April 13th, 20079 month developmental milestones
Matthew is one day shy of 9 months. Holy crap!
Swiped from Stacie:
9th Month Developmental Milestones
90% of babies can…
bear some weight on legs - yes
look for dropped object - yes, and shout indignantly if it is not replaced ASAP OMG MAMA OPPRESSES ME
75% of babies can…
pull up to a standing position from sitting - yes
creep or crawl - yes
get into a sitting position from stomach - yes
object if you try to take a toy away - the tears, man. The TEARS!
stand holding on to someone or something - yes
pick up tiny object with thumb and finger - when he wants to. Other times he doublefists Cheerios with abandon.
say “mama” or “dada” indiscriminately - yes
play peekaboo - loves this game!
50% of babies can…
play patty-cake or wave bye-bye - no
walk holding on to furniture - no, but we have no real space for him to do this yet.
understand “no” - yes, but I think he is trying to play innocent!
25% of babies can…
roll ball back and forth to parent - no
drink from a cup - yes, but not neatly!
pick up tiny object neatly - when he wants to
stand alone momentarily - no
stand alone well - no
say mama or dada discriminately - didn’t I just answer this? yes
say one word other than mama or dada - not yet
respond to one step command with gestures - I’m not sure we’ve ever tried this. Must work on it.
