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Baby Milestones: The First Year
Development occurs in a predictable sequence but the pace of development is
individual to each baby.
Birth to One Month Milestones
- Keeps hands in fists
- Startles to loud noises
- Moves head from side to side when on stomach*
*Never leave your child unattended on her stomach until she is old enough to
push up and roll over from stomach to back.
- Regards faces
Two to Three Month Milestones
- Raises chest and head when on belly
- Holds and shakes rattle
- Coos and makes vowel sounds
- Brings hands to mouth
- Reaches at objects / more coordinated movements
- Recognizes familiar faces
- Social smiles, more facial expressions
- Turns head toward sounds
Four to Five Month Milestones
- Laughs and squeals
- Sits and holds head steady
- Rolls from belly to back
Six to Eight Month Milestones
- Babbles (for example, "bah,bah,bah")
- Can sit without assistance
- Stands while hands are held
- Begins to scoot then crawl
- Baby begins to feed herself
- Transfers objects from hand to hand
Nine to Eleven Month Milestones
- Baby plays pat-a-cake
- Says "mama," "dada" but not specifically
- Understands "no"
- Responds to her own name
- Acts shy with strangers
- Pulls to a stand
- Cruising (walking while holding furniture)
- Can walk with both hands held then with one hand held
- Can wave "bye, bye"
Milestones After Twelve Months
- Jargoning (sounds which mimic sentences)
- Speaks 2 - 3 understandable words
- Stands alone
- Walks 2 to three steps without help
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