Mommy2mommy

Baby  month to month

Keep in mind not all baby's develop at the exact rate. If you think your child may be developing at a slow rate discuss it with your pediatrician.

 Between month 0-1:

  • Slightly lift head
  • Move head from side to side
  • respond to loud noise
  • grasp your fingers
  • turn head toward familiar voices
  • copy your mouth movements
  • focus on your eyes or an object
  • see in black and white

Between month 1-2:

  • smile
  • follow your movement with their eyes
  • make cooing noise
  • notice their hands
  • stay awake longer

Between month 2-3:

  • Raise head for long period
  • hold head up while lying on stomach
  • open and close hand
  • grasp and shake toys
  • reach for toys
  • imitate sounds
  • recognize face and objects like bottle
  • bring hands together

Between month 3-4:

  • roll over
  • babble or baby talk
  • respond to bright colors
  • explore hands
  • bring objects to mouth

Between month 4-5:

  • Start teething
  • may start solid foods- discuss with pediatrician
  • play with toes
  • laugh
  • make vowel sounds and some consonants

Between month 5-6:

  • sit with minimal support
  • open mouth for food
  • roll over to back
  • hold own bottle
  • chew
  • put feet in mouth

Between 6-7:

  • Play with toys
  • cry when parents leave
  • imitate sound
  • respond to name
  • discover likes and dislikes with food
  • drink from cup with assistance
  • bounce while standing with assistance

Between 7-8:

  • may sit on own
  • reach for objects while sitting
  • may sleep through the night
  • get up on arms and knees when on stomach
  • recognize name
  • may start to crawl

Between 8-9:

  • Pick up objects like toys
  • grab for spoon while being feed
  • self feed finger foods

Between 9-10:

  • can turn while crawling
  • may climb up stairs
  • pull self up to standing position
  • get upset when things are taken away
  • gets bored easily

Between 10-11:

  • Understand words like no
  • clap hands
  • say bye bye with hands
  • walk while holding your hand
  • listen when given instructions like no
  • may be able to say Mama and Dada

Between 11-12

  • can put toys away
  • shake head no
  • walk with help and maybe on own
  • dance
  • take off socks and shoes
  • recognize objects when they are called by name