Growth and development in baby's first year.
She is now pulling to stand and walks around furniture. She has started crawling but may as well be bottom shuffling. She now holds bricks and bangs them together and has a neat pincer grip. She will look for objects hidden from view. She waves "bye bye" and understands simple commands. She uses two words with meaning and recognizes objects by their use e.g. brushing of teeth - tooth brush.
He should now be walking with a wide based gait and arms raised above the waist to steady himself. He can build a tower of two bricks and make to and fro scribble with crayons. When he wants something, he will pull or point rather than cry. He may be able to use a cup and spoon. He speaks 2-6 words which have meaning and knows simple nouns like cup and names of siblings. He repeats words that he hears.
She can now walk steadily and can even carry things while walking or squat to pick something. She should now prefer to use a particular hand. She can make circular scribbles and can turn the pages of a book singly. She points to named body parts and feeds by herself. She demonstrates symbolic play e.g. pours tea and feeds doll. She can take off her shoes and socks and can indicate toilet needs. She follows one step commands and understands up to 50 words.