Emma: 5 Months Old

Emma turned 5 months old on December 30th, 2015. According to "What to Expect the First Year" this is where she is at with her developmental milestones.

Most babies will probably be able to:

• She can do:
• Hold head steady when upright
• While on tummy, raise chest supported by arms
• Keep head level with body when pulled to sitting
• Roll over (she can finally roll both ways)
• Pay attention to an object as small as a raisin
• Squeal in delight
• Smile spontaneously
• Reach for an object
• See across the room

Half of all babies will be able to:

• She can do: 
• Bear some weight on legs when held upright
• Say "ah-goo" and other vowel-consonant combinations
• Play with toes while on her back
• She can't yet do: 
• Make a razz sound

Some babies will be able to:

• She can't yet do:
• Pass an object from one hand to the other

A few babies will be able to:

• She can do:
• Stand holding onto someone
• Work to get a toy out of reach
• Look for a dropped object
• She can't yet do:
• Sit without support (only for a few seconds)
• Pull up to standing position from sitting (only if we help her)
• Object if you try to take a toy away (I'm sure she could, but she hasn't yet)
• Babble: gagaga, bababa, mamama, dadada