Articles and Advice: Your Baby 0-6 Months

Milestone Chart: 1 to 6 Months

What to expect from your baby at this stage.

Child's Age	Mastered Skills (most children can do)	Emerging Skills (half of children can do)	Advanced Skills (a few children can do)
One month	• Lifts head • Responds to sound • Stares at faces	• Follows objects • Ooohs and ahhs • Can see black-and-white patterns	• Smiles • Laughs • Holds head at 45-degree angle
Two months	• Vocalizes sounds - gurgling and cooing • Follows objects • Holds head up for short periods	• Smiles, laughs • Holds head at 45-degree angle • Movements become smoother	• Holds head steady • Bears weight on legs • May lift head and shoulder (mini-pushup)
Three months	• Laughs • Holds head steady • Recognizes your face and scent	• Squeals, gurgles, coos • Recognizes your voice • Does mini-pushups	• Turns toward loud sounds • Can bring hands together and may bat at toys • Can roll over
Four months	• Holds head up steadily • Can bear weight on legs • Coos when you talk to him	• Can grasp a toy • Reaches out for objects • Can roll over	• Imitates speech sounds - baba, dada • May cut first tooth • May be ready for solids
Five months	• Can distinguish between bold colours • Can roll over • Amuses himself by playing with hands and feet	• Turns towards new sounds • Recognizes own name • May be ready for solids	• May sit momentarily without support • Mouths objects • Stranger anxiety may begin
Six months	• Turns towards sounds and voices • Imitates sounds, blows bubbles • Rolls in both directions	Reaches for objects and mouths them • Sits without support • Is ready for solids	• May lunge forward or start crawling • May jabber or combine syllables • May drag object towards himself

Reference:
www.babycenter.ca