Your Baby's Development
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Here are some developmental markers in your baby’s growth through their first year.
By 2 Months of Age
- Baby moves her head from cheek to cheek while lying on her tummy
- Focuses 8 to 12 inches in front of her face
- Turns her head to familiar sounds and voices
- Baby remains calm when held or moved
- Holds a toy in her hand
By 4 Months of Age
- Raises her head and chest off the floor when lying on her tummy
- Makes cooing, babbling sounds and is beginning to smile
- Clasps her hands together often and brings her hands to her mouth
- Sits with support
- Rolls from her back to her side
- Reaches for and grabs a toy
By 6 Months of Age
- Grabs feet with hands while on her back
- Supports herself in sitting
- Explores by putting toys in her mouth and banging toys together
- Opens her mouth for spoon when feeding
- Smiles at herself in a mirror
By 8 Months of Age
- Rolls over in both directions
- Sits by herself without support and plays with a toy
- Is able to pick up small objects such as Cheerios or Puffs
- Babbles chains of consonants such as “baba” and “dada”
By 10 Months of Age
- Can pull to stand on furniture by wobbly
- Walks sideways along furniture (“cruising”)
- Points to show you what she wants
- Crawls on hands and knees
- Feeds herself with a cracker
By 12 Months of Age
- Stands briefly without support
- May walk two or three steps without support
- Puts small blocks into a container and takes them out again
- Tries to imitate scribbling
- Helps with getting dressed by offering a foot or an arm
- Says her first words