Your Baby’s Progress- Month 9 What’s Going on This Month? Your
baby may do any of the following: - crawl or begin to crawl. -
pull himself to a standing position. - wave “bye- bye”. - push
away things he doesn’t want. - cry when away from his mother. -
look at picture books. - begin to finger-feed himself. - pass an
object from one hand to the other. - respond to lots of positive
attention. - Responds to own name and turns head directly toward
interesting sounds. - Shows his likes and dislikes. - Shows
affection to you and his favorite toy. - He loves to explore his
environment, but needs your watchful-eye to keep him safe.
Caring for Your Baby - To protect your baby’s teeth, do not put
him to bed with a bottle or prop it in his mouth. - Always put
your baby in a car seat when you take him in a car. - Watch for
any allergic reactions (vomiting, coughing, wheezing, diarrhea,
stomach pain or skin rashes) to food by feeding your baby only
one new food at a time. Wait a week before starting another. -
If your bab