2 Weeks of Age:
- Lifts head when lying on parent’s chest
- Can fix eyes on your face
2 Months Old:
- Looks at you in a direct line
- Can grasp a rattle
- Smiles responsively
- Can turn head to a sound
- Coos
4 Months Old:
- Can hold head up when lying on abdomen
- Has steady head control in an upright position
- Can pull head up with his body when pulled up to sitting position
- Rolls front to back
- Plays with hands
- Can hold a rattle or small toy
- Stares at a mobile or activity center
- Can follow you around room with his eyes
- Smiles, squeals, laughs
6 Months Old:
- Can reach and grasp
- Rolls over, either direction
- Sits on his/her own
- Turns his/her head to a sound or loud noise
- Starts to discriminate strangers, start stranger anxiety
- Can follow 180 degrees, has good head control
9 Months Old:
- Can sit well on his own
- Starts crawling
- May pull himself to a stand and may cruise furniture
- Picking things up with 2 fingers, poking at objects
- Can finger feed self
- Babbling, many have 1-2 meaningful vocalizations
- Can respond to “ where’s mama?”
- Can understand “bye-bye”
- Enjoys games like pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo
- Stranger awareness
- Can reach for things with one hand
- Can bang toys together
12 months Old:
- Can pick up things with 2 fingers
- Points to objects
- Plays pat-a-cake, claps
- May have a 2-4 word vocabulary
- May be walking/standing alone or with help
- Uses mama and dada correctly