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one month
Lifts its head and turns it from one side to the other when placed on the stomach
Focuses on objects from about 10 inches to up to 3 feet
Reacts to parents -
2 month old baby
Makes sounds such as "ooh " and "aah"
Watches objects moved about 6 inches from their face
Responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice -
3 month old baby
Opens and closes hands
Holds head steadily when held up
Lifts head and chest when on on stomach
Swipes at objects
Brings hands together -
4 month old baby
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 -
5 month old baby
Rocks on stomach while kicking legs and makeing swimming motions with arms
Reaches out and grabs toys
Turns head in direction of sound
Knows positive speech from unhappy speech -
6 month old baby
Passes a block from one hand to the other
Puts objects to mouth with hand
May begin creeping
Recognizes basic sounds of native language -
7th month old baby
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 as "ba, ba, ba"
grabs for objects with raking motion -
8th month old baby
pulls self up to standing
bangs blocks together
propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
looks at objects with sustained attention -
9 month old baby
uses index finger to poe
puts objects in containers
leans foward to pick up toys
notices small objects
may start associating sounds with objects -
10 months old baby
crawls well
can put objects in containers
uses index finger to start pointing
imitates new word sounds more frequently -
11 month baby
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 -
12 month baby
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 cup
