Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Ben's milestones...month 8


Physical development
  • Weight about 9 kg.
  • moves by rolling around
  • started creeping like a commando (pushing himself around on his tummy)
  • pulls himself with his hands and then get up on his hands and knees (getting ready for crawling)
  • pulls himself up to a standing position while holding on to the crib rail
  • likes banging objects together
  • picks up small pieces of food with his thumb and index finger and feed himself
  • drink milk and water from a cup using a straw

Social and Emotional development
  • uses a piece of cloth to play peekaboo
  • refuses to eat things he doesn't want to by shutting his mouth firmly or pushing a spoon away
  • can sit up and play with his toys for a longer period of time
  • hates the noise of vacuum cleaners and food blenders
  • excited when seeing daddy (daddy's become his favorite person)
  • enjoys looking at himself in a mirror and tries to kiss and pat the mirror image.
  • can put himself to sleep without nursing

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