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Your baby will be beginning to talk soon! You may have already heard a recognizable word, but now your baby will start to say things voluntarily. Praise your baby and congratulate her for a job well done. Babies like to please adults and if she knows that you are proud, she will be more likely to attempt it again. When you are talking to her, use hand motions to show her what you are talking about. Remember to use clear words so that she can imitate your sounds. When your baby is crying for help or whining for something that she wants, remind her that she can tell you what she wants without crying.

He can crawl up stairs now, so make sure you are using gates at your stairways. He may be able to stand up and take steps at this point. He is able to walk with the support of a sturdy structure or your help. Your baby likes to bang toys together and make noise. If you give your baby blocks, watch him build a tower with them. Your baby probably likes to scribble on paper and likes when she can see you do the same.

Your baby may be scared of things that she was scared of before. This is normal and will probably pass. Your baby is becoming stubborn and begins to test authority at times. This is a part of her becoming independent. She likes to show you her toys, but most likely does not like to share them. Because your baby is beginning to test you and needs more guidance now, it is important to know how to discipline babies. You should prevent a situation that will allow him to do something that you do not like. Do not leave the remote on the table if you don't want him to push a button. Ignore behaviors that are not harmful. If your baby has pulled all of your socks out of the drawer, pick them up and ignore it. Otherwise, it teaches him that he can do things to get your attention. Reward your baby when she is playing well. Don't keep your baby in a playpen or swing all day long. She will not be able to experience the freedom she needs to learn.

Encourage him to use all of his senses every day. Play different types of music for your baby to hear. Introduce your baby to different cultures by playing international music. Allow him to play with toys that have various textures, patterns, colors, sizes and shapes. When you are feeding your baby, give him a variety of flavors try. Your baby can even experience different scents.

Give your baby a large bowl full of dry cereal, noodles,rice, water or other small items. Hand him some measuring spoons or cups and let him dump and scoop the objects. When he learns how to use one item, give him another one to try out. You can also give him old boxes or containers to stack. Other toys that your baby might like are: balls, nesting blocks, books, bath toys, push toys, toys with lights and sounds, musical instruments, dolls and puppets, large trucks and cars, and toy telephones.

Continue to encourage your baby to feed herself by giving her fruits, vegetables, crackers, cereals and cheeses that he can easily eat on his own. Even if your baby is messy when he is eating, praise him for feeding himself. If your baby refuses one type of food today, try it again another day. It can take several tries before a baby will like some foods.

Developmental Milestones 9 Months Old

Physical

• Enjoys walking while holding onto a sturdy object
• Perfects pulling to a standing position
• Can stand with assistance
• Some babies will take small steps on their own

Intellectual

• Your baby loves to play games
• Uses the pincer grasp well
• Drinks from a cup
• Says mama and dada
• Understands no
• Can complete simple commands

Emotional

• Does not like sleep-may skip the morning nap
• Wants to be with you or another familiar face
• Shy around strangers
• Is beginning to understand that you will return when you leave

Age Appropriate Toys

• Toys with faces
• Stuffed animals
• Books
• Balls
• Musical toys
• Stacking toys
• Building toys
• Toys that roll
• Push toys
• Exersaucer
• Jumpers

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DianaWilcox - Wednesday, 1 Feb
Oh man...a spa day sounds great! We have a stomach virus...poor Joey hasn't held down anything today besides some water and Cheerios...he's whining in pain and it's 2am...just holding him...this sucks...it's so sad to see a sick baby! :(

bellablue - Wednesday, 1 Feb
very nice lovely! yay to awesome hubby's! (claps) i hope you have a great time enjoy! i am throwing a super bowl party mostly family there all patriots fans as they live in new england lol but i am a miami fan but they never win haha should be fun!

lovelybaby2 - Wednesday, 1 Feb
OT: but have any of you ladies had a facial b4? Im not sure what to expect since I have never been to a spa b4. Im so excited about this ladies!! Dh is sending me =)So sweet. last night he had to go deal with some dumb people that I have been stuck dealing with for sometime now, and he was a total BA and put them back in their place. Then came home and said he felt bad that I have been dealing with this for so long that he thinks I need to go and have a stress free day. Lol so true and now its book and im excited but like I said im not sure what to expect cuz I've never done anything like this b4. Sorry again for being so OT just super excited =)Yay for awesome DH's!!!!

lovelybaby2 - Wednesday, 1 Feb
lillianshappymommy~~ Our tree started to die right after xmas, I don't think it would have made it to much longer =( Kodyz boo sending Baby dust your way!!!!! bellablue~~ That outfit sounds really cute, im gonna have to find something for Little Man to wear, it was easier doing vday for a little girl soooo many cute dresses and stuff. I just use my normal big stroller when we go running, we have some really nice tracts by us so I haven't had any issues with it, Lol plus DH pushes it most the time anyways. Its beenin the 50's over by me, but im okay with there being no snow right now. Have a great weekend planed thanks to DH, Im going to a spa, and taking my DD to disney on ice!! And a super bowl party!! It should be a great weekend I cant wait. And Little Man will be turning 9months this weekend to!! Where did all the time go??!! But I get to start planning his first birthday party yay!!

bellablue - Wednesday, 1 Feb
morning ladies! What is up with all this weird weather! 60 here in feb wow! i have been going to thetrack outside instead of the gym this is nuts i wanted snow lol! Any one else have the jogging strollers i love it super light and Arianna loves when i go jogging lol. Kodyzboo kj is a cutiepie! - my husband was born only 5pds he was born at 6 months he was the tiniest baby in the hospital he grew up to be taller then kids in school he is 6ft 1 200pds of muscle lol you would never know he was 5pds at birth he is bigger then his two brothers also and they were 8pds and 9 at birth! as long as they are eating and gaining thats what matters

Kodyz boo - Wednesday, 1 Feb
Destiny-my baby boy was only 16lbs 6 oz and 26 and a half at his 9 month and he's only in the 4 percentile for weight and 6 for height but he's always been tiny lol! bella-thats a long time to be together being so young thats cute! and thanks im sure it will happen when its meant to but i cant say we aren't trying lol! and yeah those tests are a waste of money to do every month but i just wanted to know i was ovulating again lol! that outfit sounds really cute :)

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - Tuesday, 31 Jan
Thank you Hannahe. Ill c what his pediatrician says. I want them to document it is they say hes fine cause I dont want WIC calling childrens services on me saying Im not feeding my baby. Ugh.

hannahe - Tuesday, 31 Jan
destiny- talia is only 17lbs and 28in. and the doc said she is in the 50% for height and weight, she is a girl so that makes a difference but not enough to worry about, im sure joshua will be perfectly fine, dont blame yourself, he is FAR from unhealthy weight. i have a friend whose little boy was 16lbs at a year and doc said he was fine, off the scale as far as tiny goes but perfectly healthy

bellablue - Tuesday, 31 Jan
o and i got the cutest valentine outfit lol it says my first valentine my heart belongs to my parents! i liked it cause usually it says mom or dad it had parents its red with red tutu pants it is my husbands birthday on valentines day mine is the 8th and our anniversary is the 17th lol we have been together 13 years next month and im 27 and i love him till this day hes a great hubby and father wow i have a busy week next month

bellablue - Tuesday, 31 Jan
hi ladies! hope all are doing well :)-@kodyzboo it will happen hun soon you will be pregoo those kits drive women nuts lol i dont blame ya to use it once to see what it says since getting back your period fairy dust to you hun!****-lillianshappymommy lol that is so crazy! it must be a aquarious thing haha so funny had me giggle :)!- destiny hope you son has a great appointment see whatthe doctor says and take it from there good luck hun.

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - Tuesday, 31 Jan
He's 9 1/2 months and weighs 17 1/2 lbs and I think she said hes 27 in long.

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - Tuesday, 31 Jan
I have decided Im going to try my hardest to bf. I have stopped with both previously by 3 mo. I was told by WIC today that Joshua is not gaining weight or growing cause I dont give him enough formula. He eats so well that I cut the formula out except first and last meals. He has an appt with the pediatrician next week so we'll c how concerned the doc is. I feel likeIm making my baby unhealthy.What if I've stunted his growth? Damn it.

Kodyz boo - Tuesday, 31 Jan
hannahe-yes i agree ten days is long but it works for the most part it seems? I'm hoping he doesn't get another ear infection. He's teething badly right now and definitely has the yucky runny nose just hope it doesn't turn into something more like last time :( bella and lillians-I love xmas too but i think the longest we kept it was till new years lol! lillians-we are trying to have fun. We took the baby to his first circus in nashville last weekend and he loved it! He just learned how to clap last week so it was perfect timing cuz he was clapping like crazy for all the things he liked...soo cute :) I can't wait to move into our house...they told us it will be ready on the 13th so a couple more weeks of lodging in this tiny room with the baby, two dogs, and me and the hubby lol! I bought an ovulation kit just to see if i was ovulating since i just started getting my period again cuz i nurse and i was getting discouraged because it took almost the full 20 days but finally one of the tests said yes so that gives me hope that my body is ready to attempt pregnancy again lol! Now we just have to continue trying and hope that it happens sooner than later :) I'm not gonna buy any more kits i just wanted to know that i was or not lol!

lillianshappymommy - Monday, 30 Jan
oh and @lovelybaby2 I have a real tree so don't let that stop ya from keeping it up longer. lol ;)

lillianshappymommy - Monday, 30 Jan
@bellablue that's crazy! I think I've only met three people my whole life who has our birthdays! lol Yeah I thought it was weird that her doctor told me thought she was small. Most of the stuff they tell me goes in one ear and out the other. :) and my tree is still up too. Haha. I'm actually taking it down tonight. lol It must be an aquarius thing. ;) @kodyzboo sounds like you guys are busy make sure your having fun throughout it all! @destiny I'm sorry your not feeling to well. If you lived closer I would watch your little one for you for a couple of hours so you could get a nap. Is there anyone that could help?

lovelybaby2 - Monday, 30 Jan
Destiny~~ Im so sorry your still not feeling well dear, I hope it gets better soon and that Joshua, starts to feel better soon!! I found out with both of mine, I couldn't wait and wanted to know what to buy!! But I think the next time around we might not find out since I already have girl and boy stuff, so we are set either way, lol and we already picked out names for the most part. Hope they feel better soon!! Little Man has his two front teeth coming in now, looks so red and swollen in his mouth!! But he's been pretty good about it only gets crabby toward the end of!!?? the day so not bad at all. I cant believe he's gonna be 9months this week!! Where did the time go Bellablue~~ Lol I think if we had a fake tree I might be tempted to keep it up for awhile to !!

bellablue - Sunday, 29 Jan
im so bad finally took my christmas tree down it was so pretty! but had to having a super bowl party with family lol they think im nuts one year i kept it up till feb lol!!

hannahe - Sunday, 29 Jan
kodyz- i just clean out my refridgerator door where all the condiments are kept and i found an old bottle of antibiotics that i didnt finish from a few months ago when my oldest had an ear infection :/ oops!!! i always seem to forget after about a week 10 days is such a long time. but this time 2 of my kids have ear infections so hopefully that will help me remember, its easy to forget one kid is on meds, its harder to forget 2 :P

Kodyz boo - Sunday, 29 Jan
I feel like I haven't been on here forever because the army was moving us from maryland to kentucky/tennessee so now we are in lodging waiting on housing which we should hopefully get in the next week or so. KJ has learned how to clap, is saying momma so much now, and his two upper teeth are coming in so he's been very moody. However he's still sleeping great anywhere from 9-11 hours straight and then I nurse and he sometimes goes back to sleep for another hour or so. rbrencur-sorry you couldn't bf but hope it works out for you next time and i just hope with me getting good amount of spacing with my nursing now that he sleeps so good at night it will help me to get preggo!!! lillians-kj is the same way always two teeth at a time so he's finally getting two upper at the same time and when he was seven months he got his lower. i don't see how 18lbs is tiny. KJ is not even 17lbs that's tiny lol. He was 16lbs 6 oz. destiny-sorry ur not getting much sleep im sure thats not fun being preggo and not getting ne :( and i will def find out the sex with my second and im hoping for a girl so we can have one o each cuz we are done after two! lovely-yes i love that he's a lil guy like him momma too lol! hannahe-my lil guy had a double ear infection a cple weeks ago too :( make sure you do the full ten days of antiobiotics even if its better after a couple because it can return quick :(

bellablue - Sunday, 29 Jan
i would find out to hehe! i cant wait again i didnt with Arianna either would be so curious to see if boy or girl the third time i think i will wait if i have one of each - hope you are feeling better hun have a great sunday!

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - Saturday, 28 Jan
I'm going 2 find out. If its a boy then I have a ton of clothes and if its a girl I need everything new. I might go all out cause this will be our last baby. Get all the matching furniture including strollers and swings. Set up a nursery (as babies they share a room with me) and get it all decked out for the appropriate sex. Probably not though lol. I remember all u ladies talking about nesting and I was way to tired for all that. I am a good supervisor though.

bellablue - Saturday, 28 Jan
destiny are you going to find out the babys sex or you gonna weight and be suprised?

bellablue - Saturday, 28 Jan
lillianshappymommy your birthday is feb8? so is mine how cool aquarious! xxx 18 pds is not small that is good for a baby girl not to big and not to small arianna is 19.6 and 33inch tall! thats weird doctor said that 16pds-20pds is normal as long as she is eating and drinking her milk should be fine.

Destiny*Joshua*BabyOnTheWay - Friday, 27 Jan
Lovely- So tired. Joshua keeps getting colds. I dont know if its this old house we rent or cause I hardly nursed and his immune system is crap. So I dont sleep @ night and cant nap during the day. The ms is better but still queezy and tired. I wish I had waited.

yummum2b - Friday, 27 Jan
Diana- savannah is the same she cnt have no dairy and I only give her organic food, if not her skin jst does red wiv ezhema and blisters

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