Independent sitting is itself an important skill, but it's also a big step toward learning to crawl.
- Once your baby can sit up, it's only a matter of time, strength, and coordination before that translates to a lunge forward onto hands and knees.
- A few babies start crawling (or getting around via some other form of early locomotion, like scooting) by 6 months, although most take off between 7 and 9 months.
Your baby's growing tower of babble indicates movement toward talking, although the ability to form words and sentences is still many months away.
- You may hear the same syllable repeated over and over with variations in pitch and tone. Or she may make more complicated sounds, such as two or even three different syllables strung together.
- Your baby is experimenting with them like a musician testing out a new instrument.
Your baby can now roll over from his tummy to his back and vice versa.
- This may even occur when he's sleeping. Although back sleeping is still the optimal position, and the one you should start him out in when you lay him down, don't worry too much if your baby flips over -- there's no need to reposition as he sleeps.
- Your baby's risk of SIDS is decreasing at this age.
If you prop your baby upright on your thighs, you'll likely see some bouncing up and down.
- Bouncing is great exercise for those little legs and will help ready your baby for standing, crawling, and eventually walking.
- This exciting development is also a gentle reminder that it's a good idea to start childproofing your home now in preparation for the scooting and crawling just ahead.
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