infant growth and developmental milestones

NUR 204

1 month

reflexes present

1 month

turns head side to side

1 month

gets startled from loud noises

1 month

fixes gaze 12-24 in

1 month

gains 5-7 oz per week

2 months 

posterior fontanel closes 

2 months

social smile

3 months

vocalizes coos, laughs

3 months

open/closes hand

4 months 

no head lag when pulled up 

4 months

bites and chews

4 months

first foods if formula fed

4 months

primitive reflexes gone

4 months

rolls front to back

6 months

babbles 

6 months

rolls back to front

6 months

doubles birth weight

6 months

first tooth

6 months

sits with support

6 months

first foods if breastfed

8 months 

stranger anxiety

8 months

sits without support

8 months

transfers objects hand to hand

9 months

waves bye bye

9 months

object permanence

9 months

pincer grasp

10 months

pulls to stand, cruises

12 months 

babinski reflex gone 

12 months 

3-5 words with meaning 

12 months 

follows simple commands 

12 months

walks few steps

12 months

birth weight triples

12 months

switch to cows milk, encourage breast feeding