Related milestones

Moves in and out of various positions to explore environment and get desired toys

Crawls to or away from objects baby sees in the distance

Responds to simple directions, e.g. “Come here”

Pulls to stand and cruises along furniture

Stands alone and takes several independent steps

Maintains balance in sitting when throwing objects

Releases objects into a container with a large opening

Uses thumb and pointer finger to pick up tiny objects

Explores toys with fingers and mouth

Produces long strings of gibberish (jargoning) in social communication

Says one or two words

Imitates speech sounds

Pays attention to where you are looking and pointing

Responds to “no”