Looks a things near by

Brings things to mouth

Shows curiosity

Begins to pass things from one hand to the other. 

Finds hidden objects

Able to track moving objects

Responds to sounds by making sounds

Strings vowels together when babbling

Likes taking turns with parent while making sounds

Responds to own name

Listens and responds when spoken to

Begins to use consonant sounds in babbling, e.g. “da, da, da”

Makes different kinds of sounds to express feelings

Begins to respond to no

Uses babbling to get attention

Rolls over in both directions (front to back, back to front)

Begins to sit without support

When standing, supports weight on legs and might bounce

Rocks back and forth, sometimes crawling backward before moving forward

Uses hands to support self while sitting

Supports her whole weight on her legs

Reaches with one hand

Transfers object from hand to hand

Uses raking grap

Knows familiar faces and begins to know if someone is a stranger

Likes to play with others, especially parents

Responds to other people’s emotions and often seems happy

Likes to look at self in a mirror

Enjoys social play

Interested in mirror images

Responds to other people's expressions of emotion and appears joyful often

Reacts to sight of bottle or breast

​Comforts self with thumb or pacifier