Your baby at 9 months* BabysName———SS~*~*~S*~*S”SCS*CS ge ate Milestones matter! How your baby plays, eams, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about his or her development. Check the milestones your baby has reached by 8 months. Take this with you and talk with your baby's doctor at every ‘woll-child vst about the milestones your baby has reached and what to expect next, What most babies do by this age: Social/Emotional Milestones 1 Is shy ling, or fartularound strangers Shows several acl expressions, tke happy, ad, Looks for objects when dropped out sight angy and spaced (Gets spoon or toy) © Looks when you caller name © Bangs wo tings tgetier | Reacts when you leave ook, aches or ou, ereres) Movement/Physical Development Ses or lags when you play peek-a-boo Milestones Language/Communication Milestones 1 Gets oa siting positon by heel guage/ i 5. Moves things fom one hand to her ater hand Makes ferent souns tke 'mamamam! and 1D Uses angers t-te’ food iowerdeHimeelt ‘babababat 5 Sits witout support 1 Lifts arms up tobe picked up ‘ 1s ume tor developmental screening! ‘8/9 mon, your tay i ue fo general deepen ‘rea, as recommenced fale ye Amercan ‘cada of Peis AS th ocr tou your babys evelopment srening. Other important things to share with the doctor.. 1. What are some tings you and your baby do together? 2. What are somethings your baby ks todo? 5 Is there anythin you baby des or doesnot do ht concas you? Has your bby ls ary sll lee ones ha? ‘5. Does your baby have any special eatcae needs r was habhe bom prenatal? You know your baby best. Dont wat yourbaty snot meating oe or mare milestones has lost sits he or she once had or you have other concems, att ary. Tak wih your baby's doco, share your concems, and rex act caoreieret acecina Wats ancsoer aa anaes +. Ask ora rteralto a specialist who can evaluate your baby moce and 2. Call your state o terior’ ear intervention program to find out if your baby can get services to el. Learn ‘more and find he number at ede-gowFInd For more on how to help your baby, vit ede. goulConcerned. Don’t wait. Acting early can make areal difference! “ieee American Acdeny ma PediYour next steps 1 Share this checklist & hoop tracking milestones! Take this checks 10 your en's next checeup and be sure to share I wih the doctor 26 wel as ters wh Care for your child. Keep tecking by downloading COC's FREE Milestone Tracker app tind olin checklists at wor cde gowMlestones 12 Support your chils's development with these tips and many more from ‘worm cde govimllestones or'on CDC's Milestone Tracker app = Find out abot choking rks and safe foods o feed your baby. Let him pace feeding hist. ‘this tngrs and using a cup wih a smal amaunt of water. St next to your baby and eno ‘reatime together Expect pls. Leming s mesy ad ut * Ask or bhaviors that you want. For example, instead of yng “dot stand” say “ime to st” = Help your baby get use to fod wih ferent ates and textes. Foods can be saath, mashed, rely chopped, Your baby might not ke every fod on he ret. Ge era chance oy food van end aga = Play with your baby by dumping blocks from contr and puting them back in ogee If your child is missing milestones or you have other concerns: 1D Call your child's doctor. Schedule a folow-up vst with your cies doctor as soon as possible. ‘all the doctor you want to alk about your cis development. Take tis checklst with you and ask {or developmental sorening Call for services to help. Call nd sy “Ihave concerns about my chi’ development and would tke to have my child evaluated 1 find out heishe is elaible for services to help” You don't need doctor's refeal to call this program. Don’t wait. Acting early can make a real difference! Note to Dr. "= WiC (the Special Supplemental Nutiton Program fr Women, Infants, and Chitren) encourages families to ak wih you about their hls development This checklist reflects milestones MOST children (at least 75%) would be expected to meet by his age. «= Missing milestones can be an indication to administer a developmental screening, The American ‘Academy of Pediat (AAP) recommends developmental screening btwoon recommended screening ‘ages if concerns arise; this chocklst is nota subetiuto fra standardized, validated scroening tol. * If developmental sereening shows concems or yu or the parent ill have concems, refer to your states! ‘arly intervention program and, athe ame time, for further developmental and medical evaluation. ' For FREE resources to support developmental suvllance, vst ede.gow/ActEarlyiHealthcare ; www.ede.gov/ActEarly gaz \ 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) on cs ee ae as