9 Months

He should now be able to sit steadily and will right himself when you try and push him on the sides. He can stand holding onto something if placed appropriately. He now exhibits forward parachute reflex; if you place him frontal body down, his hands reach out automatically for the approaching surface. He reaches out for small objects like raisins using a crude pincer grasp. He points with his index finger and understands "no" and "bye bye". His first word is "dada" to the mother's chagrin but this is because it is an easy word to say, he will start saying "mama" shortly after. He will have a 2 syllable babble.