Baby 14

Babys First Year

  • 1 month

    1 month
    -Lifts heaed and turns it from one side to another when placed on the stomach
    -Focuses on objects from about 10 inches up to 3 feet away
    -Reacts to parent's voice
  • Month 2

    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
  • Month 3

    Month 3
    -Opends and closes hands
    -Holds head steadily when held up
    -Lifts head and chest when on stomach
    -Swipes at objects
    -Brings hands together
  • Month 4

    Month 4
    -Supports upper body on hands when lying on stomach
    -Showspreference for red and blue over yellow
    -May bgin to use vowels and consonants in babling such as "ah gah"
    -Grasps rattle
    -Puts hands in mouth
    -Rolls from tummy to back
  • Month 5

    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
  • Month 6

    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
  • Month 7

    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 pth of moving objects with eyes
    -Babbles with strings of vowels and consonants, such as "ba ba"
    -grabs for objects with raking motion
  • Month 8

    Month 8
    -Pulls self up to standing
    -Bangs blocks together
    -Propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
    -Looks at obejcts with sustained attention
  • Month 9

    Month 9
    -uses index finger to poke
    -Puts objects in containers
    -Leans forward to pick up toy
    -Notices small objects
    -May start associating sound with objects
  • Month 10

    Month 10
    -Crawls well
    -Can put objects in containers
    -Uses index finger to start pointing
    -Imitates new word sounds more frequently
  • Month 11

    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
  • Month 12

    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 containers and take tem out of containers
    -Holds and drinks from cups