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Milestone Chart for Babies (One to Six Months Old)

This milestone chart is for babies who are one to six months old. It enumerates skills that children normally do, are still learning and the ones that they might do though they are still advanced for their age, month by month, from immediately after their birth as a newborn up to the age of six months:

Age of the Child	Common Skills	Skills Still Learning	Rare Skills
1 month old	Lifts head Responds to sound Stares at faces	Follows moving objects by eyes Make cooing sounds Can see patterns in black and white and their contrasts	Smiles Laughs Holds head at 45 degree angle
2 months old	Make gurgling and cooing sounds Follows moving objects by eyes Holds head up for short periods	Smiles Laughs Holds head at 45 degree angle Smoother movements	Keeps head steady Bears weight on legs May lift head and shoulder in a pushup-like position
3 months old	Laughs Keeps head steady Recognizes mom’s face and can know her by her scent	Squeals and make gurgling and cooing sounds Recognizes mom’s voice Do mini-pushups	Listens and turns toward loud sounds Can bring hands together May try to bat at toys Rolls over
4 months old	Keeps head up and steady Can bear weight on legs Make cooing sounds in response to your talk	Can grasp a toy Reaches out to touch or grab objects Rolls over	Imitates sounds and speech made by you such as baba, mama First tooth may show up May be ready for solids
5 months old	Understands differences in bold colors Rolls over Plays with own hands and feet	Recognizes and turns to look at the source of new sounds Recognizes own name	May sit without support for a moment or two Puts objects in mouth Stranger anxiety may begin
6 months old	Turns to look at the source of sounds and voices Imitates sounds Blows bubbles Rolls in both directions	Reaches for objects and puts them in mouth Sits without support Ready for solids	May start crawling or lunge forward May jabber trying to combine syllables May try to drag objects toward himself