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Month 1
- Lifte head and turns it from one side to the other when placed on stomach.
- Focuses on objects from about 10 inches to up to 3 feet away.
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Month 2
- Makes sounds such as "ooh" and "aah"
- Watches objects moved about 6 inches away from face
- Responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice
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Month 3
- Opens and closes hands
- Holds head steadily when held up
- Lifts head and chest when on stomach
- Swipes at objects
- Brings hands together
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Month 4
- Supports upper body on hands when lying on stomach
- Shows preference for red and blue over yellow
- May begin to use vowels and consonants in babbling, such as "ah ga"
- Grasps rattle
- Puts hands in mouth
- Rolls from tummy to back
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Month 5
- Rocks on stomach while kicking legs and making swimming motions with arms
- Reaches out and grabs toys
- Turns head in direction of sound
- Knows positive speech from unhappy speech
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Month 6
- Passes a block from one hand to the other
- Puts objects to mouth with hand
- May begin creeping
- Recognizes basic sounds of native language
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Month 7
- Rolls over both ways
- Sits up steadily
- Stands with assistance
- Knows parents and caregivers by their voices and by sight
- Can follow a path of moving objects with eyes
- Babbles with strings of vowels and consonants, such as "ba, ba, ba"
- Grabs for objects with raking motion
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Month 8
- Pulls self up to standing
- Bangs blocks together
- Propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
- Looks at objects with sustained attention
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Month 9
- Uses index finger to poke
- Puts objects in containers
- Leans forward to pick up toy
- Notices small objects
- May start associating sounds with objects
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Month 10
- Crawls well
- Can put objects in containers
- Uses index finger to start pointing
- Imitates new word sounds more frequently
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Month 11
- Walks while holding onto furniture or crib rails for support
- Uses gestures like shaking head for no
- Releases objects intentionally
- Grasps with thumb and forefinger
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Month 12
- May walk a few steps alone
- Stands alone for a short time
- Picks up small objects using thumb and forefinger
- Puts objects into and takes them out of containers
- Holds and drinks from cups
