Month 9 in Your Baby’s Life: Development at 36 Weeks
In the 9th month, his environment becomes more and more accessible to your baby and he now understands what it means when you say “no”. The greatest progress is now being made by his motor skills and communication with the environment. Learn more about the milestones of baby development in the 9th month here.
Month 9: Milestones in baby development at 36 weeks
Movement: Your baby can seal pretty well in the 9th month. Most of the time it still moves backwards, but some babies have already learned to move forward with this method. Some babies can also crawl easily in the 9th month. And when you consider that some babies are already trying to get up on their own by the 9th month, you suddenly realize that your baby is not far from his first steps.
At 36 weeks, your baby can sit alone and longer and longer, even without support for his back. In the sitting position, your baby can now reach for nearby objects. Your little one now also perfects the tweezers and pliers grip, which means, among other things, that the baby can also push smaller parts into the mouth. So you should now attach particular importance to the fact that there are no objects near your baby where it can choke.
The prone position is the position in which your baby is most active. It also serves as a starting point for taking other positions, such as the crawling or sitting position. Your baby prefers to rest on his back. You’ll also probably notice that his movements become safer, more coordinated, and more harmonious at the age of 36 weeks.
Senses: Sensory development in the 9th month is all about perfecting it. The baby is currently working diligently on the further development of the sense of balance and sensory coordination. A very characteristic behavior for your baby in the 9th month is the throwing away of all objects that fall into his hands. This can sometimes tempt you to lose your composure. But always remember that patience for your baby’s “litters” will certainly pay off, because this behavior is a natural element of baby development. Thanks to these exercises, your baby’s arm and hand movements become more accurate and coordinated.
Communication: Your baby clearly makes the greatest developmental progress in the area of communication. It is nothing new that your baby repeats certain syllables over and over again and thus combines them into sound chains. But the special thing is that the syllables are now deliberately chosen by your baby and do not just come over the lips by chance. The “words” are now also based on the baby’s mother tongue. This means that your baby mainly pronounces the syllables that are more common in the language of the parents. This is also further proof that word comprehension and language development are progressing. Your baby is now slowly understanding what is meant when you say “no” and more and more often your baby listens to it. You can now also more and more effectively support the development of speech in your baby, because he listens to you carefully in the 9th month and pays close attention to your mouth movement in order to imitate the sounds. This can also be a nice basis for playing together. It is important that you repeat certain, already known sounds with your baby over and over again. So your baby will not be discouraged so quickly and always has a sense of achievement. His unreserved interest now arouses everything that rolls. No matter if the baby got it moving itself or not. It’s just nice to see how different things change their situation.
One of the most popular activities in the 9th month is to get out various things, for example from a package or box. Simply to explore the content or unravel the mystery of the hidden. The baby now also likes to “borrow gifts”, which means that he voluntarily gives you a toy just to retrieve it from you right away. This can now also be a nice suggestion and basis for a joint game.
Month 9: Tips for the 36-week-old baby
Preparations for the first birthday
You still have a little time until your baby celebrates his first birthday. But it might already make sense to think about how you want to make the special day. Will it be a big celebration or just a small one in the circle of the family? At home or away? Here you will find tips for preparation and find out what you should consider when planning achildren’s birthday party.
Crawl
Your baby can move quite well on its own in the 9th month. Crawling is also an important intermediate step on the way to running. We give youtips on how you can best support your baby in crawling.
Nursery rhyme
Whether you are particularly musically gifted or not, your baby loves it when you sing to him. There are many opportunities to teach your baby children’s songs. This can be a nice lullaby or a game element. If you find that your repertoire is a bit too small or one-sided, you can check out ourspecial children’s songs. Here you will find beautiful song suggestions that you can use not only in the baby time.