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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 consonantsin babbling, such as "ag ga"
~Grasps rattle
~Puts hands in mouth
~Rolls from tummy to back -
Month 1
~Lifts headand turns it from one side to the other when placed on stomach.
~Focuses on objects from about 10 inches to up to 3 inches away
~Reacts to parent's voice -
Month 2
~Makes sounds such as "ooh" and "aah"
~Watches objects moved about 6 inches away from face
~ Responds to more sounds and different pitches of voice -
Month 3
~Opens and closes hand
~ holds head steadily when held up
~Lifts head and chest when on stomach
~Swipes at objects
~Brings hands together -
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 -
Month 6
~Passes a block from one hand to the other
~Puts object to mouth with hand
~May begin creeping
~Recognizes basic sounds of native language -
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 raking motion -
Month 8
~Pulls self up to standing
~Bangs blocks together
~Propels self by arms, knees or squirming motion
~Looks at objects with sustained attention -
Month 9
~Uses index finger to poke
~Puts objects in containers
~Leans forward to pick up toy
~Notices small objects
~May start associating sounds with objects -
Month 10
~Crawls well
~Can put objects into containers
~Uses index finger to start pointing
~Imitates new word sounds more frequently -
Month 11
~Walks while holding furniture or crib rails for support
~Uses gestures like shaking head for no
~Releases objects intentionally
~Grasps with thumb and forefinger -
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