Milestone |
Normally Acheived By |
Owen Can Do It? |
When Achieved |
Notes |
Raises head and chest when lying on stomach |
3 months |
Yes |
Around 1 year |
|
Supports upper body with arms when lying on stomach |
3 months |
Yes |
18 months-ish |
He could do this in therapy much sooner, but it wasn't
until around 2 years that he would do this on his own
|
Stretches legs out and kicks when lying on stomach |
3 months |
Yes |
A long time ago |
|
Opens and shuts hands |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
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Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface |
3 months |
3 years |
|
He would sort of do this before then in his walker, but to
just hold him by his hands and have him do it was right around 3 years. |
Brings hand to mouth |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Takes swipes at dangling objects with hands |
Grasps and shakes hand toys |
Yes 1/2 |
By 3 months |
Owen has always grasped toys, he did not start to shake them until he
was almost 4 years old.
|
Watches faces intently |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Follows moving objects |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Recognizes familiar objects and people at a distance |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
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Starts using hands and eyes in coordination |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Smiles at the sound of your voice |
3 months |
Yes |
After CI |
|
Starts using hands and eyes in coordination |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Begins to imitate some sounds |
3 months |
Yes |
After CI |
Getting him to deliberately imitate you is very hit and
miss. If he's in the right mood he'll try sometimes. |
Turns head toward direction of sound |
3 months |
Yes |
After CI |
Owen only has hearing now on one side, so he'll look around
to see where the sound is coming from since he can't tell the
direction from the sound itself. |
Begins to develop a social smile |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
|
Becomes more communicative and expressive with face and body |
3 months |
Yes |
By 3 months |
He has always been expressive with his face. |
Imitates some movements and facial expressions |
3 months |
Yes |
18 months |
Really started after 2nd cord blood infusion when he
began to sign |
Rolls both ways (front to back, back to front) |
7 months |
Yes |
Don't remember |
I have this written down, I'll look it up later but it's
Owen's room and he's asleep. |
Sits with, and then without, support of their hands |
7 months |
Yes |
2 yrs & 3 months |
At this age he could do it for short periods of time. He didn't
really start sitting up completely on his own for long periods until
after his head reduction surgery at 3 years old. |
Supports whole weight on legs |
7 months |
Yes |
2 yrs & 1 month |
At two years he could do this in his walker for short periods.
He did not start fully doing this until 3 years old after his surgery.0 |
Reaches with one hand |
7 months |
Yes |
A long time ago |
|
Transfers object from hand to hand |
7 months |
Yes |
A long time ago |
|
Uses raking grasp |
7 months |
Yes |
A long time ago |
|
Responds to own name |
7 months |
Yes |
After CI |
|
Begins to respond to "no" |
7 months |
Yes |
A long time ago |
Responded to sign for "no" early on. Now responds to word
after CI. |
Distinguishes emotions by tone of voice |
7 months |
Yes |
After CI |
|
Responds to sound by making sounds |
7 months |
Yes |
After CI |
|
Uses voice to express joy and displeasure |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
Could do this even when he couldn't hear. |
Babbles chains of consonants |
7 months |
Yes |
After CI |
He could do this somewhat even before the CI, but much
more now. |
Finds partially hidden object |
7 months |
Yes |
About two years |
I don't remember exactly and it was hit and miss for quite a while.
A four years old he really has this skill down. |
Explores with hands and mouth |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
|
Struggles to get objects that are out of reach |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
|
Enjoys social play |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
Again, this markedly increased after 2nd cord blood infusion
at 18 months. |
Interested in mirror images |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
|
Responds to other people’s expressions of emotion and appears joyful often |
7 months |
Yes |
By 7 months |
You've seen the pictures, he's a happy baby! |
Gets to sitting position without assistance |
12 months |
Nope |
|
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Crawls forward on belly by pulling with arms and pushing with legs |
12 months |
Yes |
18 months - 2 yrs |
Somewhere in that range he started doing the "army crawl". |
Assumes hands and knees position |
12 months |
Yes |
4 years |
Again, this was impossible before his head reduction |
Creeps on hands and knees supporting trunk on hands and knees |
12 months |
Yes |
4 years |
|
Gets from sitting to crawling or prone (lying on stomach) position |
12 months |
Yes |
2 years |
Owen is very good at getting himself back to the laying down
position from just about any position you put him in. |
Pulls self up to stand |
12 months |
Yes |
3 years |
|
Walks holding onto furniture |
12 months |
Yes |
3 years |
Could do some at 3 years and by 4 had this mastered. |
Stands momentarily without support |
12 months |
Nope |
|
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May walk two or three steps without support |
12 months |
Nope |
|
|
Uses pincer grasp |
12 months |
Yes |
18 months-ish |
|
Bangs two cubes together |
12 months |
Yes |
2 yrs |
|
Puts objects into container |
12 months |
Yes-ish |
2 yrs |
He won't do this on his own, but will during therapy if absolutely forced to. |
Takes objects out of container |
12 months |
Yes |
18 months - 2 yrs-ish |
|
Lets objects go voluntarily |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
Pokes with index finger |
12 months |
Nope |
|
Interestingly enough, he only sucks his index finger, not
his thumb. However he doesn't tend to just use the index
finger to poke things with. |
Tries to imitate scribbling |
12 months |
Nope |
|
No matter how much we try, he just wants to eat the crayon. |
Pay increasing attention to speech |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
I'm including signs in this as well since that was his
primary communication for a long time. |
Responds to simple verbal requests |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
I'm including signs in this as well since that was his
primary communication for a long time. He knew "give" and
"no" by this time. |
Responds to no |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
I'm including signs in this as well since that was his
primary communication for a long time. |
Uses simple gestures, such as shaking head for no |
12 months |
Yes |
Somewhere between 2 and 3 |
Will sign "no" or shake his head. |
Babbles with inflection |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
Even without the CI he did this. |
Says Dada and Mama |
12 months |
No |
2 years |
|
Uses exclamations, such as "oh-oh" |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
Makes the sign for clapping (open hand waving) for
an exclamation of excitement. That is now joined by a shriek
of happiness since the CI. |
Tries to imitate words |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
He would try to imitate signs before the CI. Now if
you get him in the right mood he will try for the sounds
in words during speech therapy. |
Explores objects in many different ways (shaking, banging, throwing, dropping |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
Finds hidden objects easily |
12 months |
Yes |
3-4 years |
Slowly mastered this one over time. At 4 he is quite good at this. |
Looks at correct picture when image is named |
12 months |
Nope |
|
|
Imitates gestures |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
Signs are gestures and he can do those |
Begins to use objects correctly (drinking from a cup, brushing hair, etc) |
12 months |
Nope |
|
This is a difficult one for Owen. He does know that a cup is for drinking,
but does almost no imitative play with objects. For instance he will
play with the wheels on a car, but won't try to move it across the floor. |
Shy or anxious with strangers |
12 months |
Ish |
Ish |
Owen has been handled by so many people since he was born
that he doesn't really mind much. Sometimes though he will
be upset if I hand him off to someone else. |
Cries when mother or father leaves |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
See previous one |
Shows specific preferences for certain people and toys |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
Test parental responses to behavious |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
May be fearful in some situations |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
Are you kidding? Just try to bring a needle near him... he
remembers the hospital and what happens there. |
Prefers mother and/or father over all others |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
He doesn't like babysitters when he's used to a lot of
Mommy and Daddy time. |
Repeats sounds or gestures for attention |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
Finger feeds himself |
12 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
He is totally independent when it's just finger foods |
Extends arm or leg to help when being dressed |
12 months |
Yes |
By 12 months |
|
Walks alone |
24 months |
Nope |
|
Independent in his walker |
Pulls toys behind them while walking |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Carries large toy or several toys while walking |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Begins to run |
24 months |
Nope |
|
He can get his walker up to ramming speed! |
Stands on tiptoe |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Kicks a ball |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Climbs onto and down from furniture unassisted |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Walks up and down stairs holding onto support |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Scribbles spontaneously |
24 months |
Nope |
|
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Turns over container to pour out contents |
24 months |
Yes |
By 18 months |
|
Builds tower of four blocks or more |
24 months |
Nope |
|
Doesn't have any interest in stacking |
Points to object or picture when it's named for him |
24 months |
Nope |
|
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Recognizes names of familiar people, objects and body parts |
24 months |
Ish |
|
He knows what a cookie is, his own name and such |
Says several single words |
15- 18 months |
Yes |
18-24 months |
At 4 years old he has about 11 signs and 5 verbal words. |
Uses simple phrases |
18-24 months |
Yes-ish |
|
At 4 years old he will make three word sentences in sign. |
Uses two to four word sentences |
24 months |
Yes |
3 years |
In sign language. |
Follows simple instructions |
24 months |
Yes |
18-24 months |
Knows words/signs for give to me or take this or no |
Repeats words overheard in conversation |
24 months |
Nope |
|
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Finds objects even when hidden under two or three covers |
24 months |
Yes |
4 years |
|
Begins to sort by shapes and colors |
24 months |
Nope |
|
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Begins make-believe play |
24 months |
Nope |
|
|
Imitate behaviour of others, especially adults and older children |
24 months |
Nope |
|
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Increasingly aware of themself as separate from others |
24 months |
Yes |
24 months |
|
Increasingly enthusiastic about company of other children |
24 months |
Yes |
24 months |
|
Demonstrates increasing independence |
24 months |
Yes |
By 24 months |
|
Begins to show defiant behavior |
24 months |
Yes |
By 24 months |
Oh yes, we have this one! |