10 Months Old
Morgan was 10 months old yesterday. Our trusty book has an 8-12 month chapter, so the ‘milestones’ listed here are supposed to be achieved by the end of the 12th month (late June). Nonetheless, I thought I’d list them, noting the things she’s doing.
Somewhat unrelated, now that Morgan’s illness had abated, her appetite returned with a vengenence. She’ll eat almost a whole banana, as well as some bread, cheerios, and yogurt bites for breakfast.
Movement Milestones
- Gets to sitting position without assistance (yes, for awhile now)
- Crawls forward on belly by pulling with arms and pushing with legs (again, yes, for awhile now)
- Assumes hands-and-knees position (yes)
- Creeps on hands-and-knees, supporting trunk (yes)
- Gets from sitting to crawling or prone position (yes)
- Pulls self up to stand (yes)
- Walks holding on to furniture (yes. This is actually still developing/fairly recent. It has only been in the last week or so that she has started moving while holding on to furniture. Prior to this she would sit down, crawl a little ways, and pull back up).
- Stands momentarily without support (no)
- May walk two or three steps without support (no)
Hand and Finger Skills
- Uses pincer grasp (yes)
- Bangs two cubes together (yes)
- Puts objects into container (yes. She loves to do this with her new push wagon.)
- Takes objects out of container (yes. See push wagon comment above)
- Lets objects go voluntarily (yes. In particular, she likes to remove food from her tray when she doesn’t want it anymore.)
- Pokes with index finger (yes).
- Tries to imitate scribbling (no.)
Language
- Pays increasing attention to speech (yes, she gets pretty intense at times)
- Responds to simple verbal requests (Maybe. She appears to occasionally come when called, but that may be coincidence.)
- Responds to ‘no.’ (no.)
- Uses simple gestures, such as shaking head for no. (no.)
- Babbles with inflection. (yes. It is pretty endearing).
- Says dada and mama. (She seems to still be putting these together, but I think she’s getting it. I predict dada will come first.)
- Uses exclamations such as ‘oh-oh!’ (no.)
- Tries to imitate words (no.)
Cognitive Milestones
- Exploring objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping) (yes)
- Finds hidden objects easily (yes)
- Looks at correct picture when the object is named (no)
- imitates gestures (yes, with waving)
- Begins to use objects correctly (drinking from a cup – yes; brushing hair, dialing phone, listening to receiver – no)
Social/Emotional
- Shy or anxious with strangers (not really)
- Cries when mother or father leaves (not really)
- Enjoys imitating people in play (yes)
- Shows specific preferences for certain people and toys (definitely)
- Tests parental responses to actions during feeding (I don’t think so)
- Tests parental responses to behavior (what do you do if she cries after you leave the room?) (yes)
- may be fearful in some situations (no)
- Prefers mother and/or regular caregiver over all other (no)
- Repeats sound or gestures for attention (yes)
- Finger-feeds herself (yes)
- Extends arm or leg to help when being dressed (yes)