pushes up on hands and knees, rocks back and forth
• Holds two objects at same time, one in each hand
• uses fingers to grasp objects
• Understands that objects dont diapear when hidden
• Imitates sounds and series of sounds
• Is learning the meaning of no by tone of voice used

• May crawl, with tummy off floor, rather than creep
• May bang objects together
• transfers objects from hand to hand
• feeds herself crackers or small peices of food
• tastes everthing
• Vocalizes several sounds in one breath
• begins to learn implication of own actions
• Resists doing something undesirable
• Is attached to parents
• May be wary of strangers

• Crawls forward or backwards
• Claps and waves hands
• Can hold and manipulate one object while watching another
• May say "mama" or "dada" as names
• Enjoys games such as "so big" or "catch me"
• Shouts for attention
• Pats, smiles and tries to kiss mirror image

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