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Gift ideas 🎁: 9-month-old Baby Boy Favorites | Books & Toys 🧸 📕 🐣
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items My baby boy really started playing and getting interested in reading around the nine month mark so these are the top recommendations from that time.
You may see some duplicates from my other lists - he changes a lot from month-to-month, but he’s st...
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Big fan of this baby ring stacker. It’s another one of those things that Miss Rachel uses in her early videos, so again excellent for continuity. This was also a really great challenge with my son was starting to develop his motor skills. He was SO p...
Sassy Stacks of Circles Stacking Ring Toy
Gotta love a good Montessori toy. This came after the egg cup. My son really loved this once he figured it out, but he preferred the felt ball over the loud wood one. Really great for his fine motor skills.
Adena Montessori Wooden Toy 3 Balls Sorting
Those little chubby fingers were a big fan of grabbing these cars! He has since figured out how to play with Hot Wheels - seriously, dad showed him how to drop them down a gravity ramp. And it started with these. So fun and good for motor skills.
Bright Starts Oball Easy Grasp Rattle & Roll Toy
I thought the rattle blueberries were gonna be a hit, but it was the strawberry tambourine! My son was obsessed with this. It also was safe for him to chew on, which was a huge plus while he was teething.
Skip Hop Farmstand Musical Toy Berry Band
Someone else recommended this to me and I thought it was dumb at first…BUT! He was so proud when he finally figured it out. Huge from a developmental standpoint.
JE JOUE Montessori Wooden Egg with Cup Toy
Easy to blow up and even easier for baby to grab and grip. Fun for learning to play ball with!
Bedwina Knobby Balls 7 Inch Sensory (6 Pack)
So cute to play with in or outside of the bath! I’ve seen them at target
Bath Playset - The Grinch - Infantino
Ms. Rachel uses this in a baby learning video, it was nice to reenact in person and reinforce the color/animal/item identification. The varying textures is a nice touch. And now my baby loves to reach in and hand me the surprise pieces himself! We’ve...
What's Inside? Soft Feely Box
I find this play mat to be beautiful without being overstimulating. You don’t have to worry about putting the pieces together and having it look messy since it’s a terrazzo look.
It’s on the expensive side but well worth it - I even used a strip un...
Terrazzo Non-Toxic Large Puzzle Playmat
This lovey is so soft. The head is stuffed but the body is thin so it packs & travels well. The tags are good for small babies and toddlers alike for the sensory input.
Taggies Molasses Sloth Lovey – 11"
Books 📚
One of his FAVORITE books. I wonder why? 🤔 we have photos of all of his immediate family members - people he loves and recognizes - and he is just so obsessed. He reached for it all the time. It’s great that it’s soft and there are a good amount of ...
Baby's My First Family Album 4x6 Soft Cloth
So many flaps, so little time. He chose to read this every night for almost 3 months
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
The felt is so easy to grab for younger babies! This is the book that got him interested in reading.
Where's the Ladybug? Interactive Sensory Book
This one seems more boy appropriate, but honestly, animals are gender neutral all around imo. Up to you! This one is just as good as the ladybug book.
Where's the Giraffe? Interactive Sensory Book
There are no flaps but the sensory exploration is a big win. Plus, he likes to kiss the babies with the big smiles lol. Seems healthy!
See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book
My son was excited by these after he mastered the flap books. It took several months for him to be able to move the pieces, but he lived the interaction of it the whole time!
Peekaboo Books
We all know and love it. My son is intrigued by the counts of fruits. We read this so many times that now at 15 months he pushes it away - he’s sick of it! But it grabbed his attention in those early months.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Sleep 😴
My baby is big on fuzzy blankets - so I finally got him these fleece sacks. Game changer. He rubs them to self-soothe back to sleep in the middle of the night.
Yoofoss Fleece Baby Sleep Sack 2 Pack 1.5 Tog
West-facing windows mean his nursery is hot and bright in the evenings…terrible for a good sleep routine! These blackout curtains saved us in the summer.
NICETOWN Thermal Blackout Curtains, Hunter Green, 42x63, 1 Pair
The amount of anxiety this has saved me from…invaluable
Nanit Breathing Band | Baby Breathing Motion Monitor
Get it with the floor stand…it’s stable and won’t fall on your baby!
Nanit Pro Baby Monitor