Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Emma: 7 Months Old

Emma turned 7 months old on February 29th. According to "What to Expect the First Year" this is where Emma is with her developmental milestones.

Most babies will probably be able to:

  • She can do:
    • Sit in a high chair (since about 5 months)
    • Open mouth for spoon
    • Razz (she has learned to blow raspberries on our arms)
    • Coo or babble when happy
    • Smile often when interacting with you
    • Explore by mouthing objects (everything goes in her mouth)
    • Turn in the direction of a voice
    • Bear weight on legs and bounce when held in standing position (she loves her door bouncer)
Half of all babies will be able to:
  • She can do:
    • Sit without support
    • Look for a dropped object
    • Rake an object with fingers and pick it up in her fist
    • Pass a toy/object from one hand to another
    • Babble: gaga, baba, mama, dada (dada is her favorite to say)
    • Recognize books and the rhymes in those books
  • She can't yet do:
    • Object if you try to take away a toy (she probably could, but hasn't yet)
    • Play along in a game of peekaboo (she will smile, but doesn't actually play)
Some babies will be able to:
  • She can do:
    • Crawl (since February 28th)
    • Get into a sitting position form tummy (this has made bed/nap time difficult)
    • Stand holding on to someone or something
  • She can't yet do:
    • Pull up to a standing position from sitting (she does this bend over halfway thing)
A few babies will be able to:
  • She can do:
    • Feed self finger foods
    • Say "mama" or "dada" without meaning (dada is her favorite)
  • She can't yet do:
    • Clap hands or wave bye-bye
    • Walk holding on to furniture (she can walk while holding our hands thought














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