My first Father's Day present is a nappy change.
As I found out, life is complicated and sometimes you have to make firm decisions, so I wanted to tattoo the kids with good principles to navigate life. I promise I won't be as strict as Eagle Dad. This will be Ella's curriculum for her first year.
- 1 Month:
- Lifts head a little when lying on stomach
- Responds to sound
- Stares at faces
- Follows objects
- Makes sounds - oohs and ahhs
- Can see black-and-white patterns
- Holds head at a 45-degree angle
- 2 Months:
- Vocalizes more sounds - gurgling and cooing
- Holds head up briefly at a 45-degree angle
- Smiles and laughs in response to others smiling at them
- Movements become smoother
- Rolls onto side
- 3 Months:
- Holds head steady
- Recognizes your face and scent
- Vocalizes more sounds - squealing
- Able to push up with arms when lying on stomach
- Turns toward loud sounds
- Bears weight on legs
- Able to roll over
- Shows active arm and leg movement
- Able to track moving objects with their eyes
- 4 Months:
- Able to grasp toys
- Reaches out for objects
- Rolling over from front-to-back and back-to-front
- Imitates speech sounds
- 5 Months:
- Able to distinguish between bold colors
- Plays with hands and feet
- Turns toward new sounds
- Recognizes own name
- May cut first tooth
- Laughs out loud
- Likes to play
- 6 Months:
- Turns toward sounds and voices
- Blows bubbles
- Changes objects from hand-to-hand and from hand-to-mouth
- Sits with little support
- Begins to eat solid foods
- 7 to 9 Months:
- Sits without support and changes position
- Reaches for objects with a sweeping motion
- Imitates sounds (babbles)
- Begins to make word-like sounds
- Begins to lunge forward and crawl
- Stands or cruises while holding onto furniture
- Points at objects, bangs objects together and passes objects from hand-to-hand
- Picks things up via a thumb-finger pinching-type grasp
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- 10 to 12 Months:
- Responds to their name
- Waves goodbye
- Pull themselves up into a standing position
- Crawls well, cruises and takes a few steps
- Understands the concept of "no"
- Can nod their head to indicate "yes"
- Uses gestures to indicate what they want or need
- Able to say "daddy" and "mama"