- Begins to bear partial weight on both legs when held in a standing position
- Able to hold head up when sitting but still bobs forward
- When lying on stomach can raise head and shoulders between 45 and 90 degrees
- Bears weight on forearms
- Grasp reflex absent
- Holds objects but does not reach for them
- Clutches own hands and pulls at blankets and clothes
- Follows objects 180 degrees
- Locates sound by turning head and looking in the same direction
- Squeals, coos, babbles, and chuckles
- "Talks" when spoken to
- Recognize faces, voices, and objects
- Smile when he/she sees familiar people, and engages in play with them
- Shows awareness to strange situations
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