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month 1
- lifts head and turns it from one side to the other when placed on stomach
- focuses on objects from about 10 inches to up to 3 feet away
- reacts to parent's voice
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month 2
- makes sounds such as "ooh" and "ahh"
- watches objects moved about 6 inches away from face
- responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice
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month 3
- opens and closes hands
- holds head steadily when held up
- lifts head and chest when on stomach
- swipes at objects
- brings hands together
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month 4
- 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
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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
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month 6
- passes a block from one hand to the other
- puts objects in mouth with hand
- may begin creeping
- recognizes basic sounds of ntive language
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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 path of moving objects with eyes
- babbles with strings of vowels and consonants, such as "ba, ba, ba"
- grabs for objects with sunstained attention
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month 8
- pulls self up to standng
- bangs blocks together\
- propels self by arms, knees, or squirming motion
- looks at objects with sustained attention
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month 9
- uses index finger to poke
- puts object in containers
- leans forward to pick up toy
- notices small objects *may start associating sounds with objects
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month 10
- crawls well
- can put objects in containers
- uses index finger to start pointing
- imitates new word sounds more frequently
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month 11
- walks holding onto furniture or crib rails for support
- uses gestures like shaking head for no
- releases objects intentionally *grasps with thumb and forefinger
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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 a cup
