Expression

• Soft babbling begins, with variety in tone
• Babbles to self or others
• Starts to engage in vocal back and forth
• Lots of coos and laughs

Understanding:

• Recognizes and anticipates food when he/she sees a breast, bottle, spoon
• Begins to be familiar with commonly used words

Social Interaction:

• Pays more attention to spoken words and begins to imitate some sounds
• Turns head in response to his/her name
• Responds with a sound when spoken to
• Tries to get attention by ways other than crying, such as a firm voice or a stare
• Looks closely at someone speaking