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8-month Milestones

By the end of the 8th month, most babies have achieved the following milestones:

• Rolls both ways.
• Sits with and without support of hands.
• Supports weight on legs.
• Reaches with one hand.
• Uses raking grasp but may be able to use the thumb and fingers to pick up small objects.
• Uses Palmer grasp (whole hand) to reach for and grasp desired objects.
• Is able to transfer an object from one hand to another.
• Can reach a distance of up to 1 foot away with both hands.
• Kicks become stronger and can move an object placed in front of feet.
• Can kick using alternate legs.
• Rolls from front to back and back to front.
• Is able to maneuver herself to an upright-seated position from a back-lying position.
• When lying on back, brings legs up and over chest and can grasp and bring one foot to mouth.
• Crawls, either by supporting her weight on her hands and knees or by pulling herself along in a semi-lying position.
• Cruises (walks holding onto furniture).
• Waves hands in a goodbye gesture.
• Claps hands together.
• Bangs objects together.
• Stands while holding onto something and supports body weight on feet while being held in an upright position.
• Pulls up to standing position from sitting position.
• Starts crawling, may be lunging forward on all fours, pulling or dragging self (military crawl), scooting around on bottom, rolling around the floor or even backward crawling like a crab.
• Feeds self a Cheerio, cracker or other type of finger food.

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