Your Baby at 6 Months
March 7th, 2008 . by 21st Century Dad
Feed Me!
Observing the milestones is one of the joys of fatherhood. On an objective level, you’re sticking a rubber-coated spoon filled with bland cereal in a child’s mouth. That doesn’t sound too exciting now, does it?
Letting Twilli try solid food for the first time was my big thrill for the day. She had been watching us intently at mealtime for the past month. We took it as a signal that she was ready to transition to solids.
Imagine my delight when Twilli grabbed the spoon and shoved it in her mouth! Okay, fine, many of baby’s actions aren’t 100% intentional. She dropped an f-bomb a couple months ago. (I swear that’s what it sounded like.) We made 1’s and 0’s out of the event (the feeding, not the f-bomb). I did so with my Nikon D80 and Renee captured video on the LX1
Baby Milestones
The most important thing to keep in mind here is that it’s not a contest. These are just generally accepted guidelines based on years of observations. Each child is different. Your child isn’t developmentally challenged or behind just because the book written by the experts says she ought to be doing something. Your baby may be doing some or all of these things by the 6th month:
- Rolling over - she’s not really interested in doing this autonomously.
- Recognizes people - at least her immediate family.
- Passes items from one hand to the other - she’s a little early with this one.
- Sits up - with a little bit of help. Watching her fall over face first is actually comical.
