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Month 1
Lifts head, turns it from side to side when placed on stomach
Focuses on objects
Reacts to parent's voice -
Month 2
Makes "Oooh" and "Ahhh" sounds
Watches moving objects
Responds to more sounds and voices -
Month 3
Open and closes hands
Holds head steadily when held up -
Month 4
Supports upper body on hands when lying on stomach
May begin to use vowels and consonants
Grasps rattle
Puts hands in mouth
Rolls from tummy to back -
Month 5
Rocks on stomach while kicking legs and making swimming motions w/ arms
Turns head in direction of sound
Knows positive speech from unhappy speech
Reaches out and grabs toys -
Month 6
Passes a block from hand to the other
Puts objeect to mouth w/ hand
May begin creeping
Recognizes basic sounds of native language -
Month 7
Rolls over both ways
Sits up steadily
Stands up assistance
Knows parents and caregivers by their voices and by sight
Can follow a path of moving objects w/ eyes
Babbles w/ strings of vowels and consonants
Grabs for objects w/ raking motion -
Month 8
Pulls self up to standing
Bangs blocks together
Propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
Looks at objects w/ sustained attention -
Month 9
Uses index finger to poke
Puts object in containers
Leans forward to pick up toy
Notices small objects
May start associating sounds w/ objects -
Month 10
Crawls well
Can put objeect in containers
Uses index finger to start pointing
Imitates new word sounds more frequently -
Month 11
Walks while holding onto furniture or crib rails for support
Uses gestures like shaking head for no
Releases objects intentionally
Grasps w/ thumb and forelinger -
Month 12
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 from cup