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At seven months

 

The 7th month

By the end of this month, your baby:

 … should be able to:

  • feed herself a cracker 
  • blow a raspberry (make a wet blowing sound with his lips placed together and vibrating)

… will probably be able to:

  • bear some weight on her legs when held upright
  • sit without support
  • object if you try to take a toy away
  • work to get to a toy that’s out of reach
  • pass a cube or other object from one hand to the other
  • look for dropped object
  • rake a small object and pick it up in her fist
  • turn in the direction of a voice 
  • babble, combining vowels and consonants such as ga ga ga ga, ba ba ba ba, ma ma ma ma, da da da da
  • play peekaboo

… might possibly be able to:

  • move around independently, such as crawling on his hands and knees or shuffling on his bottom
  • stand holding on to someone or something

… might even be able to:

  • pull up to a standing position from sitting
  • get into a sitting position from her stomach
  • play pat-a-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye
  • pick up a tiny object with any part of his thumb and finger
  • walk holding onto furniture (cruise)
  • say ‘mama’ or ‘dada’ indiscriminately.
Children grow and develop at different rates. The information above is offered as a guide – there’s no need to expect your child’s development to fit with all the above descriptions. If you’re at all worried about your child’s development, it’s best to speak with your doctor or child health nurse.
 
 
 
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