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month 1
Lifts head and tuns it leet to right.
Focuses on object about 10 in to up to 3 feet away.
Reacts to parent's voice. -
month 2
makes sounds such as "ooh" and "aah".
watches objects moved about 6 in away from face.
Responds to more sounds and different pitches of voices. -
Month 3
opens and closes hands.
holds head steadily when held up.
lifts head and chest when on stomach.
swips objects.
Brings hands together. -
month 4
supports upper body on hands when lying on stomach.
shows preference for red and blue over yellow.
may begin to use vowles and consonants in babbling. such as "ahga."
grasp rattle.
Puts hands in mouth.
roles fromtummy to back. -
month 5
Rocks on belly while kicking legs and making swimming motions with hands.
Reaches out and grabs toys.
tuens head in diretion of sound.
knows positive speech from unhappy speech. -
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
Rolls over both ways.
sets up steadily.
stands with assistances.
Knows parents by voice or by sight.
can follow a path of moving objects with eyes.
Babies with strings of vowels and consonants such as babababa.
Grabs for objects with raking motion. -
month 8
Pulls self up to standing
Bang blocks together
propels self by arns knees or squirming motion
looks at objects with sutained attention -
month 9
uses index finger to poke.
puts objects in containers
leans fowad to pick up toy
notices small objects
may start associating sounds with objects. -
month 10
Crawls well
can put objects in contaiters
uses index finger for pointing
Imitates new word sounds more frequently -
month 11
walks while holding on to the crib
uses gestures like shaking head no
Reales object immaltly
Grabs with thombs and fingers -
month 12
may walk a few steps alone
stands alone for a short time
picks up small objects with thombs and fingers
takes objects
Holds an drinks from cups
