When do they smarten up?

Hung out with a 9 month old kid. He didn't seem to do too much. Those kids are so self-centered and lazy while waiting for their first birthday. Shouldn't a child of that age be studying for the SAT? We didn't have too much in common. He was a complete letdown as my partner in Trivial Pursuit. I figured he could at least get a few sports questions. Acts like he was born yesterday.