Reuben's 6m developmental milestones

Thought I'd make a note of observable behaviour for reference. We haven't really covered this in PT, so I've done a bit of research to name the milestones he's achieved. It's a rewarding exercise seeing what he has achieved, rather than focusing on what he has yet to achieve:

Physical development

• Reu lifts head and chest when placed on stomach for short periods
• Reu straightens legs and kicks in sequence when lying on back
• Reu brings hands to mouth and rests them near face
• Reu takes swipes at dangling objects with hands
• Reu graps and shakes hand toys
• Reu straightens legs and pushes down when legs are placed on a firm surface or pressed
• Reu rolls over, front to back and back to side (working on back to front)
• Reu reaches and grasps with either or both hands, with improving aim
• Reu transfers objects from hand to hand
• Reu uses raking grasp to pick up objects
• Reu lifts legs high while on back
• Reu holds two objects, one in each hand
• Reu creeps on stomach
• Reu sucks either or both his hands, thumbs or fingers
• Reu touches his toes

Visual development

• Reu looks longer at the human face than objects
• Reu tracks moving objects with eyes to midline and prefers moving to stationary objects
• Reu follows familiar objects and people at a short distance
• Reu uses hands and eyes in coordination
• Reu is developing color vision (loves colourful toys)
• Reu's distance vision begining to mature

Receptive/Expressive Language Skills

• Reu smiles when I talk
• Reu giggles when excited
• Reu starting to turn head toward direction of sound
• Reu cries to express wants and needs
• Reu makes sounds for pleasure
• Reu turns head when name is called (!!!)
• Reu experiments with making noises with voice despite trach (blowing raspberries)
  

Socio-Emotional Skills

• Reu develops a social smile (especially with the pretty ladies)
• Reu enjoys playing with other people
• Reu imitates raspberry blowing
• Reu enjoys social and affectionate play
• Reu is becoming interested in mirror images
• Reu responds to other people’s expressions of emotion
• Reu knows difference between family members
• Reu vocalizes, smiles, reaches for familiar person

Thinking/Cognitive Skills

• Reu has longer periods of being alert
• Reu responds to sounds with facial expressions
• Reu shows interest in movement of own hand
• Reu explores objects with hands and (inevitably!) mouth
• Reu reaches for objects that are out of reach
• Reu watches food preparation and other normal routines
• Reu shakes and plays with objects