Gross + fine motor skills

Can hold head momentarily but still has marked head lag

1 month

Back is rounded in sitting position with no head control

1 month 

strong grasp reflex

• hands remain mostly in a fist

1 month

in prone position can lift head in 45 degrees

2 months

in sitting position, back is rounded with more head control

2 months

Diminishing grasp reflex

• hand open more often

2 months 

slight head lag when pulled to a seated position

3 months

In prone position, can use forearms to lift head and shoulders 45 degrees to 90 degrees off the table

3 months 

Can bear slight amount of weight on legs in standing position

3 months

Grasp reflex now absent

3 months

Can hold rattle and clutch own hands

3 months

no head lag anymore

4 months

Holds head erect in sitting position, back less rounded

4 months

In prone position, can lift head and chest 90 degrees off table

4 months

Can roll from back to side

4 months

hand regard

4 months

Can grasp objects with both hands

May try to reach for an object without success

4 months 

Can move objects towards mouth

4 months

Holds head erect and steady when sitting

5 months

Back is straight

5 months

Can put feet to mouth when supine

5 months

Can roll from stomach to back

5 months

· Can voluntarily grasp objects

Can move objects directly to mouth

5 months

Can  lift chest and upper abdomen off table, bear weights on hands

6 months

Can roll from back to stomach

6 months

Can bear weight on feet when held in standing position

6 months

Sits with support

6 months

Can hold bottle 

can hold spoon to self feed

6 months 

Can voluntarily grasp and release objects

6 months

Can sit leaning forward on hands for support

7 months

when in standing position, can bear full weight on legs ad bounce

7 months

Transfer objects from hand to hand

7 months

Rakes object 

7 months 

Can bang objects on table

7 months

Sit alonw without assistance

8 months

Move from sitting to kneeling position

8 months

Beginning pincer grasp

8 months

Reaches for objects out of reach

8 months

9 months 

creeps on hands and knees with bely on the floor

Pulls to standing position

9 months

can stand holding to a furniture

9 months

Refining pincer grasp

9 and 10 months

use of dominant hand evident

9 months

Can move from prone to sitting

10 months

Stands with support, may lift a foot as if to take a step

10 months

Can cruise(take side steps while holding on to furniture) or walk with both hands held.

11 months 

· Can move objects into containers

11 months

Deliberately drops object to have it picked up

11 months

Neat pincer grasp

11 months

cruises well, may walk with one hand held

12 months

May try to stand alone

12 months

· attempt to build a two-block tower

12 months

Can crudely turn pages of a book

12 months

Feeds self with cup and spoon

12 months