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-may turn toward some familiar sounds and voices
-Turns head from side to side while lying on tummy
-Prefers human faces to all other patterns -
-His legs are straightening out, and his kicks are stronger.
-Baby’s becoming more aware and playful with his hands. He may have started soothing himself by sucking his fists.
-He's gradually becoming a social butterfly, responding to you with gurgles, coos and ahhs and ohhs and even smiles. -
-May raise head and chest while on tummy
-Pushes down on legs when feet are on a firm surface
-May swipe at dangling objects and may grasp and shake hand toys -
-Holds head steady, unsupported
-May be able to roll over from tummy to back
-When lying on stomach, pushes up to elbows -
-Baby is fascinated by his hands and may have started bringing both of them together.
-He's likely reaching with both hands, grasping things and holding them using all his fingers.
-He’s about ready to start learning about object permanence. Hide an object and then reveal it, so baby will start to learn that things still exist when he can't see them. -
-She “rakes” or picks up small objects by pushing them with her hand toward herself.
-Baby sits up—but probably with some help. She’ll get there soon.
-She soon may start to pass objects from one hand to the other. -
-Baby might be able to sit up by herself. Though she might have to keep her hands on the floor to stay upright.
-She’s starting to work on fine-tuning her grasp. Now, baby probably picks things up with her whole hand, but she’ll soon start working on the “pincer grasp,” where she’ll pick things up with her pointer finger and thumb.
-She bears weight on her legs when you hold her upright. She babbles and imitates sounds. She knows what things to do to attract your attention. -
-sitting
-moving and grooving
-getting ready to crawl -
-standing
-babbling
-pincer grasp -
-hand skills
-talking
-standing -
-cruising
-standing
-pointing -
-walking
-understanding
-talking
