Your baby is curious about everything and learning new skills every day at this age.He/she is working on physical and emotional development, and his/her emotions are becoming more and more obvious. Getting into the habit of naming your baby’s feeling out now may help strengthen your baby’s emotional regulation skills.

• Social Milestones

Is shy, clingy, or fearful around strangers

Shows several facial expressions, like happy, sad, angry, and surprisedcamera

Looks when you call her name

Reacts when you leave (looks, reaches for you, or cries)

Smiles or laughs when you play peek-a-boo

• Communication Milestones

Makes a lot of different sounds like “mama” and “dada”

Tries out speaking tones and patterns that are similar to yours

Lifts arms up to be picked up

• Cognitive Milestones

Watch the path of objects when dropped out of sight

Looks for things they see you hide

Bangs two things together

• Physical Development Milestones

Gets to a sitting position by herself

Moves things from one hand to her other handcamera

Uses fingers to “rake” food towards himself

Sits without support