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1 month
Lifts and turns head from side to side.
Focuses on oblects from about 10 inches up to 3 feet away.
Reacts to parent's voice. -
2 months
Makes sounds such as "ohh" and "ahh".
Watches moving objects about 6 inches away from face.
Responds to different sounds and pitches. -
3 months
Opens and closes hands, swipes and brings them together.
Holds head stedily when held up.
Lifts head and chest when on stomach. -
4 months
Supports upper body by using handswhen lying on stomach.
Shows performances for blue and red over yellow.
May begin to use vowles and connants in babbling such as "ah ga"
grasps rattle.
puts hands in mouth.
rolls from tummy to back. -
5 months
Rocks on stomach while kicking and making swimming motions with its hands.
reaches out and grabs toys.
Turns head in direction of sounds
knows positive speech from unhappy speech. -
6 months
Passes a blockfrom one hand to the other
Puts objects with mouth
may begin creeping
Recognizes basic sounds of native language -
7 months
Rolls both ways and sits up steadily.
Stands with assistance.
Knows parents and caregivers by voices and sight.
Can follow moving objects with eyes.
Babbles consonants and vowles " ba, ba."
Grabs objects with racking motions -
8 months
Pulls slef up standing.
Bangs blocs together.
Propels slef by arms, knees. or squirming motion.
Looks at objects with sustained attention. -
9 months
Usues index finger to poke.
Puts objects in containers.
Leans forward to pick up toys.
Notices small objects.
May start associating sounds with objects. -
10 months
Crawls well.
Uses index finger to point.
Can put objects in containers well.
Imitates new words more freaquently. -
11 months
Walks while holding onto furniture or crib rails for support.
Uses gestures like shaking head no.
Releases objects intentionally.
Grasps with thumb and forefinger. -
12 months
May walk a few steps alone.'
Stands alone for short time.
Picks up small objects using thumb and forefinger.
Puts objects into and takes them out of containers.
Holds and drinks out of cups.