Emma: 8 Months Old

Emma turned 8 months old on March 30th. According to "What To Expect the First Year" here is where Emma is with her developmental milestones.

Most babies will probably be able to...

• She can do:
• Bear weight on legs and bounce when held in standing position
• Roll from back to tummy and tummy to back
• Reach for utensils when being fed
• Feed self a cracker or other finger food
• Find a partially hidden object
• Rake with fingers an object and pick it up in fist
• Look for a dropped object

Half of all babies will be able to...

• She can do:
• Stand holding on to someone or something
• Get into a sitting position from tummy
• Pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other
• Work to get a toy that is out of reach

• She can't yet do:
• Object if you try to take a toy away (or she hasn't yet)
• Play along in a game of peekaboo

Some babies will be able to...

• She can do: 
• Crawl
• Pull up to a standing position from sitting
• Say "mama" or "dada" without meaning (except she totally knows the meaning)

• She can't yet do:
• Pick up a tiny object with thumb and finger

A few babies will be able to...

• She can do:
• Understand "no," but not always obey it

• She can't yet do:
• Clap hands or wave bye-bye
• Walk holding on to furniture (cruise)
• Stand alone momentarily